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53. Mr. Nuttall presented to Mr. Lambert the whole Herbarium collected by him in his travels up the 

 Missouri, which comprised a great number of veiy curious and interesting new species, and some new 

 genera, such as Bartonia and Madura; and along with these were many living plants, which are now growing 

 at Boyton. Mr. Lambert also received specimens of all the plants collected by Mr. Bradbury, who accom- 

 panied Mr. Nuttall, the descriptions of which are inserted by Pursh in the appendix to his Flora of North 

 America, 



54. Mr. Hawkins, who accompanied the late Dr. Sibthorp in his travels through Greece, gave Mr. 

 Lambert many specimens, which he had collected in that country. 



5^. While the present sheet was about being put to the press, Mr. Lambert received one of the most 

 magnificent collections of dried plants ever made on the south coast of New Holland, Thoy are principally 

 of the order Proteacew, and are chiefly from King George's Sound and its vicinity. Mr. Lambert is indebted 

 for these to the friendship of Francis Henchman, Ksq. who, from his zeal for promoting the science of Botany, 

 sent at his own expence, Mr. Baxter, a most excellent collector, and well versed in the knowledge of plants. 

 Mr. Baxter was instructed to hire a vessel at Sydney, in New South Wales, in order to proceed to King 

 George's Sound. How far he has succeeded in his arduous and meritorious undertaking, the fine collections 

 which he has already sent home, will abundantly testify. There were several barrels exclusively containing 

 cones of the various species of Dnjandm Banksia, Grevillea, Lamhertia, and other Proteaceous Genera 

 peculiar to King George's Sound. Among the Banksias and Dryandras are several new species. The collec- 

 tion of seeds was very extensive, and a great part of them Mr. Mackay has been successful in raising at his 

 interesting nursery at Upper Clapton, which now contains the most valuable collection of New Holland 

 plants that have yet been introduced to this countiy. 



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