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early interested in botany and natural history, but it was not until 
1888 that, at the suggestion of Mr. G. Massee, he took up fungi 
as a special study. Mr. Crossland’s enthusiasm in collecting, his 
care in preserving and drawing his finds, gave him as years went 
on a thorough knowledge of the plants. “He became an authority 
on the group of Discomycetes, and published many notes on these 
and other critical British fungi. For many years he was Secre- 
tary of the Mycological Committee of the Yorkshire Naturalists’ 
Union, an enthusiastic band which has rendered Yorkshire 
doen a aer famous. In 1902, in conjunction with Mr. Massee, 
he published a ‘ Fungus Flora of Yorkshire,’’ and two years later 
the “Flora of Halifax,”’ in collaboration with W. B. Crum 
Mr. Crossland was one of the founders of the British Mycological 
Society, a Fellow of the Linnean Society, and in 1907 he was 
President of the Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union. His collections of 
dried fungi together with his beautiful series of coloured drawi a 
were purchased by Kew in 1914 (see Kew Bulletin, 1914, p. 173). 
A sketch of Mr. Crossland’s life and a list of his published works 
appeared in he Naturalist, 1910, pp. 367-374. 
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Additions to Gardens.—Owing to difficulties caused by the 
war there was a great falling off in the exchange of plants, seeds, 
etc., between Kew and other establishments. The principal re- 
ceipts were :— 
Botanic Gardens and other institutions 
Arnold Arboretum—Hardy trees and shru 
Washington, Department of Asriredbass=¥ gear plants and 
seeds. 
Loanda, Angola—Seeds of Palms, 
Egypt, Ministry of Agriculture Sood of Hyoscyamus 
muticus and of tropical trees and shru 
Kirstenbosch, Cape Colony—Seeds of Cae and Narras 
(Acanthosicyos ered 
Uganda, Forestry Department — Seeds of Choananthus 
} etc. 
Nairobi Forestry Depart ment—Encephalartos H ildebrandtii, 
Ansellia nilotica, Zamioculcas Loddigesit, etc. 
Donations from other sources include the followin 
Mr. F. R. S. Balfour, Dawyck, N. 5. Vations: savy trees 
and shrubs 
: _Ebwes, Colesborne—Orchids, Nerines, and 
herbaceous plants 
Mr. M. T. Dawe, aint of Agriculture, Colombia—Col- 
lections of seeds. 
Sir John Barran, Bart., Ripon—Campanula Ephesia 
Dr. G. V. Perez, Teneriffe—Seeds of Echiums, Genistas, ete. 
Mr. J. C. Williams, Caerhays—Seeds of Chinese Rhododen- 
drons, Rosa sino-Wilsom, etc. : 
a Shipping A Rorte ‘Liverpool—Palms from South 
