REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY, BRIT. MUS., 1805. -JO? 



of the larger Fungi, which are so difficult to preserve suitably iu a 

 herbarium. 



A present of much value and interest, consisting of 14G micro- 

 scope slides, illustrating his researches on Archegoniato plants, has 

 been made by Professor D. H. Campbell, of the Leland Stanford 

 University, California. 



The other additions to the collections by presentation have con- 

 sisted of 91 plants from Kolguev Island, by A. Trevor Battye, 

 Esq. ; 12 specimens of tropical fruits and palm foliage, and 2 species 

 of Cordyccps, by H. N. Ridley, Esq. ; 4 species of cultivated orchids, 

 by Miss Woolward ; 213 specimens of East African plants, by F. J. 

 Jackson, Esq.; 718 Indian plants and specimens of aerial roots of 

 Sunderbund plants, by Dr. King, Botanic Garden, Calcutta ; 210 

 specimens of East African plants, by Dr. Donaldson Smith ; 4 speci- 

 mens of cultivated orchids, by Messrs. Veitch ; 739 plants from 

 Kashmir, by J. F. Duthie, Esq. ; 89 North American plants, by 

 A. Davidson, Esq. ; 25 plants from Great Salvage Island, and 11 

 from Great Piton, by W. E. Ogilvie Grant, Esq. ; 41 plants from 

 West Tropical Africa, by Captain Lugard ; 4 plants from Ceylon, 

 by Dr. Trimen ; 101 plants from North America, by Professor 

 Piobinson ; 101 plants from North America, by Professor Macouu ; 

 36 Cryptogams from British Guiana, and specimens of Urari poison 

 ingredients, by J. J. Quelch, Esq. ; 185 plants from North Cali- 

 fornia, by Professor E. L. Greene ; 16 specimens of Malvacca from 

 South Africa, by E. E. Galpin, Esq. ; 23 plants from the Pamirs, 

 by theliev. J. Gerard; 42 plants from Australia, by Spencer Moore, 

 Esq. ; 3 specimens of cultivated orchids, by James O'Brien, Esq. ; 

 59 North American Lichens, by Professor Farlow ; 29 Cryptogams 

 from Ceylon, by E. E. Green, Esq. ; 11 American and 13 Japanese 

 t'haracca;, by Dr. T. F. Allen ; 48 Alga^ from the Cape of Good 

 Hope, by Miss Newdigate ; 63 Algce from the Cape, by W. Tyson, 

 Esq. ; 17 Algpe from the Cape, by the late Professor Schmitz ; 

 15 MgiG from South Australia, by Baron von Mueller; 30 Cali- 

 fornian Alga) and 6 photographs of the same, by W. R. Shaw, Esq. ; 

 52 Cryptogams from India, by Dr. T. Cooke ; 3 Algte, by Major 

 Reinbold ; specimens and slides of Xeomeris, by A. H. Church, Esq. ; 

 2 Algc^ from the Cape, by Professor E. Perceval Wright ; a gathering 

 of Diatomaci'ft from Trinidad, by the Director of the Royal Gardens, 

 Kew; 2 Australian Fungi, by Miss Dymes ; and single specimens, 

 by E. M. Holmes, Esq., Dr. Lange, F. W. Moore, Esq., Professor 

 Cramer, Miss Pigou, Mevrouw Weber van Bosse, W. W. Strickland, 

 Esq., and Surgeon-Captain A. Alcock. 



The following additions have been made by presentation to, the 

 British Herbarium :— 131 specimens by the Rev. E. S. Marshall; 

 21 specimens by Captain WoUey Dod ; 3 specimens by W. Whitwell, 

 Esq. ; 12 specimens by Clement Reid, Esq. ; 11 specimens by the 

 Rev. E. F. Linton ; 9 specimens by Professor D. Oliver; 3 specimens 

 by R. F. Towndrow, Esq. ; 108 specimens by W. A. Shoolbred, Esq. ; 

 2 specimens by the Rev. Augustin Ley; 50 specimens by T. \Vulff, 

 Esq., for the exhibition series of British plants ; 3 Mosses by Mrs. 

 Tindall ; 10 Algte by G. Brebner, Esq. ; 2 Fungi by Miss Beatrice 



