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From the Botanical Museum, Berlin, Germany, a collection of plants 

 from the Argentine Republic and Brazil and specimens of Angelica 

 mi'dicana have been received. An e([uivalent has been sent in return. 



Dr. E. Warming-, director Botanical IMuseum, Copenhagen, Denmark, 

 transmitted a large collection of herbarium specimens in continuation 

 of exchanges. 



I""rom Dr. A. Brick, Hamburg, (lermany, has been received, through 

 the Department of Agriculture, si)ecimens of plants from Australia, 

 Africa, and Europe. 



Botanical s[)ccimens have been sent to Mons. Casimir de Candolle, 

 Geneva, Switzerland, as an Ciiuivalent for nuiterial already received. 



One hundred and seven sj)ecimensof dried plants have been received 

 from Mons. C. Copineau, Doullens, Somme, France. 



Specimens of rmbellilera' have been sent to 3Ir. Oscar Druda, direc- 

 tor Botanical Gardens, 13resden, Germany, in return for botanical 

 specimens. 



Botanical specimens have been transmitted to Prol'. James Fowler, 

 Kingston, Ontario, Canada, in return for material already received. 



A specimen of SSacoijlotlis amazonica Mart, has bien received in 

 exchange from ]Mr. J. II. Hart, Botanical Garden, Trinidad, West Indies. 



Si)ecimens of JiiiiipirK.s oaidenialis have been received in exchange 

 from the lloyal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England. 



Botanical specimens have been sent in continuation of exchanges to 

 Prof. Dr. n. Pittier, Instituto Fisico-geogratico Nacional, San Jose, 

 Costa Bica. 



Mons. S. E. Lassimonne, Moulins (Allier), France, has transmitted 

 223 plants in continuation of exchanges. 



From Baron Ferd. von Midler, Melbourne, Australia, have been 

 received in exchange several collections of Australian plants. 



Botanical specimens have been forwarded to Mr. ij. R. M. Murray, 

 British jVIuseum, London, England, and to JMr. Jose Ramirez, i^ational 

 Medical Institute, City of Mexico. 



From the Boyal Botanical Gardens, Calcutta, India, botanical speci- 

 mens have been received in continuation of exchanges. 



From the lmi)erial Boyal Natural History ^luseum, Vienna, Austria, 

 have been received 100 plants in continuation ol' exchanges. 



Collections of i)lants have been sent to the Boyal Botanic Gardens, 

 Kew, England, Dr. VV. '\\ Thiseltoii-Dyer, dire«-tor, in continuation of 

 exchanges. 



From the Tiroler Botaniker, Die Freie Vereinigung, Oberdrauthale, 

 Karnten, Austria, Hans Simmer, secretary, have been received 118 

 lichens, for which lichens, mosses, and ferns have been sent in return. 



From the Zurich Botanical Garden, Zurich, Switzerland, botanical 

 S])ecimens have been received, and a suitable eciuivalent transmitted in 

 return. 



I'rcliistoric anthropology. — Mr. J. McNaught Campbell, Kelingrove 

 Museum, Glasgow, Scotland, has received stone imnlements and shell 



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