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D. Stock, J. Storey, J. Tatham, G. H. K. Thwaites, H. C. Watson, 

 B. D. Wardale, S. P. Woodward, and Dr. Young : and return parcels 

 have been sent to W. Andrews, Dr. Ayres, R. Embleton, G. S. Gibson, 

 J. Gibson, J. E. Gray, E. Harvey, T.C.Hunt, R. Ranking, E. Palmer, 

 Dr. Martins, Dr. Streeten, J. Ray, D. Stock, Mrs. Stoven, Dr. G. 

 Watson, R. Kelvington, G. H. K. Thwaites, J. Tatham, and S. P. 

 Woodward. 



Exchange of Foreign Plants. — The limited finances of the Society 

 have hitherto prevented the engagement of a Curator sufficiently con- 

 versant with Botany, for the labelling of foreign specimens. Nor, 

 indeed, have more than very few of the members expressed any wish 

 to be supplied with exotic plants. Small packets of specimens from 

 the following countries can now be distributed ; namely, Europe, 

 Azores (Watson and Hunt), New South Wales (Anderson and others), 

 New Zealand (Allan Cunningham), Norfolk Island and New Zealand 

 Ferns (A. Cunningham). It is expected that sets of North American 

 plants (Gavin Watson, and Kelvington), will be ready in the course 

 of 1845. But the Committee will not venture to promise, that the 

 tropical plants (East Indies, &c.), can be got ready within the next 

 twelve months. 



British Herbarium. — Under the active exertions of the Secretary, 

 (who promptly solicits examples of new and interesting plants, for 

 the use of the Society), the Reference Herbarium of British plants 

 has received many valuable additions, which have been, or will be, 

 duly announced, in the Reports of the Society's monthly meetings, 

 published in the ' Phytologist,' and other periodicals. 



Among others, the following may be particularly mentioned : — 

 Spergula stricta, presented by Mr. G. S. Gibson ; Carduus setosus, 

 by Dr. Dewar ; Teucrium Botrys, by Mr. T. Ingall ; OEnanthe 

 fluviatilis, by Mr. Bentall ; Galium Vaillantii, by Mr. G. S. Gibson, 

 new to England, although another form of the same species was long 

 ago reported in Scotland, by G. Don ; Bromus commutatus, var. 

 puhens, by Mr. H. C. Watson. And in addition to these novelties, 

 the Committee have to record their thanks to Mr. Edwin Lees, for a 

 nearly complete set of British fruticose Rubi. 



Foreign Herbarium. — The progress of a general Herbarium has 

 been checked by the same circumstance which has interfered with 

 the exchange of foreign plants ; and the Committee feel that the 

 formation of a good general Herbarium cannot be expected for the 

 present. At the same time, it may be stated, that some tardiness in 

 this respect is the less to be regretted ; since the Committee have 



