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of Crocus for the Public Gallery and a species of Statice from 

 E, A. Bowles, Esq. ; 20 specimens of Poly gala amarella, illustrating 

 variation from J. Cryer, Esq. ; 3 phanerogams from India, from 

 Dr. T. Cooke; 3 specimens of cultivated plants and 3 enlarged 

 photographs, from Hon. Walter Eothschild, M.P. ; 126 phanerogams 

 and 7 cryptogams from Jamaica, from Dr. N. L. Britton ; 109 

 phanerogams and 1 cryptogam from South Ehodesia, from Miss 

 L. Gibbs ; 22 phanerogams from South Africa and Rhodesia, from 

 H. T. Crosfield, Esq. ; 208 phanerogams from South Rhodesia, 

 from Fred. Eyles, Esq. ; 3 cultivated plants from Walter Ledger, 

 Esq. ; 6 photographs of fossil fruits of Najas and Zannichellia, from 

 Clement Reid, Esq. ; 7 phanerogams from Tropical Africa, from 

 Dr. Engler ; 10 photographs of Rubber Forests on Amazon, from 

 H. E. Weaver, Esq., M.I.C.E. ; 272 phanerogams, 15 cryptogams, 

 and 28 fruits from South Rhodesia, from C. F. M. Swynnerton, 

 Esq. ; 261 phanerogams and 7 cryptogams from Mt. Ruwenzori, 

 collected by Dr. Wollaston, from the subscribers to the Ruwenzori 

 Expedition ; 9 phanerogams from South Europe, from H. Stuart 

 Thompson, Esq. ; 3 phanerogams and 7 cryptogams from British 

 East Africa, from A. Cholmley, Esq. ; 4 specimens of cultivated 

 plants, from T. O'Brien, Esq. ; 66 phanerogams and 4 cryptogams 

 from Shan States, from S. A. Durie, Esq. ; 2 reproduced copies of 

 Roslin's portrait of Linnasus, from W. Carruthers, Esq. ; 50 

 European lichens, from the Council of the Linnean Society; 47 

 Japanese mycetozoa, from K. Minakata ; an apochromatic micro- 

 scope-objective, from Lady Sendall ; a large specimen of Laminaria 

 from the Eastern Telegraph Company's cable near Gibraltar, from 

 V. K. Cornish, Esq.; 24 marine algae from Sidney, N.S.W., from 

 A. H. Lucas, Esq. ; portraits of Elias Fries and J. G. Agardh, from 

 G. Murray, Esq.; marine algas and mosses from the National 

 Antarctic Expedition ; 54 phanerogams and 9 cryptogams collected 

 in the Great African Lakes by Dr. W. C. Cunnington, from the 

 Tanganyika Committee through Professor Ray Lankester ; and 

 single specimens from Prof. J. B. Farmer, Franklin White, Esq., 

 and Herr Per Dusen. 



The additions to the British Herbarium by presentation have 

 been : — 7 specimens of Fumaria from H. W. Pugsley, Esq. ; 220 

 specimens from Rev. E. S. Marshall; 72 specimens from Rev. 

 H. J. Riddlesdell ; 15 specimens from C. E. Salmon, Esq. ; 49 

 specimens from G. C. Druce, Esq. ; 18 specimens from A. Bennett, 

 Esq. ; 5 specimens from H. Stuart Thompson, Esq, ; 29 specimens 

 from Prof. D. Oliver; 80 specimens from Rev. E. F. Linton; 60 

 species of marine algae from near Dover, from Miss G. E. M. 

 Mitchell; 21 hepaticse from Westmorland, from W. H. Pearson, 

 Esq. ; 2 mosses and a hepatic from W. R. Sherrin, Esq. ; and one 

 or two specimens from W. R. Jeffrey, W. H. Hammond, J. W. 

 White, E. M. Holmes, A. B. Jackson, S. S. Buckman, H. R. Yates, 

 Arthur Lister, Miss A. Lorrain Smith, C. P. Hurst, and Dr. W. H. 

 Lang. 



Among the acquisitions by presentation special reference may 

 be made to the lichen- herbarium of the late Rev, J. M. Crombie, 



