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25 British Algse from E. M. Holmes ; 106 slides of Algae, from 

 Buffham; 500 Fungi from Syclow ; 66 Fungi from the island of 

 St. Thomas, Gulf of Guinea ; 100 European Fungi from 

 Winter ; and 90 Fungi from the Orinoco, collected by A. 

 Gaillard. 



The very rare and valuable work, " Salictum Woburnense," 

 privately printed in 1829, by the Duke of Bedford, has been 

 presented by Mr. F. Justen, F.L.S., and the following additions 

 to the Departmental Library have been received : " Second Sys- 

 tematic Census of Australian Plants," by Baron F. von 

 Mueller ; 19 Reports of the Royal Gardens, Kew, from the 

 Director ; " Flora of British India," parts xvi and xvii, and 

 " Dictionary of Economic Products of India," from the India 

 Office; "The Life of Robert Pocock," from the author, Mr. 

 G. M. Arnold ; " Monograph of Artocarpea3," from the author, 

 Dr. King ; Murillo's " Plantes Medicinales de Chili," from the 

 Chilian Government; "Journal of the Royal Horticultural 

 Society," from the Society ; " The Great Maple," from the 

 author, Mr. C. Howie ; " Botanical Geography," from the 

 author, Mr. J. G. Baker ; Report of Botanical Exchange 

 Club, for 1889, from Mr. C. Bailey ; Maiden's " Wattles and 

 Wattlebarks," from the Department of Public Instruction in 

 Sydney ; " Key to British Mosses," by the author. Rev. H. G. 

 Jameson ; Kellogg's " West American Oaks," by Mr. J. M. 

 Macdonald ; " Mycological Illustrations," by Miss C. E. 

 Broome ; " List of Marine Algse of Berwick," by the author, 

 Mr. E. A. L. Batters. 



Fifteen photographs of trees uprooted by the cyclone at 

 Calcutta, and 10 of plants at Darjeeling, have been presented 

 by Dr. Anderson ; and 74 drawings of Australian Fungi from 

 the Victorian Government. 



The number of visitors to the Herbarium for scientific 

 research or inquiry during the year has been 1,244. 



William Carruthers. 



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