xc Proceedings^ of tlie Ijolanical l^ociety. 



Catalogues of the New Zealand Diptera, Ortlioptera, Ilymenoptcra, 



with description of Species. By Professor Hutton. 

 Studies in Biology for New Zealand Students : 



No. 1. The Shepherd's-Purse {Gapsella bursa pastori^). By 



Professor Hutton. 

 No. 2. The Bean Plant (Vicia faha). By Profossoi- Parker. — 

 Through the Director, Dr Hector. 



PERIODICALS. 



Gaceta cientifica de Venezuela. — From Sig. A. Ernst. 



The Garden. Nos. 515-302.— Purchased. 



The Gardeners' Chronicle. Nos. 352-405. — Purchased. 



Volumes from July 1857 to 1872. — Purchased. 

 Grevillea. Edited by Dr M. C. Cook. Nos. hO-5'i.— Purchased. 

 The Journal of Botany. Nos. 192-226.— PurcktscfZ. 

 The Journal of Forestry. — From the Proprietors. 

 Nature. Nos. 571-622.— From the Editor. 

 The Scottish Naturalist. Edited by Dr F. B. White. Nos. 40-44.- 



From, Perthshire Society of Natural Science. 

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

 Medical Directories of Great Britain and Ireland from 1861. 10 vols. 



From Professor Balfour. 



II.— DONATIONS TO THE HERBARIUM. 



Balfour, John Hutton, Esq., Phillipine Islands. A specimen of 



Hibiscus mutabilis {?). 

 Buchanan, John, Blantyre, Central Africa. About 150 specimens of 



Phanerogams and other Plants from vicinity of Mount Zomba, Shire 



Highlands, Central Africa, sent home per Dr Rankine. 

 Campbell, Col. Specimens of leaves of large Eucalyptus globulus, grown 



in the open air at South Hall, near Colintraive, Argyllshire. 

 Christison, Sir Robert, Bart. Specimen of Oak branch from Craigie- 



hall, near Edinburgh, showing method of insect ravages there as on 



July, 1880. 

 Specimen of Allosurus crisj)us, from Corry na Ciste, Ben-Nevis, 



3250 feet above sea-level, at foot of great precijnce, Aug. 29, 



1881 ; also of Convallaria majolis, in fruit, in open garden at 



Ardgour House, Loch Linnhe, Sejrt. 12 and 13, 1881. 

 CRfeSPiGNY, Dr E. Set of 91 specimens of Alpine Plants from Bernese 



Alps. — Purchased. 

 Deamer, John H. A set of Plants, mainly Compositte, Grasses, and 



Ferns, from the Middle Island, New Zealand. 

 Dickson, Prof. Specimen of Pyrola rotundifolia, also of Epipactis palus- 



tris, Ijoth from Newham Bog, Northumlierland, Aug. 6, 1880. 



