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J. van Huysum, from F. Justen ; and a large photograph of 

 Phalamopsis Schilleriana for exhibition, from the Hon. Walter 



Bothschild, 



The additions to the British Herbarium by presentation have 



been:— 90 specimens from C. E. Salmon; 160 specimens from 

 Bev. E. S. Marshall; photograph of wild cherry tree showing 

 " witches' broom/' from Jas. Saunders; 34 specimens from Eev. 

 H. J. Eiddelsdell ; a large collection of Bubi collected by the Revs. 

 W. H. Purchas and A. Ley, from Eev. A. Ley ; 3 specimens from 

 Miss E. Armitage ; 23 specimens from G. C. Druce ; 28 specimens 

 from A. Bennett; 3 specimens from J. C. Melvill; 4 specimens of 

 willows from Bev. E. F. Linton ; 5 cryptogams from T. E. Belcher; 

 9 rare Hepaticaa from Symers M. Macvicar ; 3 fungi and 2 books of 

 manuscript descriptions of British Tuberoidese and Discomycetes 

 from Worthiugton G. Smith ; large specimens of Laminaria from 

 Loch Eil, from Henry A. Hammond ; and large specimens from 

 the Scilly Isles, from C. B. Maggs and E. H. Bunting ; about 700 

 marine algee, mostly from the west coast of Scotland, from Monsignor 

 Canon Bernard Ward ; and single or two specimens from Prof. D. 

 Oliver, Mrs. Gregory, W. P. Hiern, C. T. Green, H. W. Pugsley 

 E. Holland, Dr. 0. B. Plowright, and Canon H. W. Lett. 



The following additions have been made by exchange of dupli- 

 cates : — 487 specimens from South America and Mexico, and speci- 

 mens of African Acanthacea\ from the Eoyal Botanic Museum, I 

 Berlin, through Dr. Engler ; 2333 phanerogams and 227 crypto- | 

 gams of the Philippine Islands, from the Bureau of Government 

 Laboratories, Manila, through Prof. Elmer D. Merrill ; 137 speci- 

 mens from Brazil, collected by Malme, from the Botanic Garden 

 of the Eoyal Academy of Science, Stockholm, through Prof. 

 Wittrock; 127 phanerogams and 9 cryptogams, chiefly collected by 

 E. Schlechter in South Africa, from the Botanic Museum, Zurich, 

 through Prof. Hans Schinz ; Kryptogamse Exsiccate, Cent, x, xi 

 from the Vienna Hofmuseum ; 123 specimens, mainly orchids, from 

 New Guinea, from Dr. B. Schlechter; 64 New Zealand mosses 

 from T. W. Naylor Beckett ; 138 mosses and hepatics of Brazil, 

 from Dr. C. A. M. Lindman. 



The principal purchases during the year were : — 1273 phanero- 

 gams and 39 cryptogams from Paraguay, from Dr. Hassler ; 881 

 phanerogams and 84 cryptogams from Japan, Corea, and Formosa, 

 from Eev. Urban Faurie ; 200 phanerogams and 17 cryptogam 

 from Siam, collected by Dr. Hosseus, from Dr. Wilms ; 176 

 phanerogams and 21 cryptogams, u Iter Persicum alterum, 1902, 

 from J. Bornmuller ; 537 South African plants collected by R- 

 Schlechter, from Dr. Loesener ; 590 specimens from Cameroons 

 collected by G. Zenker, from Dr. E. Gilg ; 445 phanerogams and 

 73 cryptogams from British Columbia, from C. H. Shaw ; 800 

 specimens from South California, from L. E. Abrams ; 460 speci- 

 mens from North Mexico, from G. B. Metcalfe ; Herb. Norniale, 

 Cent, xliv., from Dorfler; Flora Stiriaca exsiccata, Cent, i., f rom 

 Hayek ; 117 specimens Herb. Dendrologicum (Fascicle v.), b m 

 Koehne; 82 specimens Carices Exsiccatee (Fascicles xii.-xii.A) ana 



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