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REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY, BRITISH MUSEUM, 1897. 
By Georcze Murray, F.R.S. 
Tue following additions have been made by Swag rene sk 
433 plants collected in Somali-land by Mrs. E. Lort Phillips ; 
162 Bornean Plants by Governor Creagh, C.M.G.; 160 Bornean 
Plants by Dr. G. Haviland; 681 Idaho Plants by the United moors 
National Museum; 75 Canadian Plants by Dr. Macoun; 75 Wes 
eee African Plants by R. Webb, Esq. ; 21 Australian Plante 
b s J. Hus 35 Thibetan Plants by Capt. Cordeaux ; 
136 ogee Hioveine Plants and 55 Cigaiceaitis by the Hon 
Fawcett; 150 Philippine Flowering Plants and 2 Fungi by John 
Whitehead, Esq.; 58 European Plants by Arthur Bennett, Hsq. ; 
87 New Zealand Flowering Plants and 3 Fungi by T. Kirk, Esq. ; 
133 Australian Plants by F. M. Bailey, hi 26 Orchids and 
1 Conifer by Messrs. Veitch; 8 Orchids by Messrs. Lowe; 8 Orchids 
by Messrs. ees 2 Orchids by Messrs. Williams; 2 Orchids by 
F. W. Moore, Esq.; 5 Orchids by Sir Trevor Lawrence ; 1 Orchid 
by — Measates ; 1 Orchid by E. Ashworth, Esq. ; 1 abnormal 
Orchid by H. Druce, Esq.; 9 Conifers by Dr. Masters, F.R.S. ; 
38 regia acy Indian, and Cape Algze by Dr. Braithwaite ; ; 150 
Indian Cryptogams by J. F. Duthie, Esq. ; 100 Tasmanian Mosses 
and 1 Henerne Plant by W. A. Weymouth, Esq. ; 2 specimens of 
at ~ F. H. Perry Coste, Esq.; 50 North American Mycetozoa 
f. F. L. Harvey; 1 type specimen of a Minnesota Moss with 
a ne and plate by the author, J. M. Holzinger, Esq. ; 
21 Ceylon Cryptogams by Mrs. Rose e Boughton Leigh; 42 Marine 
Algee from Western Australia by J. Markwell, Esq.; and single 
specimens by E. R. Woakes, Esq., W. S. Dun, Esq., Prof. L. H. 
W. Newton ) Lieut.-General Godfrey, F. oleae 
Ksq., Colonel Feilden, 1 H. Fisher, Esq., and — Ginnis 
798 Indian Plants from Sir George King, K.C.S.I.; 99 ‘Brasilien 
Flowering Plants and 384 Cryptogams from Atrios Asia, and 
oa America, tess the Director of the Royal Botanical Museum, 
erlin 
The following specimens have been acquired by purchase :— 
1010 South African Plants by R. Schlechter; 1180 Costa Rica 
s by 
100 Gaboon Plants by Bates; 100 Greek Plants by Heldreich ; 
50 Swedish Plants by Tiselius; 700 fo nts from Asia Minor by 
Siehe; 158 Natal Plants by Wood; 270 Phanerogams and 7 Crypto- 
gams from New Mexico bs Heller; 545 Orokide with chitin: by 
Weathers; 150 North American’ Alge by Collins, Holden, and 
