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1. An Herbarium, collected chiefly in the Circars, by the late 
Dr. Patrick Russel: contains no duplicates.— Herb. Russel, 
2. Àn extensive Herbarium, from the Peninsula of India, . 
collected apparently by the late Drs. Klein and Heyne, 
and by Dr. Rottler: it contains many duplicates.—Herb. 
Madras. 
3. A very extensive Herbarium, collected in various parts of 
Hindostan, by the late Dr. Francis Hamilton (formerly 
Buchanan): containing not many duplicates.— Herb. 
Hamilt. 
4. A small Herbarium of the late Dr. Roxburgh: no dupli- 
cates.— Herb. Roxb. 
5. An Herbarium, collected by the late Mr. George Finlay- 
son, surgeon and naturalist to the mission which was 
sent to Siam and Cochin-China by the Bengal Govern- 
~a ment in 1821: contains some duplicates.— Herb. Finl. 
6. A most extensive Herbarium, collected in various parts of 
the Peninsula of India by Mr. Assistant-Surgeon Richard 
Wight, lately in charge of the Botanical establishment at 
Madras: contains a great number of depliesioner Binh. 
Wight. 
7. Several collections, forwarded by Dr. Wallich to the 
Company's museum, and including a vast number of 
duplicates. "They will be referred to, in the manner 
heretofore adopted, and pointed out in the first page of 
this list.” 
In the aboxeanentionst list of. collections, it will be seen 
that that of Mr. (now Dr.) Wight, stands pre-eminent. lt 
was compiled while that gentleman was Director of the Botanic 
Garden at Madras. Notwithstanding the great exertions 
made by Dr. Wight during the existence of the Garden, 
with the view to furthering the cause of Botany, still more 
important projects were contemplated. ‘ My arrangements 
were completed," he writes to me in one of the first letters I 
had the pleasure to receive from him, “and I was on the eve 
of departure on a very extensive tour, which I intended 
should have occupied me nearly two years. In the course 
of it, I would have visited all the richest botanical districts in 
