BOTANICAL INFORMATION. 249 



occupy SIX cases, each of which contains twenty-four compartments 

 It is divided into six parts. 



Specimens* 



1. Consisting of British, contains about ..... 2071 



3. „ European, exclusive of British . . , 6102 



2938 



3. „ American 



4 



4. „ African, chiefly from the Cape of Good Hope, 



and the Island of Madagascar 1192 



5. „ Asiatic, including an interesting collection from 

 Siberia, collected by Hebenstreit and Dr. Amman, arranged 



bj Dr. Sibthorp. A few also from Tournefort . . . 2241 



6. „ Miscellaneous, including presents from Haller . 248 



^ ^ I . _n-j ^ - -^ 



Total 14,792 



This arrangement does not appear to be very strictly adhered to, 

 since amongst the European are specimens which are regarded as indi- 

 genous in Tartary, Siberia, Persia, etc. ; but it is to be regretted that 

 the localities are rarely given ; many even have no specific names at- 

 tached. The Herbarium was re-aiTanged some years ago by the late 

 Dr. John Sibthorp, according to the Linnseau system, and the Linnsean 

 names were appended to the giealer number of species. 



4. C. Du Bois'* Hkkbahium. 



This occupies no less than seventy-four folio volumes, each contain- 

 ing on an average about 180 specimens, so that the entire number of 

 plants cannot be less than 13,000. 



From this however a deduction must be made, as there are many 



duplicate specimens. 



They are mostly in excellent preservation, and are often beautiful 



specimens. They are neatly mounted on white paper, with the names 

 attached, of the plants, and of the persons who presented them ; the 

 two principal donors being Mr. Stonestreet and Dr. Bulkley. The ar- 

 rangement is that of Ray's History of Plants, commencing with Coral- 

 lines (then regarded as vegetables), and proceeding upwards through 

 Fuci and Fungi to the more perfect sorts of plants. 



5. DiLLENius' Herbarium of Cbyptogamous plants^ 

 Small but valuable, both from the goodness of their preservation, 



♦ Charles Du Bois was Treasurer to the Ea»t India Company, and had amassed a 



vast coUection of East India Piauts. 



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