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te Mr. Borrer, who first found it in Sussex in 1827, and I under- 
stand that it cannot now be found in the Irish station. I observed 
several other species which have not been recorded for South 
incolnshire, and gee etic I hope to make a few remarks at a 
future time —W. H 
New Baririsa Sse — Mr. James M‘Andrew, of New Gal- 
loway, has vere 3 found Synalissa intricata Arn. on the north wa 
of Black Craig, New Galloway ; ny is ar ae eee ae - 
very interesting siete very. I may add t M‘Andr 
recently added a large gore of aate to 7 fess of the Bouts 
West of Scotland.—W. Wes 
OFFICIAL REPORT FOR 1882 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF: BOTANY 
IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 
By W. Carrutuers, F'.R.S. 
THE preparation of the cases in the public Gallery has occupied 
much of the time of the officers of the Department during the y 
ae fitted to exhibit the characters of the various Natural 
rders of pees Plants have been selected, mounted, and 
arranged in the ca 
; erac nasi acee, 
Lythracea, Cucurbitacee, Composite, Saukiaa “Campana 
Orchidacea, Liliaceae, hie dasaraai Juneacea, Erioca 
ung. 
A portion of the extensive herbarium of Mosses recently pur- 
_ chased ret the ake rca of Dr. Hampe has been moun 
and arranged for consulta 
The collection of ee in spirits has been hres: and 
arranged in the new cabinets prepared for its receptio 
Large additions have been made to the British Hucheehind: 
The cae additions to the collections during the year have 
consisted in a continuation of the valuable Nee ac of Indian 
Plants reverited by Charles Baron Clarke, Esq., F.R.S., amounting 
to 2335 species; of 187 species of Himalayan Plants sollected and 
presented by J. F. Duthie, Esq., of Saharunpore ; a small collection 
of Australian plants, presented by J. C. Melvill, Esq. ; oor an 
extensive collection of plants from Japan, from the Herbarium “i 
J. Bissett, Esq. By bahar the following collections have bee 
acquired :—201 plants from Central Sai Australia ; 1962 
plants from Mexico, elite d by Parry and og 320 plants 
from the southern United States, mallectoa by A. H. Curtis ; 300 
plants from Washington Territory, collected by Suksdorf; 475 
rom Arizona, collected by Lemmon; 100 plants from Sicily ; ; 100 
plants from Lapland ; 840 species of German Fungi from Thuemen; 
