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A sketch of the history of Indian Botany. (Address to the 
Botanical Section of the British Association for the Advance- 
ment of Science, Dover. 1899.) 
George Dickie [in Aberdeen University Appreciations.] Aber- 
deen (Aurora Borealis Academica, 1899, pp. 326-335.) 
A second century of new and rare Indian Plants. (By G. King, 
J. F. Duthie, and D. Prain.) (Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. 
Calcutta, 1901, vol. ix., pp. 1-80. tt. 1-93.) ‘ 
The Flora of the Presidency of Bombay, by T. Cooke, pt. 1; 
areview. (Journ. Bot. 1901, vol. xxxix., pp. 392-393.) 
Flora Simlensis, by Sir H. Collett ; a review. (Gard. Chron., 
1903, 3rd ser., vol. xxxiii., pp. 117-118.) 
Presentations to Museums.—Franco-British Exhibition. In ad- 
dition to the products received from this Exhibition, recorded in 
These were presented by Mr. J. H. Maiden, F.L.S., Director, 
Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Ftom the Indian Section per Mr, B. J. 
The following other miscellaneous specimens have also been 
recently presented to the Museums :— 
Messrs. Howard Bros. Chesham. Specimens to illustrate the 
manufacture of butter prints and wooden spoons. 
Mrs, Eustace Smith, Lyndhurst. Water-colour drawing of a 
Giant Tasmanian Lily (Doryanthes excelsa) which flowered in a 
garden in Algeria six or seven years ago. 
r. R. 8. Lynch, Cambridge. Earthen pot as used in the 
collection of Turpentine from Pinus Pinaster in the forests of the 
sironde, 
Mr. F. W. Jackson, District Commissioner, Northern Territories, 
Gold Coast, Specimens to illustrate the manufacture of fibre and 
cordage from Hibiseus cannabinus. These were exhibited at the 
Kumasi Agricultural Show and were presented at the request of 
one A. E. Evans of the Botanical and Agricultural Dept., Gold 
soast. 
Mr. A. E. Bernays, Kew. Bowl of tobacco pipe formed of the 
fruit of a species of Encalyptus, Queensland. 
Mr, T. Wilkinson, Rochdale. Board of figured Pitch Pine. 
Mr, A. E. Evans, Botanical and Agricultural Dept., Gold Coast. 
Samples of rubber from Funtumia elastica, coagulated with the 
juice of a vine known as “ Diecha,” Coomassie. 
_Mrs. Duff, North Walsham. Branch of Eucalyptus coccifera from 
a tree 10 years old. 
