^4 ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Cuspidine ; Monte Somma, Vesuvius. 



Two fine specimens of Proiistite; Chanarcillo, Chili. 



Magnificent specimens of Natrolite on basalt; Neubauerberg, Bohemia. 



Herrengrundite ; Herrengrund, Hungary. 



Of the above minerals the following species and varieties are new to the collection: — 

 Anonialite, Antonite, Avaruite, Bobierrite, Cacoclase, Cuspidine, Endlichite, Hexagonite, 

 Hydrocuprite, Lautite, Leidyite, Manganobrucite, Pyrrhoarsenite, Randite, Rosthornite, 

 Sarcinite. 



By Exchange: — 

 Sillimanite and Clinochlore; New York, U.S.A. 



Rocks. 



By Presentation : — 



Fragments of a boulder from Glacial Clay ; Stockport; by J. W. Gray, Esq. 



Specimens of spherulitic and perlitic lava ; Wuenheim, Vosges ; by Professor Grenville 

 J. A. Cole, F.G.s. 



Gold bearing quartz-conglomerate; Transvaal Gold Fields; by C. Thomson, Esq. 



Specimens of Coral limestones, &c. ; Christmas Island ; by the Lords of the Admiralty. 



A collection of Swedish rocks (69 specimens) ; by the Geological Survey of Sweden. 



Orbicular Diorite ; San Lucia, Corsica ; by CaulHeld Cottell, Esq. 



Liparite containing tridymite ; by R. Patterson, Esq. 



Glaucophane rock ; Val Chisone, Fresnieres. Cottian Alps, and from Isle de Groix ; by 

 Professor T. G. Bonney, r.K.s. 



Pegmatite containing garnets ; Ross-shire ; by the Director of the Museum of Science 

 and Art, Edinburgh. 



Quartzite with glacial striae ; Hyderabad, India ; by the Indian Government. 



A cleavage table of Slate ; Wales ; by T. Davies, Esq., r.G.s. 



Scyelite ; Loch Scye, Caithness ; Dacite Glass ; Tay Bridge ; by Professor J. "W. 

 Fudd, F.R.s. 



By Purchase: — 



A collection of rocks (about 400), collected by Professor J. Milne, f.g.s.; Japan, 

 Corea, and the Kurilies. 



Meteorites. 

 By Presentation : — 



New Mexico ; weight 61-35 grams ; by R. Pearce, Esq., f.g.s. 



Djati Pengilon, Java; fell 19th March 1884; weight 469 grams; by the Government 

 of the Netherlands. 



Lalitpur, North West Provinces, India; fell 7th April 1887; weight 82*2 grams ; by 

 the Director of the Geological Survey of India. 



By Purchase : — 



Fort Duncan, Maverick Co., Texas, U.S.A. ; weight 4,700 grams. 

 Allen County, Kentucky, U.S.A. ; weight 409*6 grams. 



By Exchange : — 



Tysnas Island, Hardanger Fjord, Norway ; fell 20th May 1884; weight 896 grama. 



Youndegm, W estern Australia. 



" Abert Iron." 



All these, with the exception of Youndegin, are new to the collection. 



L. Fletcher. 



Department of Botant. 



During the past year 60,753 specimens have been mounted, named, and inserted in 

 their places in the Herbarium ; of these 16,353 were Phanerogams, and 44,400 were 

 Cryptogams. The Phanerogams have consisted chiefly of specimens collected in Austria 

 by Kerner, in Madras by Gamble, in Malaya by Beccari, in Australia by Baron von 



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