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ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



The manuscript copy, originally made for Dawson Turner, 

 of the Journal of Sir Joseph Banks during Cook's First 

 Voyage, has been utilised by Sir Joseph Hooker for the 

 publication of the Journal. The original MS. was claimed 

 from the Dei)artment of Manuscripts where it had been 

 deposited, by the late Lord Brabourne, who sold it to a dealer, 

 and it cannot now be traced. 



The first part, containing the Dicotyledons to Rhizopho- 

 racece, of the " Catalogue of the African plants, collected by 

 Dr. Friedrich Welwitsch in 1853-61," has been published, 

 under the authorship of Mr. W. P. Hiern. 



In addition to this catalogue the following memoirs deal- 

 ing with plants preserved in the Department have been 

 published during the year : — 



List of Plants in an appendix to Dr. Gregory's " The Great 

 Rift Valley," by the Officers of the Department. 



By Mr. Baker. 



New African Plants, Journal of Botany, 1896, pp. 50-54. 



By Mr. Britten. 



Arruda's Brazilian Plants, Journ. Bot., 1896, pp. 242-250. 

 Bombax Jenmani Oliv., op. cit., pp. 334, 335. 



(With Mr. Baker). 



Notes on Ceiba, op. cit., pp. 173-176, 

 By Mr. Rendle. 



New African Convolvulacese, Journ. Bot., 1896, pp. 36-39. 



New African Plants, op. cit., pp. 54-57, 127-132. 



New African Asclepiads (with R. Schlechter), op. cit , pp. 

 97-100. 



New Philippine Plants, op. cit., pp. 355-358. 



Dr. Donaldson Smith's Acanthacese, op. cit., pp. 395-398, 

 409-414. 



Sisyrinchium Californicum Dryand. op. cit., pp. 494, 495. 



By Mr. Murray. 

 A new species of Gaulerpa, Journ. Bot., 1896, p. 177. 

 On the reproduction of some Marine Diatoms, Proc. Roy. 

 Soc. Edin. 



The number of visitors to the Herbarium for research and 

 consultation during the year has been 2,555. 



George Murray. 



