150 A.COOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Aumieres, Lozere, France ; fell 4th June 1842 ; weight 43 

 grams. 



Of the above Meteorites those of which the names are 

 italicised were new to the Collection. 



Rocks. 



By Presentation : 



Lava and Lapilli ; Dominica, West Indies ; by the Secre- 

 tary of the West Indies Committee. 



Specimens of the stones of Stonehenge ; by W. Cunning- 

 ton, Esq., F.G.S. 



Elseolite-Syenite ; Dolar Pir, India ; by Dr. J. W. Evans. 



Various rock-specimens, from British Central Africa ; by 

 H. H. Johnston, Esq., c.B. 



Vitrified stone ; Inverness ; by Miss M. B. Nixon. 



Eock specimens ; Boulay Bay, Jersey ; by Dr. A. Dunlop. 



Clay and Shale used in brick-making ; by T. Mellowdew, 

 Esq. 



Banded Flint ; Sherringham, Norfolk ; by W. Carruthers, 

 Esq., F.R.S. 



Pebbles illustrating faulting ; Stonehaven, Kincardineshire ; 

 by G. Murray, Esq., f.l.s. 



Verite ; Vera, Almeria, Spain ; by Prof. J. W. Judd, F.R.S. 



By Purchase : 



Fifty rock'Specimens from Iceland. 

 Thirty miscellaneous rocks from Mexico. 

 Four hundred and twelve miscellaneous rocks from Elba. 

 Three hundred and sixty-nine rock specimens and micros- 

 copic sections, collected by Mr. S. Allport. 



2nd January 1894. L. Fletcher. 



Department of Botany. 



During the past year 17,677 specimens have been named, 

 mounted, and incorporated with the general Herbarium. These 

 have consisted, principally, of plants from Anatolia, collected 

 by Sintenis ; of Indian Anonacece and Palmce, from Dr. King : 

 of plants from India, by C. B. Clarke and Gamble ; of Orchi- 

 dece, from Malaya, by Ridley ; of Ferns, from Borneo, by Charles 

 Hose, Esq., and Grabowski ; of plants from Western China, 

 by Pratt ; from Corea, by Veitch ; of Cyperacece and Grami- 

 nece, from North Africa, by Scott Elliot ; of plants from 

 Nyasaland, by Buchanan and Whyte ; from the Transvaal, by 

 Rehmann ; from Natal, by Wood ; from South Africa, by 

 MacOwan and Bolus ; from Lifu, by Whitmee ; from Mexico, 

 by Pringle, Palmer, Botteri, and Ghiesbrecht ; from Bolivia, 

 by Bang and Rusby ; from Uruguay, by Apiin ; from Austra- 

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