l6 ACCOUNTS, ESTIMATES, &C. OF BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Fossil Shells and of specimens of Rocks has been forwarded from St. Domingo, by Sir Robert 

 Schomburgk, as a present to the Department. A very fine specimen of Graphite, from 

 Spain, presented by Messrs. J. G. and J. Filcher & Sons; four specimens of Argentiferous 

 Sulphurei of Copper, from Greenland, presented by Sir Walter C. Trevelyan, Bart.^ two very 

 fine specimens of Plumbago, one from Cumbeiland, the other from Ceylon, presented by 

 W. Brockedon, Esq.; and some Gold Ore, from Brazil, presented by Dr.' Walker, form the 

 chief part of the Donations received for the Mineralogical Collection. 



By purchases, the Geological Collection has been augmented by more or less extensive col- 

 lections of fossils from all the different formations of England, besides series from the Chalk, 

 Upper Greensand, and Carboniferous Formations of Belgium, from the newer Tertiary De- 

 posits of North America, from the Eocene of the Paris basin, the Miocene Deposits of Turin, 

 fi-om the caves of Lozere, and other parts. The following may be particularized as the most 

 important : 



About 400 Fossil Shells from the Palaeozoic rocks of Belgium, 135 specimens from the 

 Tourtia, and about 100, from the Upper Cliaik of the same country. 



A collection of upwards of 600 species of Shells from the Paris basin, named by M. Des- 

 hayes. 



An extensive series of Fossil Fishes from Algeria. 



About 900 specimens of Shells from the Miocene of Turin. 



An extensive collection of Bear remains from the caves of Lozere, in the south of France. 



About 1,000 specimens of English Fassil Shells, &c., from various parts of England. 



A series of Speeton-clay Fossils. 



A very extensive collection of Remains of the Iguanodon, and other Reptiles from Brook 

 Point, Isle of Wight, and — 



About 200 Shells from the Upper Greensand of Blackdown, Devonshire. 



Botanical Branch. 



The Keeper has re-arranged the Family of Solanacese, with additions from various Col- 

 lections ; he has examined the extensive Collection of Himalayan Plants, formed by Cap- 

 tain Richard Strachey, E. I. C. S. ; he has also been engaged in adding to the General 

 Herbarium the Collection of Chinese Plants recently received from Mr. Fortune; the Plants 

 collected by Mr. Wright, in a journey fi-om Texas to New Mexico, in the autumn of 1849; 

 a second Collection of Texas Plants, from Mr. Lindheimer, and various smaller Collections; 

 and he has prepared and arranged specimens for the Botanical Exhibition, the fittings for 

 which are now completed, but not yet filled. 



Since the Keeper's last Annual Report, he has received, as presents, or by purchase, — 



780 specimens belonging to 293 species of British Sea weeds, from Mrs. Griffith. 



200 species of Portuguese Plants, collected by Dr. Welwitzsch. 



130 species of Plants of Mount Olympus, collected by M. Clementi. 



1,747 species of Plants, collected by Captain Richard Strachey, in the provinces ot 

 Kumaon and Gahrwal and tVie adjoining part of Thibet; presented by the Hon. East India 

 Company, 



70 species of Plants, and various specimens of Plants and their products, collected in China 

 by Mr. Fortune. 



64 species of Plants of South Afiica, collected by Mr. Weeks. 



A Collection of Plants, chiefly from New Holland, the grea,ter part collected by Mr. Allan 

 Cunningham ; presented by Mr. "W. A. Smith. 



A Collection of Fruits and Plants (chiefly Fungi), formed by M. Salle, in St. Domingo. 



367 species of Brazilian Plants, collected by Mr. Spruce at Barra do Rio Negro; various 

 specimens of Palms and Woods, collected by Mr. Spruce at the same place. 



A few Plants, collected by Mr. Bridges in Chili. 



55 specimens of Woods of South Africa, collected by Mr. Zeyher. 



114 specimens of Woods of Ceylon, collected and presented by Frederic Layard, Esq. 



A Bottle, containing Red Snow (Protococcus nivalis), collected by Mr. King, Assistant 

 Surgeon of Her Majesty's ship " Resolute," at Berkley Cliffs, and a' Bottle containing a 

 Yellow Infusorial Substance, collected by Lieutenant Mecham, of Her Majesty's ship 

 " Assistance," during the Expedition in search of Sir John Franklin ; both presented by the 

 Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. 



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