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correct naming of plants may have. The scope of the 

 botanical Museum has been briefly outlined and mention 

 made of some of the larger herbaria of the world. 



The conclusion we come to is that no matter what 

 branch of botanical science is undertaken the investigator 

 in that particular branch must sooner or later consult the 

 herbarium. The herbarium is not a perishable thing. 

 With proper care and management the collection will last 

 almost indefinitely. In Lyden is probably the oldest her- 

 barium in the world ; it was established by Rauwolf in 

 1576 and is still in good preservation. It will be seen 

 then that the data accumulated in our herbaria to-day 

 will benefit future generations in the same way as we are 

 to-day deriving benefits from botanical collections of men 

 who laboured before our time. 



The foregoing the v.riter trusts will show the really 

 practical value of a herbarium to the State, and that every 

 effort should be made to preserve its present contents 

 and foster its future development. 



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