ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. C}J 



2. Cryptcgams : — 



69 ppecics of European Ferns, presented by Mrs. F. Skipwith. 

 131 sppcies of Ferns from India, presented by Mrs. F. S!dp\vlth. 

 9 species of Mosses, presented by Mrs. F. Skipwith, 

 9 species of Lichens, presented by Mrs. F. Skipwith. 



55 species of AlgiG, presented by Mrs. F. Skipwith. 



91 species of Fungi from Western America, collected by M. E. Joues. 

 330 specimens of Grraphidea3 from Cuba, collected by Wright. 

 100 species of Scandinavian Alga;, collected by Wittrock and Nordstedt. 



3 species of Fresb.-water Algiie from Persia, collected and presented by W. Simpson, 



12 species of Algae from the Hot Springs of tlie Yellowstone Park, collecte d and 



presented by '\Y. Carruthevs, Esq. 

 7 species of Characeas, presented by Messrs. H. and J. Groves. 

 27 species of Fungi from South Africa, collected by Wood, presented by A. E. Gibbs, 

 Esq. 

 3 species of Fungi, presented by Rev. J. O'Gorman. 

 100 species of Fungi of Euro[)e, by I)u TJnieraen. 

 230 species of Fungi of Europe, by Rabenhorst. 

 lO species of Ascomycetous Fungi, by Rehm. 



3. Collection of Fruits and Seeds : — 



2 Specimens of fruits presented by Thomas Christy, Esq., F.L.s. 

 Seeds of two species of Carmichag lia, presented by J. D. Enys, Esq. 



Fruits of Sequoia and Toireya from California, presented by J. M. Hastings, Esq. 



16 Fruits from North America, collected and presented by W. Carruthers, Esq, 

 120 Fruits from Sumatra, collected by H. O. Forbes. 



4. Collcclion of Woods ; — 



14 specimens of Woods from the Andaman Islands, presented by Colonel Michael. 



17 species of North American woods, from Professor Bickmore. 



3 specimens of British-grown woods, from the Rev. R. P. Murray. 

 Specimen of St. Helena Ebony, from F. E. Grant, Esq. 



80 specimens of Philippine woods, obtained by exchange from M. Vidal. 



5. British Herbarium : — 



75 species, from Alfred Fryer, Esq, 



31 sj)Ocies, from W. H. Beeby, Esq, 



97 species, from C, Bailey, Esq. 



86 species, from Donegal, frcnn Miss Kinahan. 

 155 species, from A. Bennett, Esq. 

 257 species from Kircudbright, from F. R. Coles, Esq. 



56 species from Scotland, collected by the late Dr. W. B. Baikie. 

 110 species from Shetland and Orkney, from the Rev, W. H. Smith. 



47 species from the Rev. W. H. Painter. 

 36 species, from G. C. Druce, Esq. 

 26 species, from Jas. Saunders, Esq. 



4 species, from Sir John Lubbock, Bart. 



Specimens of one or two rare or interesting plants have been received from, A. G- More, 

 Esq., F. C. S. Roper, Esq., Rev. E. L. Bloomfi.eld, J. W. White, Esq. R. F. Towndrow, 

 Esq., J. E. Bagnall, Esq., J. C. Mansel Plydell, Esq. H. G. Glasspoole, Esq., Miss 

 Shepard, J. Benbow, Esq., F. B. Doveton, Esq., R. M. Middleton, Esq., W. Mathews, 

 Esq., and A. Baldwin, Esq. 



A large series of specimens of British plants was presented by W. T. Thiselton Dyer, 

 Esq. from his Herbarium. 



The collections of the Botanical Record Club, and the Herbarium of Dr. Forbes Young, 

 were transferred from the Herbarium of the Royal Gardens, Kew, by authority of Sir 

 Joseph Hooker. 



6. Tcratolof/icnl Collection : — 



Specimens of abnormal growths in plants have been presented by Mrs. Piei'ce Butler, 

 Josopli Mayes, Esq., Rev. Geo. Henslow, F. N. Williams, Esq., George Bullock, Esq., 

 W. G. Smith, Esq., R. Holland, Esq., Mrs. Japp, R. M. :Middleton, Esq., and Dr. 

 Masters. 



0.73. K 3 7. Collection 



