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me much of their time, as did Mr. J. M. Greenman, an American 
udent ; I was thus enabled to oo the institution under ex- 
ceptionally eee circumstance 
evoted to a London institutions. The 
Royal Botanic ae at Kew still maintains He very high stand- 
ard of organization and effectiveness. Sir William Thistleton- 
Dyer, Director, was most kind and very obligingly accompa- 
nied me all over the institution, giving me detailed information 
of great value. He repeatedly expressed his desire to aid us in 
increasing our collections, and personally selected a large num- 
ber ot herbarium cain for us from their duplicates, in con- 
K 
our Mr, Nash to him next spring for the purpose of selecting 
ae living plants for our grounds and greenhouses, and 
offere give him every. facility. We shall b 
arranged with Sir George King for an exchange of specimens 
with the Calcutta Herbarium. The Kew plantations have been 
affords much greater possibility than formerly for ys display of 
plants ender gis he Bamboo Garden, also a recent develop- 
ment, is o ore. most interesting and beautiful special out-door 
features of te institution. The great need of Kew Gardens is a 
um, and y 
need is being seriously considered by the British Government ; 
men of science all over the world will rejoice when it is met. 
The customary activity prevails at the Botanical Department 
of the British Museum of Natural History at South Kensington, 
and the invaluable collections are being constantly increased and 
improved. I availed myself of the opportunity to examine some 
of the American type-specimens of Linnaeus, the identity of 
