34 ACCOUNTS, &,C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Besides the remarkable crystals of Beryl and of Ruby above cited, the following cut 

 specimens of minerals employed in jewellery have been added to the Collection. 



A large facetted Amethyst (1060 grs.) from Brazil, and a very fine specimen of the 

 Chrysoberyl " Cat's-Eye," a facetted amethyst-coloured Spinel, a l^ourmaline, a facetted 

 green Jargoon, and a facetted Hyacinth, Australia. 



The collection of Meteorites has been increased by the following specimens : — 

 Cleguerec, Morbihan, France, May 22, 1869. 

 Moteeka Nugla, Biana, Bhurtpur, December 22, 1868. 

 Lodran, Mooltan, India, October 1, 1868. 



Frankfort, Franklin county, Alabama, U. S. A., December 5, 1868. 

 )San Francisco del Mezquital, near Durango, Mexico. 

 Auburn, Alabama, U. S. A. 

 Losttown, Cherokee county, Georgia, U. S. A. 



It now numbers : — 



179 Aerolites, being stones generally associated with meteoric iron. 



11 Siderolites, being intermediate between the stones and the iron masses. 



97 Siderites, being nickeliferous iron masses. 



Nevil Story-Maskelyne. 



Botanical Department. 



The principal business done in the Department during the year 1870 has consisted in 

 the completion of the re-arrangement in the General Herbarium of the families GraminecB 

 and Cyperacea, in the re-arrangement of the Cycadece, Piperacece, and Lichenes. 



In the critical revision and re-arrangement of the European species of the families 

 Ranuriciilacece, Berberidece, Nympliceacece, Papaveracea:, Fumariacea, Polygonece, 

 GraminecE, and Cyperacecc. 



In the naming, arranging, and laying into the General Herbarium of the extensive 

 collections of Oriental plants made by Professor Haussknecht ; of a collection of plants 

 formed by Mr. Lownes in Palestine ; of a portion of the collections made in Abyssinia by 

 Dr. Schimper ; of the collection of plants from Formosa, made by Mr. Oldham ; of a 

 series of plants from Madeira, collected by Masson and others, from the Herbarium of 

 the late N. B. Ward; of a large collection from South Africa, formed by Harvey, 

 Zeyher, and others, also from the Herbarium of the late N. B. Ward ; and of an ex- 

 tensive series of ferns from the Islands of the Pacific Ocean, made by several collectors. 



In the re-arrangement in the British Herbarium of the families Snlicinece, Lemnaeea, 

 Jimcacrce, Gruminece, and Lichenes. 



In the naming and re-arrangement of the fossil Cycadece and Lycopodincece in the first 

 Exhibition Room. 



And in re-arranging and re-labelling the Gymnospermous fruits and stems in the second 

 Exhibition Room. 



The following are the principal additions made to the collections of the Department 

 during the year 1870: — 



I. — To the Herbarium. 



General Herbarium. 



Phanerogamia. 



67 Species of plants from the Island of Banka in the Malay Archipelago ; presented 

 by Dr. SchifFer. 

 663 „ „ from Formosa, forming the Herbarium of the late Mr. Oldham. 



20 „ „ from China; collected by Mr. W. G. Stronach; presented by 



D. Hanbury, Esq. 

 2,625 ,, „ from the countries bordering the Levant ; collected by Professor 



Haussknecht. 

 444 „ „ from Martinique ; collected by M. Hahn. 



216 „ „ from various countries ; collected by Dr. Seemann. 



100 „ „ from Old Calabar ; collected by Mr. Robie. 



20 „ „ from Seychelles; collected and presented by Professor E.Perceval 



Wright, 

 50 Species of critical Belgian plants, being fasc. 8 of Professor Van Heurck's 

 " Plantes rares ou critiques de Belgique." 

 165 Species of plants from the Engadine ; collected by J. L. Krattli. 

 200 „ plants from Sicily, forming fasc. 9 and 10 of Todaro's "Flora Sicula." 



100 „ European plants, forming No. 12 of Wirtgen's " Herbarium Rhenanum." 



375 „ plants from the Tyrol ; collected by Rupert Huter. 



165 „ Graminecs, forming Baenitz's " Graminecd." 



175 „ Juncucece, forming Baenitz's '' Juncacece." 



160 „ plants from the Ionian Islands. 



200 „ European plants, forming cent. 11 and 12 of Schultz's " Herbarium 



normale." 



Cryptogamia. 



