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Fuego, by Dar\yiii. The exotic Janjermanniece contain specimens 

 from Dr. Taylor of the species of Sir J. C. Ross's Antarctic Voyage, 

 described by him from Sullivant, Druramond, Jameson, and others. 



In addition to the important Cryptogamic acquisitions now speci- 

 fied, the following are the principal additions to the collections of the 

 Department during the year 1374 : — 



I. — To the Herbarium. 



a. General Herhariuin —Phanerogamia: — 506 species collected on 

 the Island of Hong Kuug and presented by the Rev. Jas. Limont : 

 240 species from Southern Europe, collected by Rugel : 264 species 

 from Zanzibar, collected by Dr. Hildebrandt : 300 species from Malta, 

 collected by J. Y. Duthie, Esq. : 100 species from the neighbourhood 

 of St. Petersburg, collected by Meinshausen : 133 species from 

 Russia, collected by Golde : 250 species from Brisbane, Queensland, 

 collected by A. Dietrich, purchased from the Godeffroy Museum : 

 24 species from Spitzbergen, collected by thj Rev. A. E. Eatun : 

 H2 species from the Falkland Islands, collected and presented by T. 



Havers, Esq. Cryptogamia. — 209 species of Ferns from Samoa, 



Tonga, and Yiti, purchased from the Godeffroy Museum : 20 species 

 of Cryptogams from the Falkland Islands, collected and presented by 

 Captain Abbott : 40 species of Hepaticae, prepared by Rabenhorst*^: 

 24 species of Mosses from Queensland : 213 species of Mosses from 

 Queensland and 213 species of Lichens, presented by Dr. Weddell, of 

 Poitiers : 150 species of Lichens from the Tyrol, collected and named 

 by Dr. Arnold : 30 species of Lichens from Samoa and Tonga : 40 

 species of Algae, prepared by Rabenhorst • 90 species of European 

 Fungi, collected by Kretschmeir : 100 species of Fungi, prepared by 

 Rabenhorst : 90 fungi, collected and named by Thumen : 400 species 

 of Ascomycetes, prepared and named by Rehm : 50 Species of 

 Diseomycetes from the Herbarium of M. C. Cooke. 



h. BrUuh Herharium. Phanerogamia. — An extensive Herbarium 

 of the plants of XorLh Lancashire, enumerated in Miss E. Hodgson's 

 Flora of that district and presented by Miss Hodgson : 50 species of 



Hertfordshire plants collected by R. A. Pryor, Esq. Cryptogamia. 



— A large collection of Irish Mosses, purchased from Isaac Carroll : 

 several species of Sphagnum, from Dr. Braithwaite : 450 species of 

 Lichens from the Rev. J. M. Crombie : 100 species of Fungi, col- 

 lected by M. C. Cooke : 60 species of Fungi, collected by W. W. 

 Saunders, Esq. : a series of Fungi, collected by the late W. Wilson. 



II. — To the Structural Series. 



a. Fruit Collection. — A large collection of the Fiuits and 

 Foliage of the Coniferm ; formed by Andrew Murray, Esq : An ex- 

 tensive general collection of Fruits, especially rich in Fruits of 

 Palma, Proteacem, LguniinoncB, Coniferce, and Graniinece, formed by 

 W. W. Saunders, Esq. : Fruits of Hancornia from Sen. F. A. C. 

 Cordoza : Specimens of Fruits of Lecythis, Cinjiamodendron, Canella, 

 &c., from J. Miers, Esq.: a collection of Fruits from Hong Kong;, 

 collected and presented by the Rev. Jas. Lament. 



h. General Collection. — The ctem of a Phoenixixom Travancore : 3 



