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adjacent regions, vol. i., by R. Kidston and W. J. Jongman 
from Mr, Clement Reid; “Transactions of the Third International 
Congress of cg Agriculture, vol. i., from the is pacar 
Secretaries; The Smuts of Australia, by D. McAlpine, from t 
Government of Victoria; Tratado elemental de Botanica aide 
al estudio de le Flora de la America equinoccial, 
Marquez, from Mrs. F. Tracey, and Prehistoria y viajes [inelud- 
ing lora Potorabesiay. by the same author, from Mr. J. M. 
Vargas Vergara; Flora of Saghalin (in Japanese), by K. mee 
and T. Miyake, from the Governor; Contribution a l’ Et 
Genre Pulmonaria, by P. Parmentier bd eternal from Mr. 
auaita = La Science frangaise, a work in two volumes, 
published on the occasion of the Rai eonat ital Exhibition, San 
Francisco, 1915, from the Director of the National Office of 
French Universities and Schools; and The Genus Phoradendron : 
a monographic revision, by W. Trelease, from the University of 
Illinois. 
The establishment is indebted Pati editors, and others 
for numerous publications which it is not possible to specify in 
this note, but a complete list of chs ~edatioc to the library a 
the year "1916, whether obtained by presentation, exchange, 
purchase, will form Appendix IT. to the Kew Bulletin, 1017, 
Additions to the Herbarium during 1916.—During the year 
about 12,000 specimens were received as donations or exchanges, 
in addition to two large Tropical African collections, and 8260 
acquired by purchase. During 1916, 775 specimens were received 
on loan. The principal collections are enumerated below :— 
Kurorr.—Presented: British seeds, by Messrs. T. A. Sprague 
and W. B. Tur ee 
rchased : J. W. Ellis, British Fungi. Dr. E. G. 
Gilbert, Brith 4 Rubi. H. Sudre, Herbarium Hieraciorum, fasc. 
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Ortent.—Presented: Persian lichens, by Dr. 0. Stapf. 
ATLANTIC IstaANnps.—Presented: Tenerife, by Dr. G. V. Perez. 
CuIna AND JaPANn.—Presented: Chekiang at N. Meyer), by 
the United States. Department of Agricultu 
Purchased: China, E. H. Wilson and C. % Schneider, and 
Japan, E. H. Wilson, through Prof. €. 8S. Sargent 
Inp1a.—Presented: Madras, by the Madras Giratina Her- 
barium, through Mr. J. S. Gamble; Madras, by Mr. C. E. C. 
Fischer and — P. F. Fyson; Gwalior, by fons = M. 
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Co: Purkiveu ‘through Mr. R. 8. Hole; iictiry Poiinelie 
Kedah Peak, by Messrs. H. ©. Robinson and C. Boden Kloss, 
a an Bt N. Ridley; Malay Peninsula, various, Ae Mr. 
. Burkill. 
Mataya.—Presented: Siam, by Dr. A. F. G. Kerr, Khun 
Winit Wanadorn and Phra Vanpruk. 
