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III.' — To the Fossil Series. 



Specimen of an unopened bud of a fossil Palm from Antigua ; presented by Dr. F. J 



Farre. 

 Specimens of fossil plants from trappean rocks near Burntisland; presented by G. 



Grieve, Esq. 

 Specimens of Carboniferous fossils from the Ash bed at Arran ; presented by E. 



Wunsch, Esq. 

 Cone of Fhmingites gracilis, and other fossils, from the Airdrie coal-field • collected by 



Mr. J. Russell. ' ^ 



A fine series of Devonian plants from Kiltorkan, Ireland. 

 Sections of Calamites and other stems ; from Mr. J. Butterworth. 

 Specimens of Coniferous woods in flint, from the chalk. 

 Specimens of Dicotyledonous woods from the Crag. 

 ''3 specimens of Fossil woods ; prepared by Mr. Norman. 

 Specimen of Fossil wood from Beadon, Berks ; presented by Prof. T. Rupert Jones. 



The number of visits paid during the year to the Herbarium for the purpose of scientific 

 research was 1,413. The following foreign botanists may be specified as having used the 

 Herbarium in prosecuting their different studies :— Cosson, of Paris, for his investiga- 

 tions into the Flora of Northern Africa ; Areschoug, of Lund, for his work on Ruhi • 

 Fries, the younger, of ITpsala, for his Lichenological researches, and his account of the 

 plants of Greenland ; Ascherson, of Berlin, for his memoir on Marine Phanerogams, and 

 for other plants ; Castracane, of Florence, for the study of the Diatomacece ; Van Hcurck, of 

 Antwerp, for his work on Bromeliacca ; and Boissier, of Geneva, for his " Flora Orientalis." 

 Of botanists residing in Britain, the folloAving may be specified : — Mr. J. Miers, for his 

 memoirs on Hipjoocratea and Lecytheos ; Mr. G. Bentham, for his " Flora Australiensis " ; 

 Prof. Dyer, for the "Flora Indica"; Mr. Hiern, for his monograph of ^& Ehenaceoi; 

 the Rev. R. T. Lowe, for his " Flora of Madeira " ; Dr. F. Welwitsch, for his investiga- 

 tions into the Flora of tropical Africa ; the Rev. J. M. Crombie, for his work on British 

 Lichens ; Mr. M. C. Cooke, for his memoirs on British Fungi ; and the late Dr. Seemann, 

 for his " Flora Vitiensis." 



Willium Carruthers. 



Department or Prints and Drawings. 



The collection of Niello plates, in silver, the casts in sulphur, and a selection of the 

 finest impressions on paper, have been arranged in a show case in the public room. 



Twenty sheets of the second volume of the catalogue of satirical prints and drawings, 

 describing subjects from the accession of William and Mary in 1688, to the reign of 

 George II., and dealing with the personal and political satires of the period, have been 

 printed and revised. 



The first volume of the catalogue of prints and drawings illustrating English History 

 is in course of preparation for the press. One thousand two hundred and thirty-two full 

 titles have been prepared and will shortly be placed in the hands of the printer. 



The works of Jacob de Gheyn the younger, have been arranged in a volume, with the 

 references to Le Peintre-graveur, of Passavant, attached to each print. 



Fine specimens of engraving by the Dutch and Flemish masters have been arranged 

 in chronological order, and placed in six volumes. 



The collection of the etchings of Jules Jacquemart have been arranged in three volumes, 

 and the fine series, recently acquired, has been incorporated. 



The portraits of James Francis Edward, the attainted Prince of Wales, and his family, 

 have been arranged chronologically, and placed in a case. 



The works of John Outrim have been arranged in a guard book. 



The prints after Italian masters have been re-arranged, the recent acquisitions incor- 

 porated, and an alphabetical index of the j^ainters' names has been written to accompany 

 the collection. 



A catalogue has been written of the works of Claude Mellan, in which the Print Room 

 Collection of the master's works has been marked off with the inventory or register marks, 

 respectively and the Avhole series has been arranged in six volumes ready for mounting. 



The works of Charles Etienne Delaune have been mounted and arranged in a case, with 

 the references to Dumesnil attached to each, and a catalogue has been written of them. 



A catalogue lias been written of the works of Stefano della Bella, from Le Blanc's 

 descriptions, and all the etchings by the master deposited in the Print Room, including the 

 Hooft Collection recently purchased, have been marked off with the references to the 

 inventory and register of the department. 



«A catalogue of 131 pages has been written of the prints and drawings contained in the 

 illustrated copy of "jidwarde's .Anecdotes of Painting," presented by J. H. Anderson, 

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