138 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Nagy-Vaszony, Hungary ; weight 69*7 grams. 



Hammond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin ; weight 62 

 grams. 



Laurens County, South Carolina ; weight 63-5 grains. 



Linnville Mountain, Burke County, North Carolina ; weight 

 21-2 grams. 



Ilimae, Atacama, Chili ; weight 39*4 grams. 



Mazapil, Zacatecas, Mexico ; fell 27th November 1885 ; weight 

 14 grams. 



Summit, Blount County, Alabama ; weight 48*3 grams. 



Cabin Creek, Johnson County, Arkansas ; fell 27th March 

 1886 ; weight 5 '2 grams. 



Carcote, West Cordilleras, Chili ; weight 2*7 grams. 



Pacula, Jacala, Mexico ; fell 18th June 1881 ; weight 28 

 grams. 



Schonenberg, Bavaria ; fell 25th December 1846 ; weight 42 

 grams. 



Bisch-Tiube, Nikolaew, Asiatic Russia ; weight 88 grams. 



Ssyromolotowo, Angara, Siberia ; weight 3*8 grams. 



L. Fletcher. 



Department of Botany. 



During the year 41,875 specimens have been named, mounted, 

 and inserted in their places in the Herbarium. These have con- 

 sisted principally of plants from Arabia, collected by Schwein- 

 furth ; from India, by Schlagintweit, Duthie, Clarke, and 

 Beddome ; from Gwalior, by Maries ; from Penang, by Curtis ; 

 from Burmah, by Ridley ; from Malaya, by King; from Western 

 China, by Henry and Pratt ; from South Africa, by MacOwan ; 

 from Madagascar, by Scott Elliot ; from Australia, by Fitz- 

 gerald ; from Canada, by Macoun ; from Mexico, by Pringle ; 

 from the West Indies, by Ramage ; from Grenada, by Sherring; 

 from New Granada, by Triana ; and from Chili, by Borchers ; 

 and of plants of various Natural Orders from the Herbaria of 

 Auerswald, Shuttleworth, Miers, and Hance. 



In the progress of incorporating these additions in the Her- 

 barium the following Natural Orders have been more or less 

 completely revised : Malvacece, Leguminosoe, Alyrtacecv, 

 Fassifiorece, Comyositce, EricacecB, Myrsineca, Sapotaceob, 

 Convolvulacece , Solanacew, Scrophulariacece, Lahiatce, Orchi- 

 dem, Liliaceoi, Cy2^eraceai, Graminece, and Filices ; together 

 with large groups of Hepaticce, Lichenes, Algce, and Fungi. 



Considerable additions and improvements have been made 

 during the year in the exhibition of the specimens and illus- 

 trations of the Natural Orders in the Publife Gallery. 



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