164 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BlilTISH MUSEUM. 



and Dariur (Lynes), British Somalilaiid (Miss E. Godmaii), 

 Fiencli Soudan (Buchanan), Nyasaland (Mrs. Shinn), Rliodesia 

 (Kyles, Kogers), Transvaal (Hand), Belgiali Congo (Burtt-Davy), 

 Portuguese Congo (Gossweiler), Caiueroons (Bates), West Aus- 

 tralia (Sargent), and New Caledonia (Compton). Work of deter- 

 mination and investigation has been done on the types of 

 Loureyro's Cochin China plants, and in various families and 

 genera, especially Orchidacese, Pandanacese, Liliacese, Legu- 

 niinoste, Compositsp, Rubiacse, Amarantacea?, Vellozia', Canir 

 pyneyna, Rhynchosia, and BapJiia. Also in various genera of 

 Algse, especially from the Cape and the Pacific and Antarctic 

 Oceans, and of micro-fungi. JSTumerous cases of diseases caused 

 by fungi have been investigated, including diseases of timber, 

 and various cultivated plants, such as potato, tomato, onion, 

 tulip, narcissus, peony, calla, heaths, etc. Assistance to students 

 and collectors has been given in determination of specimens, and 

 various matters of economic importance have been investigated. 

 In connection with work done in the Department, collections have 

 been generously lent by the Government of Jamaica ; the Director 

 of the Royal Gardens, Kew; the Regius Keeper of Botanjr, Edin- 

 burgh ; the Curator of the Bristol Museum ; the Chief, Division 

 of Botany, Union of South Africa ; the Director of the Natal 

 Herbarium ; the Director of the South African Museum ; the 

 Director of the Jardin Botanique de I'Etat, Brussels; the 

 Director of the Botanic Garden, Zurich; the Director of the 

 Botanic Garden, Upsala ; the Director of the Botanic Garden, 

 Dahlem (Berlin) ; and the Director of the New York Botanic 

 Garden. 



Material has been lent for determination and critical study 

 as follows : — 58 specimens of Acacia to Director, Botanic Gardens, 

 Sydney, N.S.W. ; 5 Asiatic specimens of Sedum to Mr. R. Lloyd 

 Praeger, National Museum, Dublin ; 1 slide of Diatoms to Mr. 

 N. E. Brown, Kew; 5 specimens of Acioa, and 10 specimens of 

 Alchemilla to the Director, Jardin Botanique de I'Etat, Binissels ; 

 5 specimens of Baphia from Tropical Africa to Mr. L. V. Jjester- 

 Garland; 12 specimens of CanavaiUa to Mr. S. T. Dunn, Royal 

 Gardens, Kew ; 50 specimens of Desmodium from Central America 

 to Dr. A. K. Schindler, Minden, Westf. ; 4 specimens of Tropical 

 African Ebenacese to Mr. W. P. Hiern, F.R.S., Barustaple, 



H\. ^Departmental Library. 



1. Arrangement, Cataloguing, and Pressmarhing. — The regis- 

 tering, stamping, and cataloguing of additions to the library has 

 been carried out. A rearrangement in several of the sections has 

 been effected ; by this means the space rendered available by the 

 transfer to the New Herbarium of many of the books dealing with 

 European botany has been utilised. A set of shelves has been 

 added to accommodate the larger works of reference. Depart- 

 mental assistance in connection with the OjQ&cial Catalogue of 

 the Library Has been continued. A collection of water-colour 

 drawings of Orchids by J. N. Fitch has been arranged and 

 labelled. 



