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of Crocus, and illustrating his monograph of that genus, parte ed 
by Mr. George Maw, and a large series of Grasses from various 
collections. The Cryptogams have been chiefly from the Herbarium 
of Mosses belonging to the late Dr. Hampe and from the Her- 
arium belonging to the late Dr. Dickie. The increase in the 
British Herbarium has been from presentations from British 
botanists, but Bileistd from the collections of the Botanical Resort 
Club which have been presented by that Societ 
e most apakindt addition to the collections eae the na 
year was the purchase of Colonel Beddome’s Her of In 
ositey containing nearly 10,000 species, many of chat tang pian 
eorge Maw, Esq., has presented his valuable collection of the 
genus Crocus, consisting of 416 specimens of plants and 72 speci- 
mens of corm-tunics, which are of special value in connection with 
Mr. Maw’s impo ortant monograph of this genus. The specimens 
have been carefully mounted and incorporated with the Spas 
and form an unsurpassed series of these interesting plan 
The other principal additions to the collections by Sniieiean 
during the year have iba ideng of 748 species of plants from 
Australasia, from Baron Mueller ; 617 species of South 
n plants, presented byt the Rev. W. Moyle Rogers; 337 
species of plants from Morocco, from John Ball, Esq. ; 815 species 
of plants collected in the Expedition to Roraima, British Guiana, 
from Everard F. im Thurn, Esq.; 114 species of plants, chiefly from 
South America, and four species of cultivated orchids from 
H. Veitch, Esq S.; a small collection of plants from 
Mary Island, Gambia, from J. R. Maxwell, Esq.; 128 species of 
outh African plants from J. Medley Wood, Esq.; 116 species of 
Indian plants from J mble, Esq. ; a small collection of 
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plants from Aden, from Major Yerbury ; 20 species of plants from 
the Falkland Islands, collected and presented by Mrs. Holmstead ; 
some critical North American plants from Dr. Parry ; a small 
collection of ants from the Gilbert Telgnits, from C. M 
ite, aah from Afghanistan , from W. Pha so n, Esq. a collec- 
ee , Esq. ; noe of Nepenthes and 14 specimens of Mas- 
devallia from §. Court auld, Esq.; 17 species of cultivated orchids 
from Messrs, Shuttleworth, Carden, & Co.; 27 s species of Orchidew 
from Madagascar, collected by Dr. Fox; 10 species of cultivated 
orchids from T. Moore, Esq. ; 8 species of cultivated orchids from 
“s Christy, Esq.; a cultivated orchis from B. 8. William 5 Eee 
4 species oe cultivated orchids, from F. W. Bisbiage ta: ; 
cultivated orchis, from Major ee ; a species of Hucharis, ion 
Bull, Esq.; a specimen of Arthrotaxis lawifolia, from J. 
Rasbleigh, Esq.; 144 Cryptogams, fea Mrs. Skipworth. 
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