954 EXTRACTS AND NOTICES. 
preparations of Fungi, ave Zimmerman, and 189 preparations of 
cellular plants by Jos 
The collection of fruits and seeds has received a series of fruits 
from Java, from Mr. Forbes, including fine specimens of Pandanus 
Sama Oa 
the collection ss Lae es suitable for exhibition have been 
a large specimen of Welwitschia mirabilis, stems of Cycas 
ora pealby and of a miadawhias hs section of the stem of Borassus 
ethiopicus, a fine leaf of Corypha wmbraculifera, a branch with 
cones of Pinus Lag sabe and several specimens of wood presented 
by Sir Joseph D. Hooker, Director of Kew Gardens; 308 specimens 
of Indian ‘doth from the India Museum, through the Director of 
Kew Garders; stems of Areca concinna, Bauhinia scandens, Entada 
scandens, I'lacourtia Cataphracta, Anamirta Cocculus, Carallia integer- 
rima, Desmoncus major, Damenorops filare, Calamus rudentum, Licus 
elastica, and Bombax malabaricum, and the rhizome and stem 0 
Bambusa Thouarsii, presented by Dr. Trimen, Director of the 
Botanic Gardens, Peradenya, Ceylon; stems of Metroxylon lave, 
Cycas circinalis, Areca Picks and Alsophila, and specimens of 
Myrmecodia from Java, collected by Mr. Forbes. 
he collection of drawings and engravings of plants has been 
considerably increased during the year. A large series, formed by 
the late W. Wilson Saunders, was purchased, and is being incor- 
porated with the general: collection, together mE 2517 further 
drawings and engravings. Five volumes, containing 928 original 
drawings of the ramifications of plants, made by John Miller for 
John, Earl of Bute, have been acquired; and twenty-five original 
drawings of Fungi by W. G. Smith. 
The number of visits paid during the year to the Herbarium 
for scientific inquiry and research was 788. The following foreign 
botanists may be specified as ‘einer used the Herbarium in con- 
nection with their investigations iM A. DeCandolle, of Geneva; 
Prof. Asa Gray, of ornare nig — of Kiel; Dr. Hauss- 
botanists, the following may be 5 specif ed :—Mr. J. G. Baker, Mr. 
A. W. Bennett, Mr. A. Bennett, Mr. Bisset, Dr. Braithwaite, Mr. C. 
B. Clarke, Rev. J. M. Crombie, the Messrs. Groves, Mr. W. P. 
Hiern, Mr. E. M. Holmes, Mr. Howse, Mr. B. D aydon Jackson, 
Mr. J. C. Mansel-Pleydell, Mr. 8. le M. Moore, and the Rev. W. 
W. Newbould. 
Mr. W. B. Hemstey has begun to publish, in the ‘ Gardeners’ 
Chronicle,’ a “ List se Garden Orchids, which bids fair to be 
a very usefol compilati The arrangement of the genera is that 
which will be kdonted th in 5 thie ‘Genera Plantarum,’ beginning with 
Pleurothallis ; and Mr. Hemsley has been fortunate in obtaining the 
entham, who has “‘ most generously placed the whole 
of his references, together with the manuscript descriptions of the 
genera, at the disposal of the compiler.’ The arrangement of the 
— is alphabetical. 
