ACCOUNTS, &C. OF BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Collection of Sea Eggs, Crustacea, etc., from Mauritius. Presented by the Right Hon. 

 Lady Frances Cole. 



Botanical Branch. 



1. The Keeper has completed the arrangement of the extensive class called Compositae. 



2. He has arranged and added to the General Herbarium all the species belonging to 

 the class Malvaceae, including the families Tiliaceee, Butneriaceae, etc., from the various 

 unarranged collections. 



3. He has arranged the other families of Polypetalous Hypogynous plants of the General 

 Herbarium, preparatory to incorporating with it the species belonging to them contained in 

 the unarranged collections. 



4. He has examined the greater part of the very extensive collections purchased at the 

 -sale of the Herbarium of the late Aylmer Bourke Lambert, esq. 



5. He has examined and added to the arranged Herbarium the Brazilian plants lately 

 received from Professor v. Martins. 



Since the last return there have been acquired, chiefly by purchase : — 

 I. From Mr. Lambert's Collection — 



1,030 species of plants of l*eru and Chili, collected by Ruiz and Pavon, the 

 authors of the Flora Peruviana. 

 310 species of fruits and seeds, from the same collection. 

 51 specimens of barks, of the genus Cinchona. 

 37 sections of woods, chiefly Cinchonse. 

 652 species of Mexican plants, sent by Pavon. 

 310 species of Spanish plants. 

 2,074 species of plants, collected in the Russian dominions by Pallas. 

 453 species, forming the Herbarium of the younger Forster, collected in the 



second voyage of Captain Cook. 

 674 Indian plants, collected by the late Dr. Francis Buchanan Hamilton. 

 400 species of Cayenne plants, collected by the French botanist Martin. 

 66 specimens of New Zealand woods. 

 IL 492 species of Brazilian plants. 

 in. 520 Sieber's New Holland plants, 



IV. 214 species from Guatemala and Peru. 



V. 108 species from Chili. 

 VI. 358 species from Surinam. 



VII. 170 species of American mosses. 

 VIII. 62 specimens of New Zealand woods. 



Department of Antiquities and Coins. 



In the course of the last year, the Etruscan, Greek and other Fictile Vases and Terra Cottas 

 have been removed to the New Room prepared for them, and arranged for exhibition in the 

 side cases. 



The framed Egyptian Papyri have been arranged and suspended for exhibition in the 

 passage leading to the Print Room. 



The casts of a Frieze from a small temple at Kalabshe, now in the Egyptian Room, has 

 been painted in imitation of the original. 



The Room which contained the Cinerary Urns having been taken down, the objects which 

 were there exhibited have been placed for the present in the Ante-room to the Phigalian 

 Saloon. 



One interesting Monument from the Xanthian Marbles has been brought into the Phiga- 

 lian Saloon for exhibition, and preparations are making for the temporary arrangement of 

 the whole in the same room. 



Considerable progress has been made in cataloguing the Numismatic acquisitions of the 

 years 1841 and 1842. 



Catalogues of Antiquities acquired in 1841 are completed, and much progress has been 

 made in those of 1842. 



The description of Museum Marbles, Part IX., has been completed and published. 



The Lithographic fac-similes of the Hieratic Papyri, Part II., have been completed and 

 published. 



The principal acquisitions of the last year have been — ■ 



The Xanthian Sculptures, discovered by Mr. Fellows, who is at present occupied in 

 assisting to arrange them. 



A colossal 



