46 MUSEUMS. 



Hoffm.. ]\f. palustris. With., Hypoehceris radicata, L., Rhinanthus 

 Grista-galli , L., Linaria vulgaris, Mill., Veronica Anagallis, L., Anagallis 

 arvensis, L., Eschschoitzia califomica, Asparagus officinalis, L., Sedian 

 acre, L., CEnothera biennis, L., a fasciated twig of a Willow and normal 

 twigs of the same. 



Six water-colour drawings of British Plants (E. 13. 7. 98. 1-6) :— 

 Stellaria gran in ea, flowering twig of Rubus fruticosus, Galium saxatile, 

 Solanum Dulcamara, Veronica Cham&drys, Orchis sp. ; purchased. 



Plants collected for the Museum by Mr. Wra. S. Laverock at Bidston, 

 Wallasey, and Liscard (E. 15. 7. 98. 1-17) : — Viola tricolor, L., Reseda 

 Luteola, L., Spergula arvensis, L., Helosciaclium nodiflorum, Reichb., 

 ( Euunthe fistulosa, L., Apium graveolens, Ij., Matricaria Chamomilla, L , 

 Ballota nigra L., (/), Lycium barbarum, L.. Polygonum Persicaria, L., 

 Euphorbia Pephts, L., Scirpus maritimus, L., S. palustris, subsp. 

 tabernnmontani, Gmel., Polygonum Persicaria, L., with a dichotomous 

 leaf. 



One 'Forest' Bean (indet.) from Bululand, Cameroons (E. 27. 7. 98. 1); 

 presented by Mr. A. Ridyard. 



Seedling of Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera), found growing in 

 William Brown Street (E. 17. 8. 98. 1); collected by Mr. Wm. S. 

 Laverock. 



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

 neighbourhood of New Brighton (E. 9. 9. 98. 1-13) : — Diplotaxis 

 muralis, DC, Reseda Luteola, L., Silene inftata, Sm., Malta rotundifolxa, 

 L., Medicago sativa, L., Melilotus alba, Desr., CEnothera biennis, L., 

 Solanum nigrum, L., PanicumCrus-galli, L., Plantago major, L., affected 

 with an Erysiphe. 



Wild Rose (Rosa spinosissima, L.) in fruit, from New Brighton 

 (E. 13. 9. 98. 1) ; collected by Mr. P. Entwistle. 



Eight small dried Fruits (indet.) from Banana, Congo River ; piece 

 of Stem of the Rubber Vine — " Bulu " (indet.) from Bululand, 

 Cameroon ; piece of Ebony Wood from Batanga, Cameroon (E. 23. 11. 

 98. 1-3) ; presented by Mr. A. Ridyard. 



Group of Fungi (indet.) and a few isolated older ones (E. 16. 12. 98. 1); 

 found growing on the Whale's Skull on the roof of the Museum buildings. 



Piece of Shale — possibly a cast of Scar of Bothrodendron punctatum, 

 L. & H., from the Wigan 6-foot Mine (E. 20. 12. 98. 1) ; presented by 

 Mr. G. A. Haworth. 



