ACCOUNTS, ESTIMATES, &C. OF THE BUITISH MUSEUM. 27 



46 species of the genus Salix, forming Leefe's " Salictum Britannicum." 

 100 species of Cryptogamous Plants, forming Baxter's " Stirpes CryplogamEe Oxo- 

 nienses." 



115 species and 16 plates of Bbhler's "Lichenes Britannici." 



200 species of Lichens, forming: fasc. 3, 4 of Salwey's " British Lichens." 



58 species of Marine Alga, from Jersey, collected by Miss Poore. 

 580 species of Plants of Cilicia and Kurdistan, collected by M. Kotschy. 

 305 species of Plants of Penang and Singapore, collected by Mr. Walker. 

 100 species of Plants of China and Japan, collected by Mr. Fortune. 

 91 species of Plants of the New Hebrides, collected by Mr. M'Gillivray. 

 2,000 species of Plants, forming the type collection of the " Botany of the Voyage of 

 Her Majesty's Ship * Herald,' collected by Dr. Seemann. 



50 species of Plants from the Islands of the Fiji Archipelago, collected by Mr. Stork. 

 168 species of Mosses of New Zealand, collected by Mr. John Oldham. 



52 species of Plants of Guadaloupe, collected by M. Perrottet. 

 465 species of Plants of New Granada, collected by M. Schlimm. 

 60 species of Lichens, from the Straits of Magellan. 

 An extensive collection of Lichens, from various quarters. 

 183 species of the genus C/iara, from various localities. 

 44 species of Ceramium. 

 120 species of Desmidiese. 



The original drawings of the four volumes of the "Supplement to English Botany," 

 tosether with the specimens from whith many of them were made. 



A large portfolio, issued by the Director of the Imperial Paper Mill at Schogelinlihle, 

 entitled "The Maize Plant, in its secondary products, 1862," and conlaining specimens of 

 Maize fibre, and of Papers and other fabrics manufactured from it, presented by Count 

 Apponyi, Austrian Ambassador in London. 



A series of products of the Cocoa-nut Palm, and oF articles manufactured from it, 

 presented by the Commissioners for Ceylon at the International Exhibition. 



Fine specimens of the Bark of the Cork-tree {Quercus Suher, L.) from the mountains 

 of Valencia in Spain, presented by the Commissioners for Spain. 



A remarkably fine longitudinal section of the trunk of a Tree-fern {Dicksonia Antarctica, 

 Labill.), together with specimens of 20 different kinds of Tasmanian woods, presented by 

 the Commissioners for Tasmania. 



A very fine transverse section of the trunk of the White Oak of Canada ( Quercus alba, L.), 

 together with specimens of 91 other Canadian woods, presented by the Commissioners for 

 Canada. 



32 Microscopic slides, containing specimens of British DiatomacecB, presented by 

 F. C. S. Roper, Esq. 



John J. Bennett. 



Department of Prints and Drawings. 



The following has been the progress in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the 

 year 1862. 



A fresh selection of Drawings and Prints intended to show the progress made in 

 England in the arts of Design and of Engraving, from the reign of Henry VIII. to the 

 middle of the 18th century, has been arranged for public exhibition on the screens in the 

 King's Library. A catalogue of them has been drawn up and printed. 



The Drawings and Engravings which formed the prior exhibition have been remounted 

 and reinserted in their places in the Collections. 



A collection of Engravings from the principal works of the Dutch painters, has been 

 arranged and bound in 11 folio volumes, 1,360 of which were mounted in the course of the 

 year. 



Four volumes of the works of Callot have been arranged, the reference to Meaume's 

 recently printed catalogue of the artist's works being attached to each print. 



Five volumes of the Etchings of Robert Hills have been arranged. 



Three hundred and fifty-three Drawings have been mounted, 48 of the more delicate in a 

 manner to secure them from injury by friction. 



Four thousand six hundred and eighty-three articles have been entered in the register of 

 purchases and presentations, 4,183 of which have had the register mark afiixed to them, 

 which has also been affixed to 867 Prints, &c., forming illustrations to books. 



Four thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven slips have been written for the new general 

 Catalogue of Prints in the Collection. 



The following are some of the more important acquisitions made during the year : — 

 Italian School: — 



Drawings. — By Donatello, Giorgione, Lionardo da Vinci, Correggio, Sogliano, Beccafumi, 

 Perino del Vaga, G. P. Bellori, Jacopo Palma il Giovane, Canaletio, and Zuccherelli. 

 1 SS' E Engravings. — 



