50 Libraries. 



In 1872 "A Book about W. Smith, LL.D., and the Somersetshire 

 Coal-Canal," was projected by W. S. Mitchell ; his notes and photographs 

 with geologically coloured keys were purchased, circa 1890 (G-). 



Smith (WORTHINGTON GEORGE) [1835- ] 



In 1886 Mr. Worthington G. Smith presented a set of proofs on India 

 paper of his illustrations to J. Stevenson's " Hymenomycetes Britannici" 

 (B). 



A large series (upwards of 1,500) of water-colour drawings of Fungi, 

 as well as a complete series of the British Hymenomycetes; 39 water- 

 colour drawings of British Orchidace*, and 26 plates of pen-and-ink 

 drawings of Pollen Grains, executed by Mr. Smith are in the Botanical 

 Department Collection of Drawings, or exhibited in the Public Gallery 

 (B). 



Society of Antiquaries 



Presented, in 1895, 38 miscellaneous works. 



Solander (DANIEL CHARLES) [1736-1782] 



Solander, the Swedish botanist, and pupil of Linnasus, became Assistant 

 Librarian at the British Museum and at the same time acted as librarian 

 to Sir J. Banks. He accompanied the latter on Capt. J. Cook's first 

 voyage round the world (1768-71), and the complete set of his auto- 

 graph notes made during that voyage, from the original rough notes to the 

 completed descriptions, with lists of the various local faunas and floras are 

 preserved (B Z), as well as a series of lists of the Plants collected by 

 W. Anderson during Cook's third voyage (1776-80) in the order in which 

 they were arranged in the drying books in which they were brought 

 home (B). 



A " Florula India? Occidentalis" and a "Florula Capensis" contain 

 complete lists of the then known species from those regions (B). 



A descriptive slip-catalogue of Animals and Plants,* which was 

 intended to embrace all species then known, systematically arranged and 

 kept in Solander cases, has since been bound and occupies, Animals 27 

 (Z), and Plants 25 volumes (B). 



Lists and descriptions by Solauder of the Plants (B), and Fish (Z), 

 obtained during the visit with Banks to Iceland in 1772, as well as many 

 other manuscripts written in connection with his curatorship of the 

 Banksian Museum, came with those before mentioned in that Collection. 



Many of the above manuscripts are interspersed with notes in Banks' 

 handwriting. 



Soldani (AMBROGIO) [1733-1808] 



A copy of Soldani's rare work " Testaceographiaa ac Zoophytographia? 

 parvse et microscopicaj tomus primus ( secundus)," was by bequest of 

 H. B. Brady presented by the Koyal Society in 1891 (L). 



Sowerby (JAMES) [1757-1822] 



James Sowerby, naturalist and artist, illustrated many works on 

 natural history. 



His original drawings for Plates i., ii. and xii. of Aiton's "Hortus 

 Kewensis," form part of the Banksian MS. No. 17 (B). 



* The Plant Catalogue practically formed the base of Aiton's " Hortus 

 Kewensis " and also relates to the Banksian Herbarium. 



