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6. Dr. Harvey, Professor of Botany in the University of Dub- 

 lin, working on his • Flora of the British Possessions in South 

 Africa.' 



7. The Rev. Richard Lowe, for his new publication, a Flora 

 of Madeira. 



The habitual visitors, engaged in botanical publications, are 

 the following : — 



1. Mr. Thomas Moore, of the Chelsea Physic Garden, for his 

 book on Ferns. 



2. Dr. Lindley, the Orchids of India. 



3. Fred. Currey, Esq., M.A., engaged with the Fungi. 



4. Rev. M. J. Berkeley, the Fungi and Cryptogamia in general. 



5. Professor Henfrey, various works connected with botany. 



6. Mr. Mitten, Mosses and Hepaticce. 



The following individuals have studied in the Botanical Library 

 and Herbarium for a length of time, in preparation for foreign 

 travel, or for government situations requiring a knowledge of 

 botany : — 



1. Dr. Sinclair, for many years the Colonial Secretary of New 

 Zealand, preparatory to exploring the botany of that colony. 



2. Mr. Bourgeau, previous to accompanying Captain J. Palliser 

 as botanical collector to the British North- American Exploring 

 Expedition. 



3. Professor De Vriese, of Leyden, before proceeding on a 

 highly important botanical and agricultural mission to Java, 

 under orders of the Dutch Government. 



4. Dr. Kirk, about to start with Dr. Livingstone, as naturalist. 



5. Dr. Lyall, R.N., recently appointed botanist to the Expe- 

 dition sent to determine the boundary line between the British 

 and United States' possessions in North-west America, etc. 



6. Corporal Buttle, of the Royal Engineers, who was training 

 as an assistant collector in the last-mentioned Expedition. 



7. Mr. C. Wilford, to qualify himself for his botanical and 

 horticultural mission to China, Japan, and Manchuria. 



8. Mr. Prentis, Assistant- Surgeon to the Honourable East 

 India Company, previous to his departure for India. 



It is not possible here to specify all or nearly all the very nu- 

 merous works upon botany, and the papers relating to botanical 

 subjects, which have been published during the past year, and 

 which have been, wholly or in part, elaborated at the Herbarium 



