20 Libraries. 



B. The manuscript copy, in the handwriting of Sarah Sophia 

 Banks, of the journal of Sir Joseph Banks, kept during his voyage 

 to Newfoundland and Labrador in 1766, was purchased. 



2,449 water-colour drawings of British Fungi, by E. Wheeler, 

 made between 1880 and 1895, were presented. 



24 original drawings, by S. T. Edwards, for " The New Botanic 

 Garden " were acquired. 



G. 331 books and pamphlets, 406 parts, and 125 maps were 

 added. 



M. 231 works in 159 volumes, with 123 pamphlets and 19 

 parts were acquired. 



Z. 69 works in 74 volumes, and 776 parts were added. 



189 original water-colour drawings of marine Animals and 

 Plants, taken during voyages between England and India by 

 Mrs. H. Toynbee, in 1856-58, with manuscript notes, were pre- 

 sented by Capt. H. Toynbee. 



1896. 



A large and valuable set of 187 Dissertations on various 

 subjects was presented by the Royal University of Upsala. 



33 miscellaneous works were presented by the Linnean Society 

 of London. 



Both these donations were distributed among the several 

 libraries. 



L. 894 volumes and 19 maps were added, of which 507 

 volumes and 16 maps were presented, while 25 volumes were 

 transferred from other departments. 



185 water-colour, pen-and-ink, and pencil sketches, by 

 G. Shaw, the former Keeper of the Natural History Section, 

 with a portrait in oils of Sydney Parkinson, were presented by 

 Mr. G. S. Parkinson. 



B. A series of notes and descriptions, with a few pen-and-ink 

 and pencil sketches of Peruvian Plants, by A. Mathews, in 3 vols., 

 was .presented by Mr. F. Justen. 



A number of drawings by G. D. Ehret, S. T. Edwards, and 

 W. G. Smith were purchased for the collection. 



G. 243 new works, 558 parts, and 247 maps were added. 



M. 151 works in 171 volumes, with 85 pamphlets and 25 

 parts were acquired. 



Z. 47 works and 794 parts were added. 



