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second edition; Monographie du Genre Melampeecn, Bi, by 
G. Beauverd; Marine e Algae of the Danish West Indies, by 
F. ded, vol. iii. pp. 145- 240; La Foret et les Bois du 
dias; by H. H. Haines ok the author and ne pestle e 
the Commissioner of the Central Provinces); Catalogue des 
Phanérogames de UArgentine, by IL. Hauman and 
Vanderveken, and 3 pamphlets by L. Hauman; The Trees, 
Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Sierra Leone, by C. E. Lane- 
Poole (2 copies) ; ih Poliporaceos de la Flora Espatola, by 
B. Lazaro é Ibiza; Bitter Pit investigation, fifth report, by 
D. McAlpine tentn the author and. Director of Quaratihe: 
Melbourne); A critical apes of the Genus Eucalyptus, by 
J. Maiden (pati 28 and 31;A monograph of the Genus Bric- 
hellia, by B. “e sbetienter: The Ohia Lehua Trees of Hawai, by 
J. F. Rock < copies) ; Hand book of the Bryophyta of South 
—— by T. Sim, parts 1 and 2; Seeding and Planting, by 
ciWss “hs nate and the Sieteenth report of the Woburn aie 
ae Fruit Farm, by the Duke of Bedford and Spencer 
Pickerin 
To the collection of travels has been added E. S. Meany’s 
work on Mount Rainier, which has been presented by Mr. 
Hervey Lindley, and amongst the peeotiedl publications re- 
ceived are several parts of the Annals of the South African 
Museum, from the ‘Trustees, and the gaa oe V Institut- 
Oinoue, Tokio, extra number, from Mr. Y. 
Manuscripts received include a valuable ition of 49 letters 
from Dr. F. Welwitsch, the celebrated explorer of Angola, 
to ‘the late Prof. Daniel wees written, judging from those 
bearing dates, between Sept. 2 1864, and Dee. 7, 1868, part 
of the period ‘duri ng which Welwitsch was resident in London. 
These letters have been presented by Prof. F. W. Oliver. A typed 
copy of A List of Plants found in the District of Uitenhage... 
together with a description of some new pene, y C.F. Feklen n, 
Additions to the Herbarium during 1917.—During the year 
about 6000 specimens were received as donations or exchanges, 
1559 were purchased and 888 were received on loan. The prin- 
cipal collections are enumerated 
Evrore.—Purchased: Dr. J. Ww. Ellis, Drawings of British 
Fungi; H. Su ris Herbarium Hierasorum, fasc. 
Nort ca.—Presented: Egypt (F. G. Welanehiny aM 
the Ministry of Agriculture, Cairo; Sollum, by Capt 
Williamso 
CHINA. 5 einen tid China (G. Forrest and F. K. Ward), by 
the Royal Botanic Garden, ior ee gh; China and Japan 
(E. H. Wilson), by Prof. C. S. Sar, 
