MUSEUMS. 45 



Botanical Department. 



The following are the acquisitions in this Department : — 

 Two small Palm (?) Nuts, found in a crack in a log of African 

 Mahogany at Ashcroft's Timber Yard, Seel Street (E. 6. 5. 98. 1) ; 

 received from the Director of Museums. 



Four Fern Fronds (Polypoduim Phegopteris. L.) and two Fern Fronds 

 (Asplenium marinum, L.) (E. 28. 5. 98. 1-2) ; presented by Mr. Adam, 

 New Ferry. 



.Plants collected for the Museum by Mr. Win. S. Laverock at New 

 Brighton, Wallasey and Liscard (E. 7. ti. 98. 1-28) : — Ranunculus 

 Imlbosus, L , Capsella Bursa-pastoris, Moench., Brassica monensis, Huds., 

 B. campestris var. Napus, L., B. Sinapistrum, Boiss., Raphanus Rap- 

 hanistrum, L., Camelina sativa, Orantz, Lychnis vespertina, Sibth. Silene 

 anglica (?), L., Erodium cicutarium, L'Herit., Ononis arvensis, L., 

 Lotus corniculatus, L.. Senecio vulgaris var. radiata, Koch, Bellis perennis, 

 L., Taraxacum officinale, Web., Veronica Chamcedrys, L., Convolvulus 

 arvensis, L., Solanum Dulcamara, L., Linaria Cymbalaria, Mill., Plantago 

 lanceolata, L. . in $ and in $ flower, Rumex Acetosella, L , $ and $ , 

 Carum Carui, L , Solanum Dulcamara, L-, with abnormal peduncles. 



An Alga (Dumontia jilifovmis, Grev.) from the shore, Hilbre Island 

 (E. 10. 6. 98. 1) ; collected by Mr. Wm. S. Laverock. 



Plants collected for the Museum by Mr. Wm. S. Laverock, between 

 Eastham and Spital (E. 14. 6. 98. 1-26) : — Fumaria officinalis, L., 

 Capsella Bursa-pastoris, Moench., Cochlcaria officinalis, L., Stellaria 

 Holosiea, L., £. graminea, L., Spergula arvensis, L., Viciahirsuta, Koch, 

 V. angustifolia, Koth, Trifolium minus, Sm., Potentilla reptans, L., 

 Conopodium denudatum, Koch, Armeria maritima, Willd., Glaux 

 maritima, L., Plantago maritima, L., Melampyrum pratense, L., Veronica 

 Chamaidrys, L., Lamium purpureum, L., Seedlings of F'agus silvatica, L., 

 Bromus mollis, L., one of the Polyporei leaf of Acer Pseudo-platanus, 

 L., galled. 



Plants collected for the Museum by Mr. Wm. S. Laverock in the 

 neighbourhood of Formby (E. 7. 7. 98. 1-34) : — Papaver dubium, L., 

 Sisymbrium Sophia, L., S. officinale, Scop., Poly gala vulgaris, L., Ononis 

 arvensis, L., Medicago sativa, L., Melilutus officinalis, Desr., Vicia 

 Cracca, L., Lotus major,Sm., Lathyrus pratensis, L., Trifolium arvense, L., 

 T. procumbens, L., Antliyllis Vulneraria, L., Anthriscus vulgaris, 

 Pers., Galium verum, L., Anchusa arvensis, Bieb., Myosotis arvensis, 



