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Academy of Science, 20 vols.; Annual Report of the Michigan 
State Horticultural Society, 36 vols.; New York State Museum, 
Report of the Entomologist, 20 vols.; Annual Report of the New 
York Zoological Society, 18 vols.; New Zealand Institute, Trans- 
actions and Proceedings, 20 vols.; Annual Report of the Scot 
_ sin Agricultural Experiment eon 16 vols. 
The pre-Linnaean collection has been enriched by the following 
valuable desiderata : 
Blagrave’s “ Supplement,” 1667; Brunfels’ “ Herbarium,” 1539- 
1540; Camerarius’ “Hortus Medicus et Philosophtcus,” 1588; 
Clusius’ “ Rariorum Aliquot Stirpium,” 1583; Coles’ “ Adam. in 
Eden,” 1637; Culpeper’s “Pharmacopoeia Londinensis,” 1675; 
Dodoens’ “ Cruydt-Bock,” 1644; Durante’s “ Herbario Novo con 
Figure,’ 1667; DuPinet’s “ Historia Plantarum,” 1561; two titles 
by Fuchs, “ Methodus seu Ratio Compendiaria,’ 1541; “De His- 
toria Stirpium Commentarii,” 1542; “ Herbolario Volgare,” 1536; 
“ Das Kreiiterbuch oder Herbarius,” 1528; Lobel’s “ Botanographt 
sive Plantarum,” 1605; Lovell’s “ Enchiridion Botantcum,” 1665; 
Mattioli’s “Compendium de Plantis Omnibus,” 1571; Paul’s 
“ Quadripartitum Botanicum,” 1667; Pena & Lobel’s “ Stirpium 
Adversaria Nova,’ 1370; Ray’s “ Catalogus plantarum,” 1660. 
Periodicals 
The total number of titles received at the present time for the 
current periodical file is 529, showing an increase of seventy-six 
for the year. Of the seventy-six new ones, sixty-five are received 
as exchanges. Thirty are received from foreign sources, the most 
important of which are listed herewith: 
Bulletin de la Société d’ Histoire Naturelle de l Afrique du Nord, 
Algeria, Africa; Annali di Botanica, Rome, Italy; Papers and Re- 
ports of the Government Botanist, Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, 
Australia ; Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Adelaide, 
South Australia; Australian Forestry Journal; Bericht, Bern 
(Switzerland) Botanic Garden and Institute; Botanical Memoirs, 
ed. by A. H. Church; Botanische Jahrbiicher, by Engler ; Broterta, 
ser. Botanica; Caen, France, Institut Botanique, Publications ; 
Yearbook of the Planters’ Association, Ceylon (Kandy) ; Bulletin 
