272 REPORT FOR 187.3 OK THE nERD.VRHTM AT KEW. 



in South Europe. The ranrrc of his specimens extends from the 

 Pyrenees to the Bithynian Olympus, and Greece is particularly wcdl 

 represented, partly by plants gathered by his own hands and partly by 

 a collection procured from Professor Van Heldreich, of Athens. 

 Amongst plants from Asia Minor is a new and very distinct species of tlat- 

 leaved Scdum, which has been described by Mr. Baker in the '' Journal 

 of Botany " under the name oi' Srdimi Millii. A selection of about 2530 

 species has been made from the collection for the Kew Herbarium, and 

 it is Miss Taylor's wish that the remainder be presented to Harvard 

 University, U.S.A., and to the Botanical Museum of the Melbourne 

 Gardens. 



The herbarium of the llev. R. T. Lowe (containing 1653 species), 

 in accordance with his will, lias been divided between the Herbarium 

 of the Royal Gardens and that of the British Museum, the few unique 

 specimens under instructions from the executor being retained at Kew. 

 It consists almost exclusively of plants of the Atlantic Islands, and \i 

 especially valuable as including the carefully determined types of the 

 unhappily unfinished " Flora of Madeira and adjacent Islands," and of 

 other publications. 



The herbarium of the late J. T. Moggridge (author of the " Flora 

 of Montone") has been presented by his father, Mr. M. Moggridge. 



Further collections have been received from the Expedition of 

 H.M.S. Challenger, comprising those from the Islands of the Eastern 

 Archipelago, Philippines, &.C. Tlie new Ferns, about twelve in number, 

 have been described by Mr. Baker for the " Journal of the Linnean 

 Society." 



The collections formed during tlic Transit of Venus Expeditions, in 

 Kerguelen's Land by the Rev. A. E. Eaton and in Rodriguez by Dr. 

 I. Balfour, have been presented by the Royal Society, and are in course 

 of arrangement. 



Tlie most important remaining contributions are especially 

 noticed below under the different geographical headings. The 

 figures in brackets denote the number of species received from each 

 contributor. 



Europe. — Cooke, M. C. ; European and American Fungi (39); 

 " Fungi Britannici " (purchased, 300). Geheeb, A.; Mosses (103). 

 Goeze, Dr. ; Portuguese Plants (36). Lindberg, Dr. ; Irish Hepaticic 

 (34). Lojka, H. ; European Lichens (purchased, 50). Maw, G. ; 

 plants from Spain and Portugal (29). Panc^ic, Dr. Belgrade; (58). 

 I'lowright, C. B. ; Sphccriacei (purchased, 100). Rabcnhorst, Dr. ; 

 European Hepaticoi and Alga: (purchased, 60). Smith, W. G. ; draw- 

 ings. Stewart, S. A.; Ireland (10). Thuemen, Baron; ^Myootheca 

 universalis (purchased, 300). Other contributions were received from 

 Briggs, T. G. ; Edgeworth, M.P. ; Fraser, Dr.; Gomes, ])r. ; Guise, 

 Sir W. V. ; Hanbury, the late 1). ; Howard, E. ; Mansel-Pleydell, J. 

 C. ; Masters, Dr. ; Max Leichtlin ; Oakshott, Mrs. ; Parlatorc, Prof. ; 

 Reichenbach, Prof. ; AVhit'«head, J. ; Sadler, J. 



Asia. — India and Indian Arc/iipelago. — Aitchison, Dr. ; N. "W. 

 India (37). Bellew, H. W. ; Kashgar "and Kashmir (208). Hender- 

 son, Capt. ; Indian Ferns (21). Riodel, :M. (per Dr. A. B. Meyer of 

 Dre.oden) ; Gorontalo, Celebes; collection of Celebes plants ; two new 

 species have been desciibe(l for tlie " Journal of the Linnean Society" 



