314 ADDITIONS TO BRITISH MUSEUM DURING 1884. 



presented by Mrs. Coker Beck ; 30 species of plants from Tasmania, 



presented by A. Bennett, Esq. ; 55 species of North American 

 plants, from Prof. Asa Gray; 19 species of plants from North 

 America, presented by A. Bennett, Esq. : 605 species of plants 

 from Western America, collected by Lemmon ; 240 species of 

 North American plants, collected by Curtiss ; 2745 species of 

 plants from California, Arizona, and New Mexico, collected by 

 Marcus E. Jones ; 155 species of plants from Washington Territory, 

 collected by Suksdorf ; 470 species of plants from the United States 

 and Mexico, collected and presented by W. Carruthers, Esq. : 483 

 species of plants from Mexico, collected by Schaffner ; 289 species 

 of plants from Mexico, collected by Kerber; 46 species of cultivated 

 orchids, presented by H. Veitch, Esq, ; 4 species of cultivated 

 orchids, presented by B. S. Williams, Esq. ; a cultivated orchid, 

 presented by the Hon. and Eev. J. T. Boscawen ; 69 species of 

 European Ferns, 131 species of Ferns from India, 9 species of 

 Mosses, 9 species of Lichens, 55 species of AIgm, all presented by 

 Mrs. F. Skipwith; 91 species of Fungi from Western America, 

 collected by M. E. Jones; 830 specimens of Graphiileic from Cuba, 

 collected by Wright ; 100 species of Scandinavian Alga, collected 

 by Wittrock and Nordstedt ; 3 species of fresh-water Alga, from 

 Persia, collected and presented by W. Simpson, Esq. ; 12 species 

 of Alg(B from the Hot Springs of the Yellowstone Park, collected 

 and presented by W. Carruthers, Esq. ; 7 species of Characece, 

 presented by Messrs. H. and J. Groves ; 27 species of Fungi from 

 South Africa, collected by Wood, presented by A. E. Gibbs, Esq. ; 

 3 species of Fungi, presented by the Eev. J. O'Gorman ; 100 

 species of Fungi of Europe, by De Thuemen ; 230 species of Fungi 

 of Europe, by Eabenhorst ; 50 species of Ascomycetous Fungi, by 

 Eehm. 



To the collection of fruits and seeds have been added : — Speci- 

 mens presented by Thomas Christy, Esq., F.L.S. ; seeds of two 

 species of CannicJudia, presented by J. D. Enys, Esq. ; fruits of 

 Sequoia and Torreya from California, presented by J. M. Hastings, 

 Esq. ; 16 fruits from North America, collected and presented by 

 W. Carruthers, Esq. ; 120 fruits from Sumatra, collected by H. 0. 

 Forbes. 



To the collection of woods have been added : — 14 specimens of 

 woods from the Andaman Islands, presented by Col. Michael ; 17 

 species of North American woods, from Prof. Bickmore ; 3 speci- 

 mens of British-grown woods, from the Eev. E. P. Murray; 

 specimen of St. Helena Ebony, from F. E. Grant, Esq. ; 80 

 specimens of Philippine woods, obtained by exchange from M. Vidal, 



The collections of the Botanical Eecord Club and the Herbarium 

 of Dr. Forbes Young were transferred from the Herbarium of the 

 Eoyal Gardens, Kew, by authority of Sir Joseph Hooker, to 

 the British Herbarium ; to which have been added specimens from 

 Messrs. A. Fryer, W. H. Beeby, C. Bailey, F. E. Coles, G. C. Bruce, 

 J. Saunders, A. G. More, F. C. S. Eoper, J. W. White, A. Bennett, 

 E. F. Towndrow, J. E. Bagnall, J. C. Mansel-Pleydell, H. G. 

 Glasspoole, J. Benbow, E. M. Middleton, W. Mathews, and A. 



