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REPORT ON THE HERBARIUM, 1894. 



Thirty two specimens have been added to the collection of plants 

 during the year ; 13 of these, however, were received and recorded last 

 yeai. Nineteen, therefore representing 17 orders have been contributed 

 this year ; only four of these have been received from East Kent 

 presented by two members of the Society. One specimen is particularly 

 interesting, as growing abundantly in a new habitat. It is the 

 Golden Saxifrage. The fifieen other contributions are included in the 

 2nd Division of the collection being received from North Britain by 

 the hands of two members. 



As this collection of Kentish and British Plants cannot from its 



character and precise arrangement be left free for the handling of any 



member seeking a summary view of it, the Committee, in January last, 



made certain Regulations for its use with a view to its safe preservation, 



as follows : — 



1. — Any Member of the Society, or, a friend introduced by a Member, 

 desiring to examine the CoUectiou or to refer to any orders or specimens in 

 it, should make an application to the Hon. Oustodiin of the Collection. who 

 will make an appointment tc^show whai is required. 



2. — It will be necessnry to state beforehand any paiticuiar specimens 

 or orders required to be seen, and to give notice not less than 24houni before 

 hand in order that the necessary arrangements may be made for the appoint- 

 ment. 



3. — A Manuscript Catalogue of the Collection, which is divided into 

 Kentish Division 1, and other British Plants Vii-isiua 2, with directions 

 and descriptions of iis arrangement and use in the Preface will be found 

 on the lower shelf of E Division of the Library. 



* Present Custodian, Mr, J. Raid, 12, Lower Bridge Street, Caotprbury. 



LIBRARIAN'S REPORT, 1894. 



The Library now contains 826 volumes of General and Serial 

 Publications and 334 parts of Periodicals, Reports and Transactions of 

 Societies waiting 10 be bound ; there are also a large number of Papers 

 and Pamphlets unavailable for reference until they are bound. Beyond 

 the purchase of Six Periodicals regularly supplied, no purchases have 

 been made, owing to the depressed state of the finances for three years. 

 The Committee have even been obliged on this account to discontinue 

 one expensive quarterly serial, and make conditional the annual 

 subscription to the Ray Society. Any increase during the period has 

 been largely due to the donations of members and friends of the 

 Society to whom its thanks are therefore more especially tendered. 

 The suspension of binding the Periodicals since 1892 is due to the same 

 cause, and is a great hindrance to the ready use and reference to these 



