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African Biological Society, the Captain Scott Memorial Medai 
given for scientific research in South Africa, in recognition of 
his valuable work on the South African Flora. 
~The Medal, which was forwarded to the Director with the 
request that he should make the presentation on behalf of the 
Council, was handed to Mr. Brown at a meeting of the Herbarium 
staff which took place on Monday, 7th November, 1921. 
Additions to the Mycological Coilection.—Through the gene- 
rosity of Dr. W. A. Murrill, of the New York Botanical Garden, 
the Kew Herbarium has received a very valuable addition. 
Early this year Miss Wakefield visited New York in order to 
study there the rich collections of Polyporaceae from the American 
Tropics, with special reference to her own West Indian collections. 
While there Dr. Murrill suggested that she should select for 
the Kew Herbarium portions of the type material of species: 
described by him. This was done, and there are now incor- 
porated in the Kew collections co-types or = material. 
of over 200 species previously unrepresented ther 
The collection is especially valuable anes! in recent years: 
a considerable amount of work has been done in the United. 
States on the fungi of the American Tropics, very little of which: 
is represented at Kew. A few years ago Dr. F. L. Stevens 
presented a set of Porto Rican fungi, chiefly Meliolas, and various 
odd specimens have been acquired by exchange or gift. 
Dr. Murrill’s gift is a further most important contribution towards: 
remedying the deficiency in this respect. 
Recently a further noteworthy addition to the fungus. 
herbarium has been made by the purchase of a complete set. 
of Dr. Petrak’s Fungi polonici, M ycotheca carpatica, and Fung 
albani et bosniaci. The set comprises in all 1050 specimens. 
chiefly micro-fungi, and many of them new, from countries. 
which have been litéle explored mycologically. 
Presentations to Museums.—The following miscellaneous. 
specimens have been received in addition to those previously 
recorded in the Bulletin :— 
Lady Hooker, Bath Walking stick made from a section of 
an Oak Pile from Old Kew Bridge. 
Lady Mary Lockyer, Penywern Road, London.—Paste? 
portrait of Miss M. H. Mason whose collection of water-colour 
drawings of the vegetation of South and East Africa, presented 
to the Royal Gardens, is exhibited in Museum No. IV. 
. James Mowatt, Grayshott, Hants.—Photograph and 
section of an old Crab-apple tree that marked the boundary 
—— Surrey and Hants. 
W. J. Marlow, Hampton Court Gardens.—Sections of 
ghaiicaie growths of Common Lime with Mistletoe attached. 
