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Islands, Indian Ocean, Singapore, Borneo, Australia, Kermadec 

 Islands, Hawaii, and the British coasts have been investigated 

 and determined. 



Fungi. — Considerable additions have been made by incor- 

 poration in most of the large groups, both British and exotic, 

 principally from W. Phillips's herbarium ; the Uredinese have 

 also been augmented from other sources ; a large series of 

 drawings f]'om W. Phillips's herbarium, illustrative of specimens 

 in the general collection, has been mounted and incorporated. 

 The British Basidiomycetes have been revised and rearranged 

 according to Mr. Worthington G. Smith's Catalogue. Numerous 

 British specimens and a collection from Africa have been 

 investigated and determined. 



Lichens. — Progress has been made with the incorporation 

 of British Lichens. The principal group which has been under 

 revision is the Pyrenocarpei. Numerous British specimens and 

 collections from the West of Ireland, tropical America and 

 Africa, Hawaii and New Zealand have been investigated and 

 determined. 



The cabinets in the Cryptogamic herbarium have been 

 relabelled so as to facilitate reference to the plants. 



Sloane Herbarium. — The volumes have been carefully gone 

 through and specimens repaired or mounted where necessary. 



Exhibition Series. — Various specimens have been added 

 to the general series in the public gallery ; and to the exhibi- 

 tion illustrating epiphytic plants. A series of British plants 

 beautifully preserved by drying in sand, prepared and presented 

 by Mrs. F. J. Godden, has been placed on exhibition ; and two 

 sheets of coloured drawings by Mr. Worthington G. Smith 

 illustrating edible and poisonous fungi have been added to the 

 fine exhibited series of drawings of fungi by the same artist. 

 Progress has been made with the exhibition of a series of 

 British Lichens and with the selection and preparation of 

 specimens and drawings for an exhibition of British Hepatics. 

 Progress has also been made with the general morphological 

 exhibition in the Central Hall ; the illustration of the general 

 characters of Seed-plants has been almost completed and some 

 work has been done towards the preparation of a similar 

 exhibition illustrating the Cryptogams which will be placed in 

 the adjoining bay. Some new models and specimens have been 

 added to the Tree-Case. 



Catalogues. — The Monograph of the Orchids of Jamaica 

 by Mr. Fawcett and Dr. Eendle, and the second part of the 

 Catalogue of British Lichens by Miss Annie Lorrain Smith, 

 have been completer!. Progress has been made with the 

 preparation of a Catalogue of the Sloane Herbarium by Mr. 

 James Britten and of the second edition of Lister's Monograph 

 of the Mycetozoa hj Wi^^ G^wWolms, Lister. A Guide hsiS, been 

 prepared to the series of coloured drawings by Mr. Worthington 

 G. Smith of edible and poisonous mushrooms. 



