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in 1920. A collection of Rubi made by the late Rev. W. Moyle 
Rogers, has been presented by his son, Archdeacon F. A. Rogers. 
The European herbarium formed by Miss E. A. Willmott, F.L.S. 
has been presented by her. Specimens collected in Syria by 
B. T. Lowne about 60 years ago have been presented by Mr. C. E. 
ae and supplement those already at Kew from the same 
collec 
The. plants of the Mount Everest Expedition have been 
deposited at Kew for identification. A collection from Kansu 
and Tibet by the Rev. Frank D. Learner contained the rare 
Gentiana striata, Maxim. Various plants collected by Mohamed 
Haniff, Mohamed Nur, Seimund and others in the Malay Peninsula 
have been received and are being used by Mr. N. N. Ridley 
for ee out at Kew his Flora of the Malay Peninsula. 
fA. G. Kerr and Mr. A. Marcan have continued to send 
ices plants, and additional material has been also furnished 
through the exertions of Mr. I. B. Burkill’s collectors. Philippine 
Island mosses have been presented by Mr. E. D. Merrill, and 
orchids from the same region by Prof. Oakes Ames. Mr. W. 
- Greenwood has continued his work in Fiji and sent his specimens 
Tropical Africa, as usual, has furnished a large proportion of 
the material received during the year. From the western side 
interesting collections from the Gambia, Naraguta, and Yoruba- 
land have been received from Mr. M. T. Dawe, Mr. H. V. Lel 
and Mr. T. Laycock. The Congo region has been explored by 
various collectors. 
Various consignments from Rhodesia have been received 
through Dr. I. B. Pole-Evans, C.M.G., from the Department of 
Agriculture, Pretoria, as well as from ‘the collectors enumerated — 
above. Dr. I. B. Pole-Evans has also supplied other collections 
from Africa south of the tropic. Mr. Burtt-Davy, who is working 
at Kew on the Transvaal flora, has presented specimens from 
that country as well as from other parts of Africa. Miss M. 
Wilman has continued to send plants from Griqualand West. 
Prof. C. 8. Sargent, LL.D., has presented a valuable collection of 
specimens of North American trees and shrubs. Mr. J. Gonzalez 
Ortega has communicated from the Sinaloa region of Mexico an 
interesting collection. which has furnished several novelties, 
including a new species of Amoreuxia. Dr. N. L. Britton has 
sent further instalments of specimens collected by himself and 
others in the West Indies. 
Nearly 2,000 specimens of Marine Algae from the Danish West 
Indies have been presented by Dr. F. Bérgesen. 
The Genera Plantarum.—Bentham & MHooker’s ‘Genera 
Plantarum ’ is, in detail, a series of monographs of the orders 
of Flowering Plants. While the whole work is indispensable in 
