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1882. 



L. 921 volumes had been transferred to this library from 

 the Departments, and the extent of the collection at the end of 

 the year was 7,659 volumes. 



B. The original water-colour drawings for the illustrations 

 to Maund's " Botanic Garden," representing 1,248 Plants, were 

 presented by the Misses Maund. 



13 folio volumes, containing original drawings of Indian 

 Plants, formerly the property of Dr. Fleming, were purchased 

 and have since been incorporated in the systematically arranged 

 collection of drawings of specimens of Phanerogams. 



M. The accessions numbered 103 works. 



Z. 1,383 works in 2,350 volumes were added. A second 

 edition of the Catalogue was issued in May. 



1883. 



L. The accessions numbered 2,261 volumes, of which 28 were 

 presented and 79 transferred from other departments. 



B. 219 original pencil drawings of Mosses, by P. Bruch, 

 used in illustrating the " Bryologia Europsea " of Schimper, 

 Bruch and Gumbel ; 52 original drawings of Madagascar Orchids, 

 by the Rev. W. Deans Cowan; and 210 original drawings, 

 formerly the property of Dr. J. J. Roemer, were purchased. 



A considerable addition to the collection of Autographs of 

 Botanists was made, and the whole collection ai-ranged and 

 mounted. 



M. 199 works were added. 



Z. 1,777 works in 2,358 volumes wei-e added. 



1884. 



L. 2,114 volumes were added, of which 98 were presented 

 and 148 transferred from other departments. The total number 

 of volumes being 12,034. 



A Catalogue of this collection was issued early in the year. 



B. 87 original water-colour drawings of Cape Plants, by 

 F. Masson, the botanical collector, were presented by Mr. C. Lee. 

 These were subsequently incorporated with a series by the same 

 author from the Banksian Collection, and mounted and bound. 



46 original water-colour drawings of Fungi, by W. G. Smith, 

 26 original drawings of Sumatran and Javan Plants, by H. O. 

 Forbes, and 5,003 plates were purchased and incorporated with 



