ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



collected by Dr. Kusby ; 300 species of North American Algae from Dr. Farlow ; 100 

 species of European Algae collected by Mouf>;eot ; 60 species of European Algae from 

 Hauck and Eichter ; 69 preparations of Algae by Buffler; 144 ypecimens of Diatomaccce, 

 prepared by Norn an ; 650 species of Diatomaceaj, named and jjrepared by Prof. H. Ij. 

 Smith : a large block of Diatomaceous earth from Victoria, and 650 species of Fungi by 

 Sydow. 



The systematic arrangement of the collection of prints and drawings of plants has made 

 considerable progress during the year, and many additions have been made to it ; 119 

 drawings of Indian plants were obtained by exchange from the Director of Kew Gardens; 

 28 original draAvings of Fungi and three of British Orchids by W. G. Smith have been 

 acquired. Mr. George Massee has presented 16 drawings of Fungi by himself; 27 draw- 

 ings of Brazil plants, and seven drawings of Ncav Guinea Orchids have been purchased. 



The whole of the scientific correspondence of C. E. Broome and W. Wilson, acquired 

 with tlieir respective collections, and amounting to 8,500 different items, has been 

 arranged and mounted in guard books for preservation and easy reference. 



The British Herbarium has been increased by the presentation of 210 Leicestershire 

 plants by the Kev. T. A. Preston ; 85 specimens of Surrey JRitbi by Mr. J. G. Baker; 68 

 species of plants by the Eev. E. Marshall ; 64 species of plants by Mr. A. Bennett, and 

 several new or critical plants by Messrs. W. H. Beeby, J. Cotton, R. F. Towndvow, 

 and G. Nicholson, Miss E. K. Pcarce, 3Iiss F. P. Thompson, and Dr. F. B. White. 



The depaitmental Library has been increased by the following presents: — The Hand- 

 book of the Amari/llidecE by J. G. Baker, Monograph of the Tillundsiedi by J. G. Baker, 

 and the Botany of the Pennine Range by J. G. Baker from the author ; Lichenological 

 contributions by the Rev. J. M. Crombie from the author; the Useful Plants of Bombay 

 by J. C. Lisbta from the author; ^Monograph of the Cocoa-nut Palm by Dr. Short from 

 the author; Baron von Mueller's Iconography of the Australian Acacias from the Public 

 Library of Melbourne by order of the Premier of Victoria; the Report of the Botanical 

 Record Club, by Ch. Bailey from the author. 



The number of visits for scientific research or inquiry during the year has been 2,214, 

 of which 1,035 has been to the General Herbarium, and 1,179 to the Herbarium of 

 cryptogamic plants. 



William Carruthera. 



