54 MUSEUMS. 



Rhesus Monkey {Macacus rhesus) ? (A. 2-1. 7. 99. 3) : presented by 

 Mr. G. Gr. Weiss. (Omitted from last Report). 



Botanical Department. 



The acquisitions in this department are as follows : — 



Thirty models of parts of the following plants : — Pyrus malm, L. ; 

 Rosa canina, L. ; Fragaria vesca, L.: Rubus fruticosus, sub. sp. 

 suberectus, Anders : Potentilla Tormentilla, Scop. : Poterium officinale, 

 Hook. f. : Primus Cerasus, L. : Drosera rotundifolia, L. ; Aldroranda 

 vesiculosa, Monti.: Dioncea muscipula, L. : Sarracenia puipurea, L; 

 Nepenthes destillatoi'ia, L. : Utiicularia vulgaris, L. : Vitis silvestris, 

 Gmel. : T'. vinifera, L. ; Urtica dioica, L. : Mont* nigra, L. : Tliiiiuilnx 

 LnpiihiH, L. : Ficus carica, L. : descriptions of two of the series of 

 models (E. 17. 1. 1900. 1-21) ; purchased. 



Eleven single fruits, one double fruit and one seed of Sapindus sp. 

 (E. 24. 1. 1900. 1) : presented by Mr. J. Marshall. 



Sixteen seedlings of Acer Pseudoplatanus, L. and eight seedlings 

 [indd.) from Hoylake : one Parnassia palustris, L. from 2000 ft. 

 above the village of Gayle, Yorkshire (E. 2. 4. 1900. 1 and 2 ; 11. 5. 

 1900. 17 and 18 ; 15. 10. 1900. 1) ; collected and presented by the 

 Director of Museums. 



Seven hundred and fifty -five specimens of local British plants, 

 representing over two hundred species (E. 19. 4. 1900. 1-6: 25.4. 

 1900. 1-10; 2. 5. 1900. 1-17: 11. 5. 1900. 1-16: 18. 5. 1900. 1-9 ; 

 25. 5. 1900. 1-12; 30. 5. 1900. 1-13: 6. 6. 1900. 1-18: 13. 6. 1900. 

 1-16: 20. 6. 1900. 1-28: 5. 7. 1900. 1-18 : 12. 7. 1900. 1-11 : 18. 

 7. 1900. 1-23; 26. 7. 1900. 1-30) : collected for the Museum by Mr. 

 Wm, S. Laverock. 



One fruit ? (in<l<>t.) taken from a block of mud containing Mud-fish 

 from \V. Africa (E. 16. 8. 1900. 1) ; presented by Mr. A. Ridyard. 



Group of Fungi (Agarivus (Pleurotus) ostreatus, Jacq.) ? (E. 22. 

 12. 1900. 1) ; from bones of a whale on the roof of the Museums 

 buildings. 



