232 BOTANICAL DEPARTMENT OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 
Cuba and New Mexico ; of the extensive collection formed by the late 
Mr. David Douglas, in North- Western America and California; of a 
large number of Ferns, collected in Ceylon by Mr. Thwaites; in 
Venezuela, by M. Moritz ; and in English gardens by Mr. John Smith; 
of Piperacea, from various collections ; of Dr. Wallich's collection of 
Nepalese Oaks ; of numerous plants from Brazil and from the Arctic 
Regions ; of Palms from various regions ; of numerous European col- 
lections; and of several important collections of Cryptogamic plants, 
^including American and other Mosses. 
In the examination and arrangement of the valuable collection of 
specimens of Ci/cadea, presented by Mr. James Yates ; of a large col- 
lection of plants of the Tyrol ; of the very extensive collection of Ferns 
recently purchased from Mr. John Smith, of Kew ; of the fruits of 
Cupnlifera and Conifer a, in the general fruit collection ; of a portion 
of the collection of recent Woods in the exhibition rooms ; of the tossil 
cones and woods belonging to the carboniferous period ; and of the 
late Dr. Greville's very extensive and important collection of Diato- 
macecB. 
And in the naming, arranging, and laying into the British Her- 
barium of numerous specimens from various collectors. 
The following are the principal additions made to the botanical col- 
lections during the past year, by purchase or donation : — 
A large and highly interesting collection of specimens of the Order 
tycadete, consisting of sections of stems, fronds, male and female cones 
in various stages of growth, separate parts of fructification, etc., 
together with numerous specimens of Woods, recent and fossil, and 
other vegetable productions, presented by Mr. James "Yates. 
The remaining portion (upwards of 2000 species) of Mr. John 
Smith's Herbarium, chiefly of garden plants. 
A very extensive and valuable collection of Ferns (containing up- 
wards of 10,000 specimens), formed by Mr. John Smith, of Kew. 
100 species of Cowposita, forming fasc. 2, suppl. of Dr. t>. 
Sehultz's ' Cichoraceotheca. 5 
49 British species and varieties of the genus Rubus ; presented by 
the Rev. A. Bloxam. 
370 species of Lichens, constituting Leighton's ' Lichenes Britan- 
nici Exsiccati.' , , 
400 species, forming Mademoiselle Liberts' 'Plant® Cryptogann- • 
