ACCOUNTS, &C. OP THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 29 



By Presentation : — 



A large stone which fell at Udipi, South Canara, India, April 1866 ; from the Secretary 

 of State for India in Council. 



A fragment of the Krahenberg, Zweibriicken stone ; Dr. Neumeyer. 

 By Purchase : — 



Eight distinct stones which fell at Hessle, near Upsala, Sweden ; specimens from Ornans 

 Doubs, France ; Daniel's Kuil, Griqua Territory, South Airica; and Chaisonville, near 

 Orleans, France. 



Bi/ Exc/iamje : 

 Specimens of those which fell at Frankfort, Alabama; Danville, Alabama ; GoaJpara, 



Of Irons, Milwaukee, Wisconsin ; near Santa Rosa, Mexico ; Denton County, Texas ; 

 Missouri ; Nauheim, near Frankfort, Prussia ; Juncal, Atacama, Chili ; and Prambanan, 

 Socrakarta, India. 



The total number of meteoric falls now represented in the Collection amounts to no less 

 than 285. 



Nevil Slory-Maskelyne. 



Department of Botany. 



The principal business done in the Department during the year 1869, has consisted, — 



In the re-arrangement of a portion of the presses of the General Herbarium, with a view to 

 their extension and to rendering them more accessible, subsequent to the painting and 

 cleaning of the Herbarium rooms and studies, which was carried out during the summer. 



In the re-arrangement of the families of GraminecB, Cyperacea, Juncea, RestiacecB, 

 Eriocaulonece, Asphodel'CB, Aiuarylli/fecB, Hemeiocallidece, Snulacece, and other smaller 

 Monocotyledonous Orders, as also of the Urticea and Piperucroe, and of the Lichens, both 

 British and Foreign, with numerous additions to each. 



In the selection of a very large number of Specimens from the Herbarium of the late 

 N. B. Ward, Esq., and from the collection of Abyssinian plants, sent by Dr. Schimper 

 through the Foreign Office. 



In the naming, arranging, and laying into the General Herbarium of Berlandier's Mexi- 

 can Collection; of Linden's collections from New Granada; Tate's, from Nicaragua ; Coul- 

 ter's, from California ; Sartwell's Carices of North America ; Wight's collections from the 

 Nilgherry Hills, and from India generally ; Jameson's, from the Andes of Quito; Orchidea, 

 from different countries ; Ferns, from the Islands of the South Pacific ; and of a large 

 number of miscellaneous specimens of various families and from different countries. 



In the examination and arrangement of the recent and fossil Coniferce and ( ycadea, and 

 of Mr. Brown's collection of fossil woods. 



In the arrangement of a very great number of specimens of European plants, with a 

 view to their incorporation in the General Herbarium, which has been commenced. 



In the re-arrangement of various portions of the British Herbarium, and of the collec- 

 tion of Fruits and Seeds. 



And in the re-arrangement of various parts of the collections contained in the Exhibition 

 Rooms, and especially of the cases containing ConifercB and Cactece, with large additions. 



The principal additions made to the Collection during the year 1869 have been the 

 following, viz. : — 



650 Plants of Europe, from the collection of Dr. Rostan. 

 460 „ „ from the collection of the late Mr. Ward. 



52 „ the Isle of Wight ; presented by J. R. Stratton, Esq. 

 50 „ Belgium, forming fasc. 7 of the " Plantes Rares de Belgique." 

 96 S/iHces from the North of Europe ; collected by Lasstadius. 

 250 Plants of the Rhine, forming fasc. 8-12 of Wirtgen's " Plantae Rhenanae." 

 900 ,, Ingermannland. 



^22 " Sia""^' I P""^^*^"*^^ ^y t^^ Chevalier Pittoni. 

 77 „ Athens ; collected by Boissier. 

 300 „ Sicily, forming fasc. 7-9 of Todaro's " Flora Sicula." 



48 „ Gibraltar ; presented by A. H. Hurst, E.-q. 



80 species of European Algae, forming decad. 205-12 of Rabenhorst'e " Algen 

 Sachsens," &c. 

 200 „ European Fungi, forming fasc. 12 and 13 of Rabenhorst'a "Fungi 



Europaei." 

 200 „ Italian Cryptogams, forming fasc. 1-4 of series 2 of the " Erbario Crit- 

 togamico Italiano." 

 2,000 Plants of Abyssinia; collected by Dr. Schimper. 

 3,094 „ South Africa ; from the collection of Mr. Ward. 



560 „ Madeira ; collected by Lemaiin and others. 

 274. E -2 926 Plants 



