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having the books scattered as formerly all over the building. 

 Entirely new shelving has also been provided of a uniform height 

 and pattern. 



The most important collections received during the past year 

 have been : — 



1. The Indian herbarium of Mr. C. B. Clarke, which is a most 

 munificent addition to our ah'eady unrivalled collections illus- 

 trating the flora of our Indian empire. This herbarium contains 

 25,000 numbers, representing about 5000 species. It was collected 

 in the following provinces : — Plains of Bengal, Khasia, and Chit- 

 tagong hills, Chota Nagpore, Dalhousie and Chumba, Kashmir to 

 the Karakorum, Nilgheries. It contains a large number of field- 

 notes, the exact locality and elevation of every plant, and some 

 rough botanic analyses. 



2. An herbarium of exceptional interest and extent, collected 

 in tropical northern Africa by Dr. G. Schweinfiu'th, and containing 

 about 700 species. 



3. A very fine series of chiefly N. Asiatic and Japanese plants, 

 2000 in number, from the Imperial Garden of St. Petersburg. 



The most important contributions are especially noticed below 

 under the different geographical headings. The figures in brackets 

 denote the number of species received from each contributor. 



Europe. — Bornet, Dr. E. ; AlgcB (4). Braithwaite, Dr. ; British 

 Sphagna (purchased, 52). BruxeUes, Jardin Bot. de I'Etat, per M. 

 Crepin; Cryptogams (1985). Burbidge, F. W. ; lithographs (12). 

 Cooke, M. C.; Fimgi (purchased, 100). Crombie, Eev. J. ; British 

 Lichens (purchased, 100). Groves, Hy. ; Italy (561). Groves, 

 H. and J. ; roses (2). Hanbury, D., executors of; sundry (73). 

 Henriques, J. A. ; Coimbra (11). Husnot, T.; France, Miisci (50). 

 Jaeggi, J. ; Switzerland (66). Joad, G. C. ; Spain (6). Lange, 

 Prof. ; Copenhagen Garden (10). Leefe, Rev. J. E. ; British Mosses 

 and Lichens (120). Phillips, W. ; Fimgi (purchased, 50). Price, 

 Miss Louisa ; Italy (Botrychium (1). Eabenhorst, Dr. L. ; Algce 

 (purchased, 40). Rabenhorst and Gottsche ; Hepaticce (purchased, 

 80). Ralfs, J. ; Scilly [Ophioglossum, 1). Reichenbach, Prof. ; 

 Orchids, &c. (11). Thuemen, Baron von; Mycotheca (purchased, 

 300). Wittrock and Nordstedt ; Algcs (100). 



Asia. — Aitchison, Dr. : N. W. India and Kashmir (163). Bed- 

 dome, Col. ; Musci, &c. (71). Bisset, J. P.; Japan (403). Clarke, 

 C. B. ; India (25,000). Dalzell, N. A. ; India (2). Elwes, H. J. ; 

 Sikkim Alpines, &c. (97). Floyer, E. A. ; Persian Gulf, &c. (15). 

 Ford, Charles; Hong Kong (6). Franchet, A.; Japan (4). Gode- 

 froy-Lebeuf, A. ; Cambodia (Leguminosa, 93). Hance, Dr. ; Cam- 

 bodia [Centrolepis, &c., 3). Henderson, Col. ; Himalaya (Filices, 8). 

 King, Dr. G. ; India (Amoinum, 1). Lockwood, G. ; India (53). 

 Pinwill, W. S. C. ; Malaya {Filices, &c.); India {Miisci) ] Scind 

 {Gramineoi), 396. Post, George E. ; Syria (227). Robinson, W. 

 Wellesley ; Malaya, &c. {Filices, 10). Ross, John ; North China 

 (579j. St. Petersburg, Imperial Botanical Garden: — Ussuri (246), 

 Japan (647), Siberia (575), Turkestan (145), Daghestan (206), 

 Levant (86). Wiggins, Captain; Siberia (^27). 



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