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nation of Ferns,' Linn. Trans, ii. 313. 'Account of Quassia 

 Ijohjgama . . . and of ClncJwna hrachycarpa,' Trans. R.S.E. 

 1791. ; R. S. C. iv. 84. Specimens in Herb. Mus. Brit. Unci- 

 saa Dryand. 

 Lindsay, William Lauder (1828 or 1829-1880) : b. 1828 or 1829 ; 

 d. Nov. 1880. M.D.,Edinb. F.R.S.E. F.L.S., 1858. 'Pop. 

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 Journ. Bot. 1881, 64. 



(To be continued.) 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY, BRITISH MUSEUM, 



FOR 1888. 



By William Carruthers, F.E.S. 



During the past year 49,879 specimens of plants have been 

 mounted, named, and inserted in their places in the Herbarium ; 

 of these, 15,679 were Phanerogams, and 34,200 were Cryptogams. 



These additions have consisted chiefly of specimens collected in 

 Europe by Auerswald and Heldreich ; in India by King, Clarke, 

 Beddome, and Ferguson ; in Perak by Scortechini ; in China by 

 Hance ; in Japan by Bisset; in Egypt by Schweinfurth ; in Tropical 

 Africa by the Rev. W. E. Taylor; in South Africa by MacOwan, 

 Scully, and Scott Elliot ; in Canada by Macoun ; in the United 

 States by Bartram, Lemmon, and Marcus Jones ; in Mexico by 

 Palmer ; in the Bermudas by Baron Eggers ; in British Guiana by 

 Im Thurn ; and in Brazil by Miers, Ridley, Lea and Ramage. 



The great collection of Mosses formed by Hampe has been 

 completely mounted and arranged in the cabinets. 



In the course of incorporating these additions, the following 

 Natural Orders have been more or less completely re-arranged : — 

 RammculacecD, PajxweracecB, Crucifera, Violacem, CaryopliyllacecB, 

 MalvacecB, Rusacece, Loranthacece, Compusita, CampanulacecB, ApocynecB, 

 GmtianacecE, BiynoniacecB, Loyaniacece, Laurinea, Cupuliferm, Eu- 

 phorbiacecB, GraminecB, Filices, and Lycopodiacece. 



The series of Monocotyledonous plants in the public gallery has 

 been partly re-arranged, and progress has been made in selecting 

 and labelling specimens for the Morphological Exhibition in the 

 great hall. 



A collection of British plants have been selected for public 

 exhibition, specially for the use of students. The Dicotyledons 

 have been systematically arranged in moveable frames attached to 

 two standards, and the descriptions from Mr. Bentham's 'Handbook 

 of the British Flora' have been attached as labels to each species. 

 The frames of a third standard will complete the Vascular plants, 

 and those of a fourth will contain a typical representation of the 

 Cellular plants of Britain. 



The models of Fungi prepared by the elder Sowerby in con- 



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