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were presented ; in 1884, 590 Indian plants were acquired by 

 exchange; in 1885, 350 ; in 1886, 276 ; in 1887, 14 cryptogams ; 

 in 1888, 301 plants; in 1889, 349 plants were presented; in 

 1891, 120; in 1895, 641 flowering plants and 98 cryptogams 

 from Kashmir ; in 1896, 352 from Kashmir and 100 from Pamir ; 

 in 1897, 150 North-West Indian cryptogams ; in 1898, 735 plants ; 

 in 1899, 95; in 1900, 291 cryptogams. 



A collection of Japanese woods was presented by J. Bisset, 

 Esq. ; in 1882, an extensive plant collection was presented ; in 

 1889, 109 cryptogams. 



52 plants from Sussex, collected and presented by F. C. S. 

 Roper, Esq. ; and 80 in 1882. 



345 British plants collected ..by G. C. Druce, Esq., were pre- 

 sented by him between the years 1881 and 1902. 



1,554 North American flowering plants collected by A. H. 

 Curtiss: purchased from 1881 to 1887; and 136 algae: pur- 

 chased, 1896-98. 



1882. 



461 British plants presented by the Rev. W. H. Painter ; 

 others presented in 1883, 1884, and 1894, amounting in all to 

 1,730. 



392 British plants from C. Bailey, Esq.; in 1883, 116; in 

 1884, 97 : presented. 



1,962 Mexican plants collected by C. C. Parry and G. Vasey : 

 purchased. 



A collection of 1,155 preparations of Diatoms, made by 

 Rev. E. O'Meara, was purchased. 



500 European Cryptogamia collected by P. Sintenis : purchased. 



475 plants from Arizona, etc., collected by J. G. Lemmon : 

 purchased : in 1884, 605 plants were purchased : in 1886, 204. 



300 plants from Washington Territory, collected by W. A. 

 Suksdorf : purchased; in 1883, 219 plants were purchased; in 

 1884, 155; in 1886, 208 plants from Colorado. 



200 algae from Mauritius collected by Robillarcl : purchased. 



550 microscope-preparations of Belgian diatoms, forming 

 ser. 1-22 of Van Heurck's " Types du Synopsis des Diatomees " : 

 purchased at intervals between the years 1882 and 1885. 



1883. 



538 American plants presented by F. C. S. Roper, Esq. 

 373 plants from Socotra, collected and presented by Prof. 

 Bayley Balfour. 



