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One flowering shoot of Hound' s-tongue (Cynoglossum officinale, L.) 

 from beyond Hinderton, Cheshire (E. 27. 7. 99. 2) ; presented by Mr. 

 Pass, Bock Ferry. 



Box, containing 41 specimens of Woods, named and labelled 

 " Growth and produce of Canada " : slice of a Burr from Brown Oak ? : 

 two cones of a Pine : fruit of a Gourd {Luff a sp.) from Alexandria ; 

 fruiting branch of Palm-oil Nut Palm {Elceis guineensis?) from the 

 coast of Africa ; small box of Fruits, Seeds, a Gall and a Galled Oak 

 Leaf; fifteen lengths of a tubular vegetable ? growth, " found floating 

 off the Cape of Good Hope"; two Fungi {indet.) ; eight leguminous 

 Seeds {indet.); six Palm? Fruits {indet.); taken from the Store 

 Boom, with no reference number, and now referred to Begister of this 

 year (E. 26. 8. 99. 1-46 ; 4. 9. 99. 1-4). 



One Fungus (Polyporus squamosus, Fr.) from an English Bed Elm 

 (E. 26. 9. 99. 1) ; presented by Mr. Wm. Swan. 



A number of Seeds found among marine shells from Santa Cruz 

 and Australia (E. 31. 12. 99. 1) ; presented by Mr. J. Jennings in 

 1898, and now referred to Begister of this year. 



MlNERALOGICAL AND GEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT. 



The following are the acquisitions in this Department: — 



Specimens of Sandstone from the excavations for the underpinning 

 at the Museums extension (F. 23 1. 99. 1 : 25. 1. 99. 1 ; 7. 2. 99. 1) ; 

 collected by a member of the Staff. 



Specimens of Coal, showing ' Slickensides,' and the composition 

 and structure of Coal (F. 10. 3. 99. 1) ; selected by a member of the staff 

 from a load of Coal delivered at the Museums. 



Piece of Talc from Gaboon River, Congo Francais, 8. W. Africa 

 (F. 13. 3. 99. 1) : presented by Mr. A. Bidyard. 



Pieces of Stone from the old gable of the Museums, showing the 

 effect of 38 years' weathering (F. 24. 3. 99. 1) ; collected by a member 

 of the Staff. 



Small Glaciated Granite Boulder, beginning to "rot," from 'clay,' 

 about 7ft. below the level of the road-way at excavations at the Fire 



