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this arranged index should be occasionally continued, and the pre- 

 vious abstracts incorporated : indeed the necessity of rendering the 

 results of our exertions accessible cannot be too much insisted upon. 

 The astounding number of works, relating to Entomology, enume- 

 rated in Percheron's Bibliographie Entomologique, is sufficient evi- 

 dence of the drudgery required by the investigator into the ascertain- 

 ment of new species, &c. ; but numerous as are the works recorded 

 by that author, there appear to be so many serious omissions, that I 

 cannot do better than reiterate the suggestion of my predecessor, 

 that a Manuscript Catalogue should be formed as an Addendum to 

 to the above-mentioned work. 



" With respect to the various papers which have been presented 

 to the Society, and have contributed towards our instruction or en- 

 tertainment at our meetings during the past year, I have no particular 

 remarks to make, than to observe, in general terms, that the most 

 valuable of them will shortly appear in your Transactions ; and I 

 have great satisfaction in saying, it is the intention of your Council 

 to publish our fasciculi at shorter intervals than has hitherto been 

 the practice." 



BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



Extract from the First Annual Report, read 29th November, 1837 ; 

 President, J.E.Gray,F.R.S . — ■ ' The number of British plants received 

 amount to 4819 specimens, including ferns; 767 species, including 

 1313 specimens, have been arranged in the Herbarium, according to 

 the system of De Candolle. The remaining 3506 duplicates, in- 

 cluding 515 species, will be distributed to those persons who have 

 favoured the Curator with lists of desiderata for that purpose. This 

 distribution will take place under the direction of the Council in the 

 months of December and January every year, when each member will 

 receive such of his desiderata as may be contained among the dupli- 

 cates in the Herbarium in proportion to his contributions : those 

 gentlemen who have not contributed to the Herbarium receiving 

 their duplicates after the distribution to the contributors has taken 

 place. The Council beg also to inform the members, that in order 

 to afford every facility for examining the Herbarium and Library, 

 the rooms of the Society will be open one hour and a half previous 

 to the ordinary meetings of the Society, when the Curator and Se- 

 cretary will attend to render any assistance that may be required, 

 and to circulate the books. In addition to the extensive and valu- 

 able collection of British plants, the Council beg to announce the 

 receipt of a large collection of French plants, supposed to be a por- 



