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been determined. The box-collection of Algse has been 

 re-arranged and labelled. 



Lichens. — Progress has been made with the revision and 

 incorporation of the British Lichens, principally of the families 

 Cladoniacese, Parmeliacese, Stictacese, Pannariacese. Small 

 collections from the British Isles and from Perak have been 

 determined. 



Fungi. — Progress has been made with the sorting, mounting, 

 and incorporation of exotic Fungi. All outstanding specimens 

 of the Discomycetes have been incorporated, and progress has 

 been made with the Pyrenomycetes. Numerous specimens and 

 small collections have been determined and added to the 

 British series. The box-collection of Fungi has been re-arranged 

 and labelled. 



Mycetozoa. — Collections by Miss G. Lister have been prepared 

 for incorporation. 



Exhibition Series. — Various specimens have been added to 

 the general and special series of Exhibits, and two of the large 

 wall-cases have been repainted and the specimens cleaned. 

 An illustrative collection of plants from Cape Colony, pre- 

 sented by Mrs. W. E. Balston, has been placed on exhibition, 

 progress has been made with the exhibition of British Sea- 

 weeds, and a small series of colour photographs of British 

 flowering plants, taken and presented by Mr. Essenhigh Corke, 

 has been placed in position. In the Index Museum, in the 

 Central Hall, the exhibition of Ferns and Fern allies has been 

 completed, and progress has been made with the preparation of 

 the exhibition of Mosses and Liverworts. 



Catalogues and Guides. — A Catalogue of the plants col- 

 lected by Mr. and Mrs. P. Amaury Talbot in South Nigeria has 

 been published, and a Monograph of the genus Sahicea by Mr. 

 H. F. Wernham has been prepared for publication. Progress 

 has been made with the preparation, printing, and illustration 

 of the continuation of the Flora of Jamaica by Mr. Fawcett 

 and Dr. Bendle, with the preparation of the Catalogue of the 

 Sloane Herbarium by Mr. J. Britten, with the revision of the 

 flrst volume of the Catalogue of British Lichens by Miss 

 Annie Lorrain Smith, and with the preparation of a guide to 

 the exhibition of British Lichens. 



II. — Lnvestigation. 



Collections have been determined wholly or in part 

 from the following localities and collectors : — New Guinea 

 (Wollaston expedition). South Nigeria (Amaury Talbot), 

 Belgian Congo (Rogers), Rhodesia (Monro), Uganda (Diimmer), 

 Bolivia (Herzog), and Columbia (Sprague). 



Dr. Rendle has devoted some time to the study of the 

 Tropical African species of Ulmacese and Moracese, and Mr. 

 Fawcett and Dr. Eendle have continued their work on the 

 Jamaica species of the families of Dicotyledons, Mr. Baker 



