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has completed his critical study of the African species of 

 Crotalaria, and Mr. Wernham his monographic study of the 

 genus Sahicea. Mr. Ramsbottom has devoted some time to 

 the investigation of the Britislr Uredine^ and Discomycetes ; 

 and work on various families and genera has been carried on 

 by numerous British and foreign botanists. By the permission 

 of the Trustees, Mr. Wernham was enabled to spend some 

 weeks in study at the important herbaria in Paris, Madrid, 

 Geneva, and Brussels ; and Mr. Ramsbottom similarly at 

 Berlin. Numerous specimens and small collections hav^e been 

 determined for students and collectors. 



In connection with work done in the Department, specimens 

 have been generously lent by the Director of the Royal 

 Gardens, Kew ; the Director of the Botanical Department of the 

 Naturhistoriska Riks-Museum, Stockholm ; the Director of 

 the Botanical Museum of the Royal Bavarian University of 

 Ludwig-Maximilian ; the Regius Keeper of Botany, Edin- 

 burgh ; the Government of Jamaica ; and Dr. E. De Wildeman. 



Undetermined material has been lent for study and deter- 

 mination as follows : — 22 specimens of Utricidaria to Prof. H. 

 Gllick, Botanical Institute, Heidelberg ; 302 specimens of South 

 American Solanum to the Director of the Botanic Garden, 

 Bremen ; specimens of Mycetozoa to Miss G. Lister ; 127 

 specimens of Tropical African Ficus to the Director, Royal 

 Gardens, Kew ; 21 specimens of Berris and 17 South Indian 

 specimens to Mr. S. T. Dunn ; 76 specimens of Bidens to Prof. 

 J. M. Coulter, University of Chicago; and one specimen of 

 Indigofera to Mr. W. Craib. 



III. — Departmental Library. 



1. Arrangement, Cataloguing, and Pressmarking. — The 

 registering, stamping, and cataloguing of additions to the 

 library and other routine work has been carried out. Depart- 

 mental assistance in connection with the Catalogue of the 

 Library published by the Trustees has been continued. Over 

 1,300 plates have been mounted and incorporated with the 

 General Collection. 



2. Accessions. — The additions during the past year have 

 been, by donation, 107 volumes, 115 pamphlets ; by purchase, 

 150 volumes, 2 pamphlets — in all, 257 volumes and 117 pam- 

 phlets. These numbers include 25 periodicals in 1,012 parts 

 presented and 84 periodicals in 566 parts purchased — in all 109 

 periodicals in 1,578 parts. 



The following is a list of the principal donors : — His 

 Grace the Duke of Northumberland, K.G., F.R.S. : C. A. 

 Backer, Esq.; F. M. Bailey, C.M.G., F.L.S.; R. T. Baker, 

 F.L.S. ; W. Barclay, Esq. ; The Minister for the Colonies, 

 Belgium ; Royal Botanical Society, Belgium : Director, Botanic 

 Gardens, Berlin ; Dr. F. C. E. B^rgesen ; J. Britten, F.L.S. ; 

 Director, Leo Errera Botanical Institute, Brussels ; Director, 



