of Edinburgh, Session 1879-80. xxxi 



"Watford. — Natural History Society and Hertfordshire Field Club. 



Transactions. Vol. II. Parts 7 and 8. — From the Society. 

 Wellington. — New Zealand Institute. 



Transactions and Proceedings. Vol. XII. 1879. — From the 

 Institute. 



PERIODICALS. 



Gaceta cientifica de Venezuela. — Fro7n Si(j. A. Ernst. 



The Garden. Nos. i\\-iQ2.— Purchased. 



The Gardeners' Chronicle. Nos. 301-352. — Purchased. 



Grevillea. Edited by Dr M. C. Cooke. Nos. 46-49. — Purckccsed. 



The Journal of Botany. Nos. 192-214. — Purchased. 



The Journal of Forestry. — From the Proprietors. 



Nature. Nos. 518-570. — Frovi the Editor. 



The Scottish NaturaHst. Eelited by Dr F. B. White. Nos. 36-40. 



From Perthshire Society of Natural Science. 

 Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Vol. XXXV. et seq. — Purchased. 



II.— DONATIONS TO THE HERBARIUM. 

 Balfour, Dr J. H. Oblong Book containing 70 specimens of 



Dried Plants, arranged according to the Linnean System. 

 Bennet, a. Three specimens of rare Chara from Filly-Broad, E. 



Norfolk — viz., Cliara stelUgera (Bauer), C. obtusa (Desv.), 



Nitella stelUgera (Kiitz.) — collected Sept. 1880. 

 Buchanan, John. A Collection of about 166 specimens of 



Phanerogams, collected by him in Shire Highlands and their 



vicinage; sent from Blantyre, Central Africa, July 6, 1879. 

 Christison, Dr David. Four specimens of Mio Mio- — Baccharis 



sp. Herb. Kew, Gilbert, 65 ; poisonous to sheep ; a powerful 



bUster for horses ; sent by Mr Hall, San Jorge, 1 880. 

 Fendler, Dr. About 49 specimens of Trinidad Ferns. Set 



No. 17. — Purchased. 

 Gilchrist, Dr, Dumfries. Eight packages of Plants, containing 



nearly 500 specimens illustrative of Flora of Dumfriesshire and 



adjoining counties. 

 Two Packages of Mosses and Lichens from Norway. One 



Package of Jungermanise from Norway. 

 Ten Packages of Plants from English Lakes, Ireland, and 



other localities. 

 Holmes, E. H. A specimen of Pertusaria glohidifera, found near 

 Clayford, Devon, on 9th August 1880. 



