1^2 ACCOUNTS, Etc., OF THE JiRITISH MtlSEUM. 



Cryptogams from North- West India, by J. F. Duthie, Esq. ; 

 52 Cryptogams from New Zealand, by D. Thomson, Esq. ; 

 52 Ferns from Jamaica, by William Fawcett, Esq. ; 3 Slides 

 of Rhodesian Diatoms, by T. Comber, Esq. ; 32 Slides of 

 American Diatoms, by B. W. Thomas, Esq. ; 2 collections of 

 Phyto-plankton from the Indian Ocean, by Capt. Covvie ; 

 578 Cryptogams, by Mrs. K. M. Lyell ; 88 specimens and 

 28 slides of Mycetozoa, by Arthur Lister, Esq. ; a collection of 

 Phyto-plankton from the Indian Ocean and China Sea, by 

 Capt. Leigh ; 2 Californian HepaLics, by Marshall A. Howe, 

 Esq. ; and single specimens, by R. Schlechter, Esq., Sir Henry 

 Blake, A. Whyte, Esq., J. C. Mansel-Pleydell, Esq., Dr. 

 Murbeck, Nicol Brown, Esq., Miss Armitage, and E. A. 

 Smith, Esq. 



The following additions have been made by presentation to 

 the British Herbarium :— 14 specimens British aliens, by S. 

 T, Dunn, Esq. ; 4 Phanerogams, by W. Whitwell, Esq. ; 

 346 Phanerogams and 2 Characese, by Rev. E. S. Marshall ; 

 65 Rubi, by Rev. W. Moyle Rogers ; 96 specimens, by W. 

 A. Shoolbred, Esq. ; 23 Characese, by Rev. G. R. Bullock- 

 Webster ; a specimen and photomicrographs of a Fungus, by 

 R. Turnbull, Esq. ; Concretionary Nodules, by Sir William 

 Thiselton-Dyer, k.c.m.g. ; 61 Mosses, by H. N. Dixon, Esq. ; 

 and single specimens, by Dr. M. T. Masters, f.r.s. ; Rev. 

 G. Crawshay, E. S. Salmon, Esq., J. W. White, Esq., W. 

 G. Freeman, Esq., Rev. John Vaughan, J. A. Wheldon, Esq., 

 F. N. Williams, Esq., H. Goss, Esq., and C. Plowright, Esq. 



The following additions have been made by exchange of 

 duplicates : — 73 Cape Plants from Professor McOwan ; 

 824 Indian Plants from the Calcutta Botanic Gardens ; 146 

 North American Phanerogams collected by J. R. Vasey ; 

 and 37 specimens (mostly Malvaceae) from J. N. Rose, Esq. 



The following specimens have been acquired by purchase : 

 —Four hundred Phanerogams from Canaries, by Rev. R. P. 

 Murray ; 1,524 Phanerogams from South Africa, by Er. F. 

 Wilms; 1,120 Phanerogams from South Africa, by R. 

 Schlechter ; 108 Phanerogams from New Guinea, from Dr. 

 Garcke ; 1,519 Phanerogams and 141 Cryptogams from Utah, 

 by Marcus Jones ; 100 Phanerogams from South California, 

 by S. B. Parish; 150 Mexican plants, by C. G. Pringle ; 95 

 Phanerogams from Natal, by J. M. Wood ; 314 Phanerogams 

 and 48 Cryptograms from Cameroons, by Zenker ; 680 Mexi- 

 can plants, by Ed. Palmer; 203 Phanerogams from Florida, 

 by Q. M. Collins ; 117 Phanerogams from Costa Rica, by H, 



