OF THE BUITISII MUSEUM. 295 



111 the exaiuiiiation and aiTangement of the recent and fossil Cuni- 

 fercp and Cycadece^ and of Mr. Brown's collection of fossil woods. 



In the arrangement of a very great number of specimens of European 

 plants, with a view to their incorporation in the general herbarium, 

 which has been commenced. 



In the rearrangement of various portions of the British herbarium, 

 and of the collection of fruit and seeds. 



And in the rearrangement of various parts of the collections con- 

 tained in the Exiiibition Rooms, and especially of the cases contain- 

 ing Coniferte and CactecB, Avith large additions. 



The principal additions made to the collection during the year 1869 

 have been the following, viz. : — 

 650 plants of Europe, from the collection of Dr. Rostan. 

 460 ,, ,, from the collection of the late ]\lr. Ward. 



52 ,, the Isle of ^Yight ; presented by Fred. Stratton, Esq. 



50 ,, Belgium, forming fasc. 7 of the ' Plantes Eares de 



B('lgique.' 

 96 Salices from the north of Europe; collected by Lsestadius. 

 250 plants of the Ehine, forming fasc. 8-12 of Wirtgen's ' Plantae 



Rhenaufc' 

 900 ,, Ingermannliiud. 



" " ' /" presented by the Chevalier Pittoni. 



22 „ Sicily, J ^ -^ 



77 ,, Athens ; collected by Boissier. 



300 ,, Sicily, forming fasc. 7-9 of Todaro's ' Elora Sicula.' 



48 ,, Gibraltar; presented by A. H. Hurst, Esq. 



80 species of European Jlgce, forming decad. 205-212 of Raben- 



horst's ' Algen Sachsens,' etc. 



200 „ European Eungi, forming fasc. 12 and 13 of Raben- 



horst's ' Eungi Europsei.' 



200 ,, Italian Cryptogams, forming fasc. 1-4 of series 2 of 



the ' Erbario Crittogamico Italiano.' 



2000 plants of Abyssinia ; collected by Dr. Schimper. 



3094 „ South Africa ; from the collection of Mr. Ward. 



560 „ Madeira; collected by Lemann and others. 



926 „ the mountains of Altai; from Mr. Ward's collection. 



943 „ India; collected by Dr. Wight. 



71 ,, Nilgherry ^Mountains ; collected by Dr. Wight. 



