HERBARIUM OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY. 197 
Monograph published in the * Botanical Gazette’ (vol. ii. pp. 118, 
147), numerous specimens have been laid in from it belonging to 
other families ; and thus in the case of species likewise occurring in 
the northern counties, obtained from the Winch collection, we 
have been assisted a little step in the illustration of their geo- 
graphical extension. Mr. Babington has also presented a large 
and important parcel, consisting chiefly of rare species, with many 
of the critical plants which so much occupy the attention of 
British botanists*. Especially for this addition to the collection, 
and also for the time and care which Mr. Babington has devoted 
to going through the Society's Herbarium in order to check the 
nomenclature, not a little of its value is due. 
A few large and difficult genera yet remain to be worked up 
With reference to our present knowledge; these will probably be 
undertaken by competent botanists before long. The Rubi Mr. 
Babington has consented to label in accordance with the names to 
be adopted in his forthcoming Monograph of the British species. 
With regard to the mode of arrangement adopted, the paper em- 
ployed for mounting upon measures about 144 by 93 ins., too small, 
perhaps, but necessarily uniform*with that of the Smithian Her- 
barium contained in the adjoining cabinet. The sheets are marked 
for ready reference near the right-hand bottom corner, with the 
number of the species in the * London Catalogue of British Plants,’ 
Which we have made use of as a convenient index to the collec- 
tion. The mounted specimens are placed in folded sheets of 
tinted card-board “ genus-covers;” these are also numbered con- 
secutively, corresponding to a second numbering (of the genera) 
in the bound and interleaved copy of the * Catalogue’ kept on one 
of the lower shelves. The covers slide into fixed partitions mea- 
suring about 6 inches in depth, over which the doors of the 
beautifully constructed cabinet closely shut. The marks sug- 
gested by Jos. Woods in his *Tourist's Flora' are made use of 
to indicate in the ‘Catalogue’ the more or less perfect state of 
the specimens representing each species respectively. Care has 
been taken to have all the plants poisoned before being laid 
. атау. 
It may not be out of place to add that, with а view to "ad 
further completion of the Society's great Indian Hee 5 
valuable collection formed in Java and Sumatra by the 
; 
* A second packet, since received from the same gentleman, contains а near у 
complete set of his “ Rubi.” 
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