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333 species of plants of Australia; presented by Charles Moore, 
Es 
sq. 
165 “f plants from Cape York, North Australia. 
12 b plants of Tasmania; presented by Joseph Milligan, 
155 d; Ferns bn the Blue Mountains of Jamaica. 
544 33 plants of Martinique; collected by M. Haber. 
500 es a California; collected by Mr. Bolander. 
919 is is Columbia; collected by M. Linden 
1250 Bolivia; collected by M. Mandon 
564 ^ "i Chili; collected by M. Germain. 
954 French Guiana; collected by M. Sagot. 
18 section of wW oods from the neighbourhood of Mentone; pre- 
sented by H. M. Moggridge, Esq. 
38 specimens of Coal Plants from Rio Grande ; presented by N. 
lant, Esq. i 
61 specimens of Fossil Plants, from various localities; presented by 
Sir Charles Lyell. 
A series of Coal Plants, from the Island of Cape Breton; presented 
by Mr. Chevallier. 
About 2000 gatherings of Diatomacee, together with a multitude of 
notes and sketches relating to them, forming the entire collection of 
Professor Kützing. 
One hundred microscopic slides, forming cent. 1 of Eulenstein’s 
* Diatomaceze Typicze.* 
OBITUARY OF FREDERICK SCHEER. 
On the 30th of December last, died at Northfleet Mr. Frederick 
Scheer, seventy-six years of age, a City merchant, whose name is 
honourably associated with botany and horticulture, and who might 
have enjoyed a world-wide reputation if his modest and retiring habits 
would have permitted him to do so, or allowed others to give him due 
and publie credit for what he had done or caused to be done. Mr. 
Scheer was the exact antitype of those who judge of the value of 
every publieation by the number of times their names are mentioned, 
and compliments paid to them. Never mind how great the share 
