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Orchidacee ; Dr. Spruce, naming his Ecuador plants ; Signor Beccari, 
preparing for a botanical exploration of Borneo ; Dr. Masters, F.L.S., 
preparing the Malvacee for the Flora of Tropical Africa; M. Boc- 
quillon, of Paris, studying Verbenacee ; E pore Anacar- 
diacee ; Prof. Schimper, of Strasburg, Mun: General Von Jacobi, 
of Berlin, Agaves, etc.; Mr. Moggridge, Mentone plants; Mr. Edg- 
worth, Indian plants; Rev. W. Néwhiould, British plants; Rev. M. J. 
Berkeley, Mr. Miers, ete., sundries. 
The number of donors, ete., to the Herbarium has been quite unpre- 
cedented this year, amounting to upwards of eighty persons and insti- 
tutions; while the number of specimens that have been received 
(inclusive of Burchell’s and Lindley’s collections) are little short of 
100,000 (97,973). Of this prodigious number, a great many are 
duplicates, not required to be kept; but fully 20,000 are being inter- 
ealated in the general Herbarium, whilst the remainder must be 
arranged and ticketed for distribution. I need not add that, with 
the most untiring industry and energy, the officers of the Herbarium 
have been quite unable to overtake the current duties of the year, even 
with such temporary assistance as we have been able to obtain. 
have, in this matter of assistance, to return especial thanks to M. 
Triana, of New Granada, for assistance during his visit to Kew, in 
arranging Burchell’s Brazilian collections; to Col. Munro, C.B., for 
naming and arranging many collections of Grasses; to Prof. Mettenius, 
of Leipzig, who has undertaken the Indian Ferns; and to Mr. J. G. 
Baker, who has gratuitously arranged and pet the Mosses, Lichens, 
ete., of Borrer's valuable Herbarium. 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
Rev. R. T. Lowe's Exploration of the Cape Verdes. 
I am glad to report to you that my late two months’ cruise amongst the Cape 
Verde Islands with my friend Mr. Gray in his yacht * The Garland, R.Y-S., has 
been most successful. I have collected upwards of 2000 specimens of from 
