pars. 1 [-2], 1897-1901, from the author; P/im,. Historine Mundi 
'l"'L J ':f 1 rr; '- l«51-%from Miss Catharine Shan.e : ii. Pnn n d ami 
F.E.Cte>mnU.n, I -.U. ! v,s. ;md ,,t - 
1900, from the authors ; Pmrfnunus Fl»m,- Fatarae vol 1 
pars I, ed. 2, 1901, from the Nederlandsche Horanische Vereeniff- 
mg; several papers from Mr. J. Barbosa Rodrigues and the late 
Dr F Sadebeck; Sander's Orchid Guide, 1901, from Messrs. 
F. Sander & Sons; J. Wright, The Fr.it Groups Guide, 1892, 
V : V' r " m th " hil " Ct0r 0f the BiItmore Hrrhariurn; 
Annual Pearls »j th, Famhri.h,, Fnirrrsih, />,,■, > / ,f 
^ r S( v ^^'C'ti .; tx' \X;x^ 
Ml Joseph I). If„„k,,, ( ;r>.|.. , ■,,„■ 
turns of several ,...„.,„ , ls n , O '' 
VAcademiedes Sciences' Paris, ^natts . . . as 
In addition to the above the library Ins -r, :™l ™™ *»; 
P-ented by their respective' a.uhors" „ U n uTb" o 
penoaicals sent in exchange. 
Hortus Veitchii.-Noteworthy amon* recen. rifte to the 
library is a copy of the superior I ,'1 •" 
above title, compiled bv James ir V " ■ " ■ b " ;,l ' m ~ ' u ' 
the well-known firm of L /, ^ ; | .' T ''' ™ 'I'^ributed by 
title states, ir i, ;1 | u . t ' , ) | '' ' v N,il \ ot ( i "' 1 ^''- As the 
nurseries, together tvith in L VT il,l,i l»'"givss <> f their 
hybridists employed bv^pm 1 , tht * ,,0 ' ;,nir!tI <-"»l^™ : '"< l 
of their inSuctioL 7 rvf m ' aild a Hst ° f the moyt -markaMe 
of this hJZmfZumIof^r r ' ^WJ 1 *. and illustrations 
greater value a^a vecoTnfJ 1 &S ™ are of the best > but [t has a 
this country fa luevements of a firm foremost in 
its travellers £ alf parSf thew 7 *? SUpP ° rt ° f botan ^ thro ^ h 
duties of col! ■-.Mt.. their ordinary 
todrvspeein "- l ,Jaut *> thev svvre instructed 
»-"«< il.f. Jt!;;' :Sf plaT \ ts of P~bable commercial value, 
those of purely botanica nterTs't "VTV' 1 ' tra,lspoiM V*™'^> 
with the well-known al n w t ° f trave H ers be S in8 
followed bv his brother Tw! 0t 10 To llham Lob b, 1840 to 1857, 
of E. H. WilwDT^^T^Of^ "' > 1 ' Sti< ' ,! " 1 ' 11,U with that 
for the firm during hi oS'h *i° f tl] " " C " H «" '*«"> *'ho travelled 
namely, John Gould Yeitehi St "f T^ members of the f a mi ^ 
to 1878 ; and James H Veth^ *° 187 ° ; P ' C - M - V «^, 1875 
the firm, 1*91 to 1893 Thrm^n l Pl 'f.l ent Ma ™ging Director of 
most of their travellers are *?n the liberality of Messrs. Veitch 
