INXnOUUCTJON. 



Though the original project could not be carried out, it was 

 not forgotten, and in 1911 it occurred to the compiler, that an 

 indi'X on a uKxlest scale, showing by special type every plant 

 autl»en(icated by the author himself, or at his dictation, would be 

 acceptable ; the 'Index' was the result. 



The Tiinnean sequence has been preserved in tlie herbarium as 

 far as possible, and more than one hundred specimens which had 

 been transferred by Smith to other genera have been replaced, 

 so that the Linnean material is again brought together. As an 

 instance, Smith removed 4 species from Oklenlandia to JJedyotis, 

 thereby obscuring Linnc's conception of the former genus. A few 

 slight shps of the pen have been disregarded, but important 

 variations of name have been noted. The zoological genera in 

 the herbarium were not catalogued specifically until the MS. 

 catalogue was prepared. The total number of sheets is as 

 follows : — 



Sheets of plants 13,832 



Zoological, as Flustra, etc 99 



Uudetermined 284 



Total 14,215 



