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extensive series of original drawings of Indian plants contained in 13 folio volumes, 

 formerly the property of Dr. Fleming. 



During the year 20,440 specimens of plants have been added to the arranged collections. 



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

 and inquiry was 803. 



General Libraky of Natural History. 



The works purchased for the General Library have been removed to the Gallery 

 allocated to the Library, and as far as the shelving has been supplied, they have been 

 classified and arranged in their places. 



The Library consisted at the end of the year of 7,659 volumes. Of these 13 volumes 

 have been presented to the Library, 911 volumes had been transferred from the Libraries 

 of the Natural History Departments, and the remainder have been acquired by purchase. 



All the works have been roughly catalogued, and 2,259 volumes finally catalogued, for 

 which 1,022 title-slips have been written. 



Wm. Cairuthers. 



British Museum,"! Edward A. Bond, 



30 May 1883. J Principal Librarian. 



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