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of Algae by Mr. Murray and students who make use of the 

 collections of the Department has been published. 



The principal addition to the Herbarium during the year 

 has been the extensive Herbarium of Mosses, Hepatics and 

 Lichens formed by the late Mr. George Davis of Brighton, 

 and presented by his widow. It contains about 20,000 named 

 and localised specimens, of which 9,000 are Mosses, 6,000 

 Hepatics, and 5,000 Lichens. The plants are chiefly British, 

 and supply several desiderata to the British collections, 

 besides greatly adding to the representation of the distribu- 

 tion of the species. 



The additions to the collections by presentation have con- 

 sisted of 312 species from India presented by C. B. Clarke, 

 Esq., F.R.S. ; 88 species from Swatow, China, by the Kev. P. T. 

 Maclagan ; 456 species from Africa by G. Scott Elliot, Esq.; 

 246 species from Sierra Leone collected by G. Scott Elliot, 

 Esq., of the Boundary Expedition, and presented by the 

 Royal Society ; 100 species from the Cape of Good Hope by 

 Messrs. MacOwan and Bolus ; 162 species from Australia by 

 Baron von Mueller; 180 species from St. Vincent presented 

 by the West India Committee ; 36 species of cultivated 

 orchids from H. Veitch, Esq. ; and 32 species from Mr. Moore 

 of Glasnevin Gardens, Dublin ; specimens of Thonningia 

 raalagasica from the Rev. R. Baron of Madagascar ; fruits 

 of Banlcsia ornata from Baron von Mueller. 



A collection of 199 cellular plants from Professor Farlow ; 

 a small collection from Perak from Dr. King ; 170 species of 

 Algse from Australia from Baron von Mueller ; 28 species 

 of Californian Algae from Professor King ; 70 species of 

 Algae from the Cape of Good Hope from W. Tyson, Esq. ; 

 and new or critical species of cellular plants from Major 

 Willoughby Verner, Professor E. Perceval Wright, Professor 

 Harvey Gibson, Mrs. Weber van Bosse, Rev. E. S. Marshall, 

 Messrs. H. and J. Groves, E. A. L. Batters, Esq., C. T. Drury, 

 Esq., H. Piggot, Esq., F. Q. Gell, Esq., W. G. Smith, Esq., 

 Miss Woolward and others. 



Among the additions to the British Herbarium, by presenta- 

 tion, are the following : 261 species from the Rev. E. S. 

 Marshall ; 45 species from the Rev. T. S. Lea ; 40 species 

 from A. Bennett, Esq. ; 42 named species and varieties of 

 Rubus from Dr. de Crespigny ; and interesting species from the 

 Rev. W. R. Linton, R. Lloyd Praeger, Esq., W. Whitwell, 

 Esq., and Captain Wolley Dod. Mr. Clement Reid has 

 presented 23 species of British fruits in continuation of his 

 previous valuable contributions. 



The following collections have been acquired by exchange : 

 111 specimens from North America, from Professor Britton ; 



273 Indian 



