ACCOUNTS, &.C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 5I 



which had for many years been in the possession of the Trustees. These cones have 

 been the subjects of memoirs by Robert Brown, Brongniart, and .Schimper, and are of 

 the greatest value from tlie light they have thrown on the Flora of the Carboniferous 

 period. 



The collections of R. A. Salisbury, presented to the Trustees by the late Dr. J. E. Gray, 

 have been augmented by the addition of a collection of notes and drawings of Ericaceous 

 plants, with fragments of the plants ; presented by Sir Joseph D. Hooker. 



There have been also added to the Herbarium a valuable collection of Indian plants, 

 consisting of nearly 3,000 species, presented by Charles B. Clarke, Esq.; an important 

 collection of South African plants, consisting of 1,024 species, collected and presented by 

 Harry Bolus, Esq. ; 426 species of plants from North America and Europe, presented by 

 Arthur Bennett, Esq.; 196 species of plants from Afghanistan, collected and presented by 

 Dr. Aitchison ; 200 species of plants from Lower Egypt, collected and presented by 

 H. A. Hunt, Esq.; 375 species of European plants from Huter ; 415 species from 

 North America, from Curtis ; 642 species from Trinidad, collected by Fendler ; 150 

 specie.^ from New Granada, collected by Simmons; 111 species from Buenos Ayres, 

 collected by Edward White ; 942 species from South Africa, collected by Rehmann ; 

 1 10 species from Palestine, collected by Prof. Post; 400 species of Cryptogamous plants 

 from Italy ; 675 species of European and English Lichens by different collectors ; 350 

 species of European Lichens, from Dr. Nylander; 3 specimens of the coffee-leaf funo-us, 

 from Dr. Cooke ; a specimen of Indigofera heterosticha from Tropical Africa, collected 

 and presc nted by Major Serpa Pinto ; and the spadix and leaf of Antliurium hybiidum 

 from W. Bull, Esq. 



There have been added to the collections of fruits and woods three fruits of Omphalo- 

 carpum from Africa, presented by Thos. Christy, Esq. ; a branch with cones of Pinus 

 Cedrus grown at Hinton St. George, Somersetshire, presented by W. H. Broome, Esq. ; 

 specimens of Loranthus longifolius on 34 different trees from the Botanic Gardens at 

 Saharumpore, jiresented by J. F. Duthie, Esq. ; specimens of bamboos and sugar canes 

 from Demerara, presented by David Carruthers, Esq. ; a collection of prepared specimens 

 of Japanese woods, presented by J. Bisset, Esq. ; specimens of oak and other woods trom 

 Pleistocene beds in the Thames Valley, presented by Dr. R. Messell ; and specimens of 

 charred wood from E. Beck, Esq. 



To the British Herbarium there have been added specimens of 1,168 plants from 

 Devonshire, collected and presented by T. R. Archer Briggs, Esq. ; 92 species of 

 Shropshire plants, collected and presented by W. E. Beckwith, Esq. ; 37 specimens of 

 plants from G. C. Druce, Esq. ; 62 species of Sussex plants from F. C. S. Roper, Esq. ; 

 54 species of Northamptonshire plants from Miss Shepard ; 92 species of Warwickshire 

 plants from J. E. Bagnall, Esq. ; 53 species of British plants from G. Nicholson, Esq. ; 

 specimens of Tricko/nnnes radicans, and T. Andrewsii, from Mrs. Andrews ; and specimens 

 of rare and critical British species from F. A. Lees, Esq., F. Townsend, Esq., the 

 Rev. R. P. Murray. W. D. Douglas, Esq., J. C. Melvill, Esq., Bolton King, Esq., 

 C. Chantre, Esq., H. & J. Groves, Esq., the Rev. W. W. Newbould and Mrs. Pierce 

 Butler. 



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

 inquiry was 704. The following foreign botanists may be specified as havino- used the 

 Herbarium in connection with their investigations: — Professor Asa Gray, of America; 

 M. C. DeCandolle, of Geneva ; Dr. Reinsch, Count Solms-Laubach, Baron Ettino-s- 

 hausen, and Mr. Bolus. Of British botanists the following may be specified: — Sir John 

 Lubbock, Bart, Mr. C. B. Clarke, Mr. J. G. Baker, Mr. A. W. Bennett, Mr. A. Bennett, 

 the Rev. J. M. Crombie, Mr. Howse, the Messrs. Groves, Mr. Holmes, Mr. Stratton, 

 the Rev. W. W. Newbould, Professor Dickson, Professor Lawson, Professor Balfour, 

 Mr. J C. Mansell-Pleydell, Mr. W. P. Hiern, Mr. Boulger, Mr. Churchill and 

 Dr. Braithwaite. 



JV. Carruthers. 



British Museum,T Edw. A. Bo7id, 



13 May 1882. j Principal Librarian. 



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