424 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
states that 2980 of their Peru and Chile plants are in the Madrid 
rium. 
The specimens from Shuttleworth which have supplied most 
of Mr. Hemsley’s Museum material were mounted recently on 
ordinary Museum paper, and the words “Central America”’ (2, 3) 
en no part of the original labels, but are merely printed on the 
of the sheets; S. Ruizii (2) is, as Mr. Hemsley quotes, 
gat labelled ‘‘de Mexico.” The MS. name of S. simile is 
the end of vol. ii. of Ruiz & eerars MS. “ Descripciones,” 
but I find no description. Among the Shuttleworth specimens is 
also S. wttle, with a label already mentioned—* Sapiwm aucu- 
parvum - n. de Huayaguil.” 
There seems no authority for localizing S. pedicellatum (1) in 
Mexico: the label runs “ Stilingia arborea N.E.” ; another sheet, 
doubtfully identified with this by Mr. eccsley (in herb. ) is labelled 
‘Stilingia sp. n. N. E.” 
_ It may be added here, for convenience of future investigators, 
that the reference under t. 2890 (S. Hippomane) to ‘“ Plukenet’s 
f. 111; vol. cii. f. 82.” The two volumes are indeed indicated on 
the title-pages as Plukenet’s vol. iv., but it is better for purposes 
of reference to cite the numbers they bear in Sloane’s herbarium : 
the specimens were collected by Plukenet in the Royal Gardens 
at Hampton Court. 
REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY, BRITISH MUSEUM, 1907. 
By A, B. Renpts, D.Sc., F.RB.S. 
THE Regn | parent: have been made to the collections by 
Cn ae herbarium of the late Rev. R. P. Murray, from 
arg : 
woods from Millar’s Karri and Jarrah Co.: 32 phanerogams and 
4 ferns from South Nigeria, from A. E. Kitson, Esq. ; 
rag and 1 cryptogam from Nigeria, from C. C. Yates, 
- Aspi 
Chili, from R. M. Middleton, Esq. ; 40 phanerogams from Pata- 
onia, from Dr. P, Dusén: 9 specimens of cultivated plants from 
alter Ledger, Esq.; 73 ferns of New Zealand and 100 ferns of 
