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manifested in the study of Diatomacece ; and the two most active 

 students of the group, Prof. G. Walker Arnott and Prof. E. K. 

 Greville, and their more important correspondents are represented 

 by numerous letters included in the collection. 



The following additions have been made by exchange of dupli- 

 cates : — 1100 specimens from Brazil, Central Asia, Bussia, &c, 

 from the Director, Eoyal Botanic Gardens, St. Petersburg ; 494 

 phanerogams and 12 cryptogams from Singapore, Siam, &c, from 

 the Director of the Botanic Gardens, Singapore ; 37 specimens of 

 Coprosma from New Zealand, from J. F. Cheeseman ; 308 speci- 

 mens from South Africa, collected by B. Schlechter, from the 

 Director of the Botanic Museum, Zurich ; 395 specimens from 

 Tibet and 94 specimens from Tropical Africa, from the Director, 

 Eoyal Gardens, Kew ; 56 specimens from Jamaica, from the 

 Director of the New York Botanic Garden ; 138 specimens from 

 Australia, from the Director of the Botanic Garden, Sydney ; 626 

 specimens from Texas, collected by Lindheimer, from the Director 

 of the Missouri Botanic Garden ; 56 specimens from Java, from 

 the Director of the Buitenzorg Botanic Garden ; 100 Kryptogamae 

 Exsiccatae, from the Hofmuseum, Vienna ; 13 specimens of West 

 Australian orchids, from Oswald Sargent, York, West Australia. 



The principal purchases during the year were : — 200 specimens 

 "Flora Stiriaca Exsiccata " (fasc. 7-10), from Hayek; 273 speci- 

 mens " Plantae Paraguarienses," from Dr. Hassler ; 227 specimens 

 from South Bolivia, collected by Fiebrig, from Dr. E. Pilger ; 200 

 specimens of Dorfler's Herb. Normale, Cent. 47 and 48, from 

 Dulau & Co. ; 370 phanerogams and 82 cryptogams from New 

 Caledonia, collected by E. Schlechter, from Dr. Loesener ; 109 

 phanerogams and 6 cryptogams from Tucuman, Argentina, col- 

 lected by Dr. L. Dinelli, from W. F. H. Eosenberg ; 980 phanero- 

 gams and 107 cryptogams from Japan, from Eev. U. Faurie ; 299 

 phanerogams and 10 cryptogams from Mexico, from C. G. Pringle ; 

 62 specimens " Grarnineas Exsiccatae " (fasc. xxi. xxii.), and 40 

 specimens Cyperacea (fasc. vi.), from Kneucker ; 179 specimens 

 from Cameroons, collected by Zenker, from Dr. E. Gilg ; 440 

 specimens, including 31 vascular cryptogams from Mexico, col- 

 lected by Dr. Purpus, from Dr. T. S. Brandegee ; 50 specimens 

 " Salicetum Exsiccatum " (fasc. vii.), collected by Toepffer, from 

 Dulau & Co. ; 20 phanerogams and 20 cryptogams from West 

 Indies, from W. E. Broadway ; 50 specimens " Batotheca 

 Europaea " (fasc. v.), from H. Sudre ; 176 phanerogams and 23 

 cryptogams from Lydia and Caria, and 40 phanerogams and 50 

 cryptogams from North Persia, and 52 specimens from West 

 Persia, collected by Dr. Strauss, from J. Bornmiiller ; 59 phanero- 

 gams and 1 cryptogam from Transkei, South Africa, from Miss A. 

 Pegler ; 200 North American fungi, from Bartholomew ; 200 

 German fungi, from Sydow ; 100 Uredinece and 25 Ustilaginece, 

 from Sydow ; 100 fungi imperfecti, from Kabat and Bubak ; 75 

 ascomycetous fungi, from Eehm ; 150 Westphalian fungi, from 

 Brinkmann ; 50 fungi selecti, from Jaap ; 100 micro-fungi, from 

 Vestergren ; 53 British micro-fungi, and 36 microscope prepara- 



