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Btedt and Wabldstedt's Characece. Thiselton-Dyer, W. T. ; plants of 

 Western Europe and Britain, British lichens, Irish fungi. Trevisan, 

 V. ; Italian lichens. Other contributions were received from Buck- 

 nail, C. ; Burbidge, F. W. ; Davies, G. ; Dodgson, W. ; Eaton, Rev. 

 A. E. (Spitzbergen lichens) ; Hanbury, the late D. ; Hobkirk, C. P. ; 

 Holmes, E. ; Joshua, W. ; Lues, Dr. E. A. ; Masters, Dr. ; Sim, J. ; 

 Trevelyan, Sir W., Bart. ; Waterfield, W. 



Asia. — Aitcheson, Dr. ; Rawul-pindee, Panjab. American Pales- 

 tine Exploration Society (per J. A. Paine) ; an interesting collection 

 from the Land of Moab, including new species of Silene, Orohanche, 

 Allium^ &c. Beddome, Col. ; types of new genera and species from S. 

 India. Brandis, Dr. ; remainder of his large general Indian Her- 

 barium. Bushell, Dr. S. W. ; a valuable collection from the neigh- 

 bourhood of Pekin. Dalzell, N. A. ; types of several new- species 

 from N. W. India. Elwes, Capt. H. J. ; a small collection from 

 Lycia, including many new species {Galanthus Elwesii, Bot. Mag. 

 6166; Crocu8 Crewei, Bot. Mag. 6168, etc.). Ferguson, W. ; AlgaB of 

 Ceylon, Idetermined by Prof. Dickie. Jerdon, the late T. C. ; Indian 

 Ferns, including many of Beddome's types (purchased). Keenan, E,. 

 L. ; a large collection from Cachar. Meyer, Dr. A. B. ; a small but 

 interesting collection from New Guinea, including a new species of 

 Pentaphragma, determined by Prof. Oliver, the description of which 

 will be published by the Linnean Society. Milne, J. ; a small collec- 

 tion from Sinai. Thwaites, Dr. ; specimens illustrative of the Ceylon 

 coffee -fungus, Hemileia vastatrix. Other contributions were received 

 from Boissier, E. ; Cuthill, W. (Canton) ; Cleghorn, Dr. ; Ford, C. 

 (Hong Kong); Gibb, Col.; Hance, Dr.; Hobson, Major; Maximo- 

 wicz, C. J. von.; Medhurst, Consul; Parish, Rev. C. S. 



Afeica. — Barkly, H. E., Sir H. ; plants from Madagascar and the 

 Cape : the latter were principally Stapelias, including some altogether 

 new and others only known from the figures of Masson. Bolus, H. ; 

 Cape plants. Buchanan, Rev. J. ; a collection of grasses and ferns 

 from Natal, including a new Pteris. *' Challenger," Expedition of 

 H.M.S. ; collections from islands of Tristan d'Acunha group. Kirk, 

 Dr. ; plants from E. Africa. Leefe, Rev. J. E. ; a parcel of Schimper's 

 Abyssinian plants. Livingstone, the late Dr. ; eight plants from 

 Central Africa, contained in a memorandum book : apart from their 

 connection with the great traveller they do not possess any especial 

 interest. Macowan, P. ; Cape plants, especially Monocotyledons : 

 these collections continue to include many novelties ; Kniphofia 

 Macowani, Bak., is figured in Bot. Mag., 6167. Schweinfurth, Dr. ; a 

 collection from the Nile region, principally of Compositce, containing 

 excellent specimens. Other contributions have been received from 

 Arnot, D. ; Barber, Mrs. ; Blackmore, Money ; Blomfield, Capt. 

 (Seychelles) ; Hutton, H. ; Keit, W. (Natal Algae) ; Masters, Dr. ; 

 Sanderson, J. 



America. — Bebb, M. S. V. ; N. American oaks. Copenhagen, 

 Museum of; Mexico. Eaton, D. C. ; N.American Algae. Glaziou, 

 A. ; a large collection from Brazil : this is in continuation of the 

 gifts of former years, and the number now reaches upwards of 8000 ; 

 the specimens are admirable, and there are numerous species unde- 

 scribed. Gray, Prof. A. ; Aleutian Islands and United States. Lisbon, 



