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6. Browne, author of the Natural History of Jamaica, gave all the plants he had found in Ireland, but 



chiefly in the Counties of Majo apd Galway. He also presented to Mr. Lambert, a MS. Flora Hihernka, 

 which is now in the possession of tfee Lianean Society, and llkevyise a Flora Indice Occidentalh, which he had 

 begun. It formed a thin quarto volume. This last Mr. Lambert presented to the President of the 

 Linnean Society, Sir James Edward Smith. 



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7. Masson gave duplicates of most of the plants collected by him in Southern Africa, and other parts. 



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The entire Plerbarium of George Forster collected during Cook's circumnavigation, and from which he 

 published his Florula of South Sea plants. — This choice collection was purchased of his father-in- 

 law. Professor Heyne of Gottingen. ' ■' ' 



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From M. De Ponthieu, who was some years collecting plants in the AVest India Islands, and who is so 

 often quoted in Swartz's Flora Lid. Occident., was purchased a rich collection of specimens, and his library of 

 Botanical Books full of MS. notes on tlie plants of those islands. 



10. From Mr. Forsyth of Kensington, a large collection of specimens sent him by Mr. Alexander Anderson, of 

 St. Vincent's, and a few from Cayenne. Mr. Anderson also, who was Curator of the Botanic Garden at 

 St. Vincent for 30 years, sent Mr. Lambert many fine specimens, and at his death left him his drawmgs of 

 plants cuhivated in that garden. These drawings are now in the possession of the Linnean Society. 



n. Many fine specimens, and some living plants from Dr. Dancer of Jamaica, and Mr. Brown, a surgeon 

 there. Also the whole of Dr. Dancer's Herbarium purchased of bis widow after his death. 



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12. Several hundred living plants brought home by Lord Seaforth, on his return from his government of 



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Barbadoes, and presented to Mr, Lambert; many of these flowered in the stove at Boyton, and were 



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13. Many specimens purchased of Mr. W. Fraser, of Chelsea, who had been several times to America in 

 search of rare plants. 



14. Mons. Broussonet^ French Consul at Teneriffe^ and well kuowu for his wgrk on. Fishes, gave a choice 

 collection of specimens, made during his stay in that Island, . 



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15. Mons. Durand, an intimate friend of Broussonet, who resided several years at Gibraltar and Algiers to 

 collect plants, sent specimens of all he was able to find: these were well preserved, and many of them 



new. Several are described and figured in Desfontaines' Flora Atlantica^ 



16. A very large Herbarium, of plants growing in New South Wales, purchased of Dr. \Vhite, author 

 of an account of that colony, and who resided there seven years. This was divided with Sir J. E. 

 Smith, . ' , , 



17. Governor Phillip contributed the duplicates of his collection in New South Wales; with many inter- 

 estjing specimens from New Zealand. 



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18. Mons, Labillardierc presented some specimens found in Van Diemen's Land, and many duplicates of 

 . his New Holland plants, collected during the voyage in search of La Perouse. 



10. The celebrated Professor Cavanilles sent many specimens of Spanish plants, and a collection from 

 South America; with a large parcel of seeds from the Royal Gardens at Madrid. 



