34 Libraries. 



Cowan (WILLIAM DEANS) 



52 original drawings of Madagascar Orchids, by the Rev. W. D. Cowan, 

 were purchased in 1883 (B). 



Crawford, JAMES LUDOVIC LINDSAY, 26th Earl of [1847- ] 

 In 1886 Lord Crawford presented a set of De Bry's Collection of 

 Voyages, 25 volumes and the volume on their collation (L). 



Crow (FEANCIS) 



" A Catalogue of rare fossil Fruits ( of minute fossil Shells, etc.) 



from Sheppy Island," etc., in the collection of P. Crow of Faversham, 

 1810, etc., with 831 pencil drawings is preserved in the Museum (G). 



Cunningham (ALLAN) [1791-1839] 



As Botanical Collector to the Royal Gardens, Kew, Cunningham 

 travelled in Brazil and New South Wales. Two of his MSS. are in the 

 Museum, viz. : 



[Autograph] Journal of the proceedings of Mr. J. Bowie and Mr. A. 

 Cunningham . . . sent out to Rio de Janeiro to collect Plants. 



Original MS. of the "Few General Remarks on the Vegetation of 

 certain coasts of Terra Australis," which was appended to P. P. King's 

 " Narrative." 



Curtis (J.) and (C.) 



The original pencil drawings by J. and C. Curtis for the illustrations 

 to Bennett and Brown's " Plantze Javanicse rariores " are preserved in the 

 Museum (B). 

 Dale (SAMUEL) [1659?-1739] 



S. Dale the botanist, practising as physician and apothecary at 

 Braintree, Essex, was a friend of Ray, and corresponded with Sir H. 

 Sloane. His autograph copies of T. Johnson's '.' Iter Plantarum investi- 

 gationis ... in agrum cantianum," &c., 1629 and 1632, form the 

 Banksian Museum MS. No. 96 (B). 



Davidson (THOMAS) [1817-1885] 



Davidson devoted his life to the study of the Brachiopoda. 



The whole of his MSS. and drawings in 22 volumes with his library 

 of 897 books and pamphlets relating to the Brachiopoda were presented 

 in 1886 (G). 



De Crespigny (EYRE CHAMPION) [1821-1895] 



De Crespigny became Conservator of Forests in India and Super- 

 intendent of the Botanic Gardens at Dapsorie. 



A collection of his original drawings of Indian Plants was purchased 

 in 1877. 

 Derham (WILLIAM) [1657-1735] 



The origiual MS. of Derham's " Life of Ray" was purchased in 1884 (B). 

 Deschamps (L. A.) 



Deschamps accompanied Entrecasteaux as naturalist on the Recherche 

 during the expedition in search of La Perouse. 



His unpublished autograph journals kept during the voyage and on 

 his subsequent travels in Java, with materials for a Flora Javanica, 

 water-colour sketches of Javan scenery, Plants (B), and animals (Z), 

 as well as other notes and memoranda were presented in 1861. 



