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W. Harris, 22 specimens of Cyperacese and Graminese from 

 Jamaica ; Collins, Holden and Setchell, 100 North American 

 Algae ; G. W. Wilson and F. J. Seaver, 50 Ascomycetes and 

 Lower Fungi ; C. G. Pringle, 100 Mexican Mosses ; E. Bartholo- 

 mew, 200 Fungi Columbiani ; A. Brinkman, 125 Mosses and 

 52 Hepatics of British Columbia ; G. K. Merrill, 75 Lichens, 

 mostly North American. 



General. 



V. Schroeder, 104 tropical Ferns determined by E. Rosenstock ; 

 H. Rehm, 60 Ascomycetes ; Sydow, 50 Uredinese and 25 

 Ustilaginese ; A. Zahlbruckner.^ 20 Lichen es rariores. 



(3) By Exchange of Duplicates. 



Director, Botanic Gardens, Singapore, 1,452 specimens of 

 Malayan plants ; Dr. De Wildemann, 30 specimens from the 

 Congo ; Director, National Herbarium, Sydney, 50 specimens 

 and 5 fruits from Western Australia and 15 specimens from 

 N.S. Wales ; the Government Botanist, Victoria, Australia, 32 

 specimens from Western Australia; Director, Botanic Gardens 

 Ziirich, 158 Phanerogams and 3 Vascular Cryptogams from 

 South Africa collected by R. Schiechter ; Director, Royal 

 Botanic Gardens, Calcutta, 54 specimens of Sikkim plants ; 

 Dr. R. Schiechter, Gl specimens of Orchids from Sumatra ; 

 the Imperial Botanic Gardens, St. Petersburg, 930 Phanerogams 

 and 36 Cryptogams from Mandschuria and Korea, collected by 

 Komarov. 



VI. — Students and Visitors. 



The number of visits to the Department for consultation 

 and research during the year was 3,009, as compared with 2,712 

 in 1909, 2,315 in 1908, 2,245 in 1907, and 2,065 in 1906. 

 Numerous specimens and small collections have been named 

 for visitors and correspondents ; in this, the Staff have received 

 valuable help from Miss A. Lorrain Smith (Fungi and Lichens), 

 and Mrs. Gepp (Algse). 



VII. — Demonstrations, 



A demonstration on the Collections was given to Members 

 of the Ealing Scientific and Microscopical Society on April 9th 

 by Dr. Rendle. 



A.B. Rendle. 



