66 ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BiililSn MUSEUM. 



in Mexico by Scliiede and Deppe and Kerber, and in North America by Curdss, Marcus 

 E, Jones, and Lemmon. 



T!ie Cellular plants in the Public Gallery have been re-arran^cd and carefully labelled. 



A i'urther portion of the collection of mosses belonging to the late Dr. Hampe has been 

 mounted and arranged for consultation. 



The collection of dissected fruits and flowers formed by V.. A. Salisbury has been 

 arranged in systematic order, and incorporated with the general collection of fruits and 

 seeds. The general collection of coniferous fruits has been revised and rc-arranged. 



The cabinets having been provided for the unincorporated collections, the Avhole of 

 these have been carefully labelled, and arranged in the cabinets in geogra])hifal order. 



The drawings of plants made in Captain Cook's iirst voyage round ths world have been 

 arranged in systematic order, and bound iu five folio volumes. A considerable portion of 

 the collection of Prints and Drawings of Plants has been mounted and arranged for 

 ready considtation in the same order as the jilants in the Herbarium. 



The cataloguing, arranging, and press-marking the books in the Departmental Library 

 have been nearly completed. 



During the year 18,893 specimens of plants have been incorporated with the arranged 

 collections. 



II. — Acquisitions. 

 1. PhcEnogams : — 



The extensive collection of species of Rosa formed by the late Z\I. Deseglise, and con- 

 taining the types of his species, and the materials on -which his numerous memoirs are 

 based, was acquired by purchase. 



The collection of Alga; from different regions of the world formed by the late Professor 

 Dickie, together with his notes and drawings, illustrating the species he has described in 

 various journals, has been purchased. 



The Herbarium of Robert Pocock, of Gravesend, containing the plants collected In 

 Kent In the beginning of the centur}', has been presented through the instruraeutallty 

 of hii biographer, Mr. George M. Arnold. 



The additions to the collections during the year are the following: — 



123 species fi'om France, presented by A. Bennett, Esq. 



96 species of European plants, presented by C. C. Lacaita, Esq. 

 300 specimens of HIeracia, by Naegeli. 



5 species of Dianthus, presented by F. N. Williams, Esq. 

 A valuable collection of Indian plants, formed and presented by A. F. Young, Esq. 

 590 species of planis from North Western India, obtained by exchange Irom J. P. 

 Duthie, Esq. 

 43 species of plants from Aden, collected and presented by Mnjor Yerbury. 



Specimens of Leontopodlum, from the Himalayas, presented by Emil Boss, Esq. 

 275 species of plants from Northern Syria, from Professor Post. 

 976 species of plants from Asia Minor, collected by SIntenis. 



2 new species of plants from Cochin China, presented by the Rev. B. Scortechinl. 

 990 species of plants from Java, Sumatra, and Timor, collected by H. O. Forbes, 



Esq. 

 407 species of plants from Borneo, collected by Grabowski. 

 14 species from East Tropical Africa, collected and presented by the Rev. J. Ilan- 

 nington. 

 600 species of plants from Madagascar, collected by Dr. Hildebrandt. 

 '227 species from Madagascar, collected by the Rev. R. Baron. 

 406 sr,ecies from Natal, from Mr. J. M. Wood. 



546 species from South Africa, collected by Mr. J. M. Wood, and presented by 

 A. E, Gibbs, Esq. 

 24 species of Cape plants, from Mrs. F. Sklpwith. 

 Ill species of idants from St. Helena, presented by F. E. Grant, Esq. 

 253 species of plants from New South Wales, collected by the Rev. J. Lamont. 

 30 species of plants from Australia, presented by Baron von Mueller, 

 23 species of plants from Australia, presented by Mrs. Coker Beck. 

 30 species of plants from Tasmania, presented by A. Bennett, Esq. 

 55 species of North American plants, from Professor Asa Gray. 

 19 species of plants from North America, presented by A. Bennett, Esq. 

 1305 species of plants from Western America, collected by Lemmon. 

 240 species of North American plants, collected by Curtiss. 

 2,745 species of plants from California, Arizona, and New Mexico, collected by Marcus 

 E. Jones. 

 155 species of plants from Washington Territory, collected by Suksdorf. 

 470 species of plants from the United States and Mexico, collected and presented by 



W. Carruthers, Es(]. 

 483 species of plants from Mexico, collected by SchafFner. 

 289 species of planis from Mexico, collected by Kerber. 

 46 species of cultivated orchids, presented by H. Veitch, Esq. 

 4 species of cultivated orchids, presented by B. S. Williams,, Esq. 

 A cultivated orchid, presented by the Hon." and Rev. J. T. Boscawen. 



Cryptogams : — 



