HISTORY OF THE COLLECTION'. lxxiii 



The following more recent collections have been previously 

 described, and in many cases the more important specimens have 

 been figured : — 



A small collection from Brazil, of great interest, presented by 

 N. Plant, Esq., 1 in 1869, was described by Carruthers 2 in the same 

 year. It includes a type-specimen, and the earliest figured 

 examples of two other species. 



A collection of fossil plants from the Permo-Carboniferous rocks 

 of the Transvaal, presented by David Draper, Esq,, 7, in 1897, was 

 described and figured by Mr. Seward 4 in that year. It is especially 

 important as demonstrating the association of Sigillaria with the 

 Glossopteris flora in South Africa. 



A similar, but smaller collection from the same locality, presented 

 by Dr. F. H. Hatch* in 1898, was also described by Mr. Seward. 6 



A small collection of plants from Rhodesia, the first obtained 

 from that colony, was presented by A. J. C. Molyneux, Esq., 1 in 

 1901, and was described by the present author 8 in 1903. 



Other important collections are the following: — 



Sankey Collection. A collection formed by Lieut. R. H. Sankey, 9 

 R.E., from the Nagpur district in India, and mentioned in his 

 paper published in 1854, was transferred to the British Museum in 

 1880 from the Museum of Practical Geology. 



Claussen Collection. Among the specimens collected by Dr. P. 

 Claussen in Brazil, and purchased by the British Museum in 1841, 

 were slabs of the type-specimen of Psaronius brasiliensis. 



A collection of more than fifty specimens of fossil plants from 

 the Mersey River Beds in Tasmania was presented by T. Stephens, 

 Esq., in 1898. 



In addition to the fossils from the Transvaal, mentioned above, 

 interesting collections from the Orange River Colony, and Natal, 

 -were presented by David Draper, Esq., in 1890 and 1893. 



A collection of Rhaetic plants from Argentina was presented by 

 H. D. Hoskold, Esq., in 1890, with which were two specimens of 

 Glossopteris from that country. 



Plant (69). 2 Carruthers (69). s Draper (97). 



Seward (97 1 ). 5 Hatch (98). 6 Seward (98 2 ) 



Molyneux (03). 8 Arber (03). 9 Sankey (54). 



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