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47. Sir Stamford Raffles has lately sent a collection of specimens from Singapore ; among them are several 

 specimens of an Epacrideous plant, belonging to the New Holland Genns Uuc^os«n, and descried ^n 1 h 

 Malay Miscellanies" under the name of Uucaposon Malayanu. There are also fine spec.mens of the Jacte 

 „,. J, a Rnhiaceons genns, named by Dr. Wallich in the .nd volnme of ^^^^^ ^ 

 bononr of the late distingnished uatnralist, Dr. Jack, Sir Stamford's zealons coadjutor m Natural H.story. 



48 Mr. Cowan, who is now at Lima, has very lately sent from thence, two rich boxes of bulbs and seeds 

 many of which are flowering at Boyton, and have afforded several specimens for the Herbanum. Seeds of 

 Chcnopodium Quinoa came in these boxes, but they had lost their vegetative power. ' 



49. Mr. Moss, who accompanied the late expedition under Captain Parry, has presented Mr. Lambert with 

 a rich collectiorof specimens, which he made during the stay of the expedition. 



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60 Mr. Colebrooie, who so long and ably filled the chair of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, and so celebrated 

 for his zeal in the cultivation and promotion of the sciences and hterature of India, has enriched the Herbarmm 

 by freqnent communications received from India. Among the additions made by this gentleman, we n^y 

 notice three new species of the Genns Myrislka, or Nutmeg, from Singapore, and specmens of the Dryoia- 

 lanops Camplwra, the Camphor tree of Sumatra. , .. , . 



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51. Mr. Wilkins has had the kindness to afford Mr. Lambert very fine specimens of the Nepenthes Raffle- 

 siana^ distillatoria, and ampuUucea. 



52. Mr. Sabine has obligingly afforded Mr. Lambert several specimens and plants from the valuable collec- 

 tion of the Horticuhural Society at Chiswiek. 



Mr. Lambert has lately received a plant of Dacrydium cupressinum, and Ikx paraguensh, the famous Tea- 

 tree of Paraguay, which is the first ever introduced to this country. 



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