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and the Marquise Islands, which were described by M. Bescherelle, 

 and many authentic specimens from older French botanists and 

 explorers. 



There were also acquired a complete set of Ellis and Everhart's 

 valuable North American Fungi, consisting of 8600 specimens. 



A notable event has been the completion of the great series of 

 drawings of British Basidiomycetes by Mr. Worthington G. Smith, 

 now exhibited in the Public Gallery. 



The additions to the collections by presentation have consisted 

 of: — 513 plants from India and Malaya, from Sir George King; 

 670 specimens, including 47 ferns from Guatemala, from Capt. 

 John Donnell Smith ; 125 phanerogams and 24 cryptogams from 

 Klondike, from J. B. Tyrrell, Esq. ; 139 specimens, including 

 4 cryptogams from Canary Islands, collected by the Kev. R. P. 

 Murray, from Government Grant Committee ; 3 specimens from 

 Ehodesia, from R. Doley, Esq. ; 60 specimens of flowering plants 

 and 1 fern from Transcaucasia, from W. Rickmers, Esq. ; 134 

 specimens from the Chinese Provinces Shansi, Shensi, and Honan, 

 from W. H. Shockley, Esq. ; 22 specimens from various countries, 

 from Dr. A. B. Rendle ; 15 specimens from various countries, from 

 Arthur Bennett, Esq. ; 179 specimens from Australia, from J. H. 

 Maiden, Esq. ; 2 specimens of orchids, from Mons. Barbey ; 210 

 specimens, including 1 fern from East Tropical Africa, from Dr. 

 Donaldson Smith ; 63 specimens from France, from Mons. E. 

 Malinvaud; 4 fruits, 5 ferns, and 7 algse from India, from Dr. 

 David Prain ; 102 marine phanerogams and algae from India, from 

 Edgar Thurston, Esq. ; 5 specimens from British Guiana, from 

 G. Jenmau, Esq. ; 5 specimens of cultivated orchids, from Messrs. 

 Hugh Low & Co. ; 4 specimens of cultivated orchids and 1 fern, 

 from J. T. Bennett Poe, Esq. ; 30 specimens of cultivated orchids, 

 from Sir Trevor Lawrence ; 3 specimens from Portugal, from the 

 Rev. E. Armitage ; 2 specimens, from J. Sparkes, Esq. ; 9 specimens 

 of cultivated orchids, &c., from Messrs. Veitch & Sons; 3 specimens 

 of cultivated orchids, from Messrs. Sander; 3 specimens of cultivated 

 orchids, from Sir F. Wigan ; 3 specimens of cultivated orchids, 

 from F. V. Moore, Esq. ; 291 archegoniate plants from India, from 

 J. F. Duthie, Esq. ; 2 cryptogams from Minorca, from Mr. Oldfield 

 Thomas ; some specimens of Isaria on pupse of Cicada from Mexico, 

 from Lt.-Col. F. G. L. Mainwaring ; some specimens of Halimeda 

 from Funafuti, from Dr. Edgeworth David; 3 West Indian CharacecB, 

 from Messrs. H. & J. Groves ; 9 micro-fungi, from E. S. Salmon, 

 Esq. ; part of a type-specimen of Turbinaria, from Major Reinbold; 

 85 ferns of Jamaica, from William Fawcett, Esq. ; and single speci- 

 mens by J. Cosmo Melvill, Esq. ; Mrs. E. A. Barclay ; Prof. Schinz ; 

 Dr. A. Zahlbruckner ; Geo. Gibson, Esq. ; Prof. Bureau ; Mons. 

 Barratte ; Mrs. A. G. Stennett ; C. B. Clarke, Esq. ; Prof. Tre- 

 lease ; H. T. Pitt, Esq. ; Dr. W. Hume ; A. H. Smee, Esq. ; Dr. 

 T. Cooke; Capt. Stanley Flower; F. C. Kitto, Esq.; Prof. Borbas; 

 A. B. Percival, Esq. ; and W. Warpur, Esq. 



The following additions have been made by presentation to the 

 British Herbarium: — 203 specimens from Rev. E. S. Marshall; 



