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DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE ON BOTANICAL WORK : 



AjuitJientic specimens not equal to types, Fawcett, 536. 

 Aveibury, The Eight Hon. John, 1st Baron ; see Luhbock. 

 Ayriton, The Right Hon. Acton Smee, memorandum on 

 Keiw, p. 151 ; mentioned, Dyer, p. 57. 



B. 



Biabingiton, Prof. Charles Oardale, estimate of the 



Binitish flora, p. 137. 

 Bajcking of sheets in Kew Herbarium, not practicable, 



Helmsley, 1222, 1223. 



JBacteria, preserved, at Vienna, p. 162. 



Baillon, Pro'f. Henri Ernest, Tisits to the British Mu- 

 seum, Carruthers, p. 134. 



3aker, E. G., at Kew, Dyer, p. 65 ; mentioned, 2Iur- 

 ray, p. 178. 



Baker, J. G., at Kew, Dyer, p. 65 ; flora of Mauritius, 

 Dyer, p. 65 ; herbarium arrangement, Murray, p. 4. 



J3alansa, B., planlts in Paris, p. 168. 



Balfour, Dr. I. B., at Kew, p. 65. 



3all, John, acouimuLation of plants at the British Mu- 

 seum, p. 132 ; botany, has paid mucli attention to it, 

 p. 131 ; coliections should be sent in the fiist place 

 to Kew, p. 132 ; Colonies would benefit by plants 

 distributed, p. 132 ; evidence, 1871, p. 131 ; — correc- 

 tion of same, p. 143 ; — ^repily to, Carruthers, p. 145 ; 

 fossils might remain at the Brittsh Museum, p. 132 ; 

 gift to Kew, Dyer, p. 74 ; Kew, duplicates available, 

 p. 131 ; — ^perfection of its arrangements, p. 131 ; 

 — richest and miO'St valuable colleotLon in the 

 world, p. 131 ; — should receive the British Museum 

 collections, p. 131 ; letters explaining his evidence, 

 p. 143 ; -national botanic collection, views on, p. 131 ; 

 reply to evidence, Carruthers, p. 145. 



JJamks, Right Hon. Sir Joseph, Bax^t. , codicils to his 

 will. Dyer, p. 100-102 ; cori-espondence with W. T. 

 Aiiton, and tlie Treasury, Dyer, p. 84-85 ; Itis influ- 

 ence on Kew, p. 112, 125 ; liis library and herbarium 

 the centre of botanic activity, p. Ill ; Murray, p. 3 ; 

 hiis fossils, Murray, p. 3 ; his manuscripts, p. 116 ; 

 opinion of Bauer as a draughtsman, Dyer, p. 98 ; 

 plants from Kew, p. 141 ; Hemsley, 1220, 1225, 1226 ; 

 of. Dyer, p. 101 ; — ^those in the Botanical Department, 

 British Museum, cited, 1868, p. 126 ; scientific ad- 

 vtiser to George IH., p. Ill ; seeds and dried plants, 

 Hemsley, 1220, 1225, 1226- 



Banksian herbarium, a.malgamation proposed in 1858, 

 Dyer, p. 57 ; history, Dyer, ip. 100-102 ; Hemsley, 

 1209 ; Murray, p. 3 ; its value, Dyer, 1305 ; merged 

 in the geneTal herban-Um, Murray, 42. 



Banksian library, intimate conneotion with the her- 

 barium, Carruthers, p. 135 ; insured for £7,500, p. 

 127 ; retained at Blooimsbury, Murray, 176 ; sihioiild 

 be transferred to the Botanical Department, p. 126 ; 

 — pTobable effect on the Printed iSook Department, 

 p. 127 ; views of the collector during its fo^rmatdon, p. 

 127. 



Barter, C, his Niger collections. Dyer, p. 85. 



Barrow, Sir John, letter, Dyer, p. 86. 



Bateman, James, garden at Biddiilph Grange, p. 152. 



Bather, F., work on fossil crinoids, mentioned, Wood- 

 ward, 1083. 



Batters, Edward Arthur Lionel, at Kew, Dyer, p. 66 ; 

 correction of misnamed Algse, Holmes, p. 173 ; letter, 

 p. 179 ; on plants at the British Museum, p. 179 ; 

 statement in correction of some of Mr. Holmes's 

 evidence, p. 179. 



Bauer, F., drawings at Yienna, p. 162. 



Bauer, Ferdinand, drawings made during Flinders's 

 voyage, p. 116. 



Bauer, Francis, annuity from Sir J). Banks, Dyer, 

 p. 98, 100-101 ; p. 125 ; drawings, p. 116 ; —be- 

 queathed. Dyer, p. 101 ; Sir J. D. Hooker's letter 

 about them, p. 101, 102. 



Beddome, Col. R. H., at Kew, Dyer, p. 65. 



Belgium, Brussels herbarium, p. 164. 



.Bennett, Arthur, at Kew, Dyer, p. 66. 



Bennett, John Joseph, appointed keeper, 1858, p. 122 ; 

 assistant, p. 112 ; assistant keeper, p. 115, 117 ; 



Brown's herbarium housed at the British Museum, 

 his property, Carruthers, p. 133; cost of Department, 

 between £900 and £1,000 annually, p. 124, 125; 

 description of the icollections, p. 124; difference 

 between them and those at Kew, p. 124 ; disadvan- 

 tages of removal, p. 124 ; evidence, 1858, p. 119 ; 

 ditto, 1860, p. 124 ; — cited, Owen, p. 152 ; gardeners 

 visit the collections, p. 125 ; library, a new one re- 

 quired after removal, p. 125 ; — costly on account of 

 illustrated books, j). 125 ; mercantile men as en- 

 quirers, 23. 125 ; on Dryander's catalogue, p. 117 ; 

 notes on G. Russell 's memorandum, p. 126 ; probable 

 diminution of visitors if removed, p. 125 ; reasons 

 against removal, p. 125 ; store-room only required, 

 p. 124 ; structure of plants exhibited, p. 125 ; 

 students prefer dried plants to living, p. 125 ; visi- 

 tors would probably diminish on removal, p. 125 ; 

 weavers cultivate flowers, p. 125 ; workmen, few as 

 visitors, p. 125. 



Bennettites Gibsonianus, specimens at Kew, Scott, 

 1135. 



Bentham, George, article in the "Gardeners' Chroni- 

 cle," 1858, on removal of British Museum collections, 

 p. 122 ; —in " Xature," p. 134, 135, 136 ; Australia, 

 flora of. Dyer, p. 65 ; Banksian herbarium wanted 

 for Kew, p. 120 ; botanic gardens, not utilised by 

 him, p. 120 ; — cited, Carruthers, p. 135, Owen, p. 

 152 ; British flora, estimated extent, p. 137 ; desir- 

 able to keep a herbarium at the British Museum, p. 

 120; — cited, Carruthers, p. 134; duplicates at the 

 British Museum, p. 120 ; evidence, 1858, p. 120 ; 

 — cited, Carruthers, 1871, p. 130, 134; — ^paper in 

 support, p. 142 ; exclusive use of dried material, 

 Carruthers, 613, 614 ; flora, British, estimated extent, 

 p. 137; gifts to Kew, Dyer, 1290; p. 74; hex'barium 

 given to Kew, p. 120 ; — referred to, p. 138, 139 ; 

 — essential requisites, p. 130 ; — ^eited, p. 139 ; 

 — required for the work of the gardens, p. 140 ; 

 — specimens of dried plants exclusively used by him, 

 p. 120; — cited, Carruthers, i\ 135; Owen, i?- 152; 

 Hongkong flora. Dyer, p, 65 ; Leguminos;e ex- 

 amined only in the dried state, p. 120 ; ■ — cited, Car- 

 ruthers, p. 135, Owen, p. 152 ; letter on Kew, Dyer, 

 p. 102 ; library presented with his herbarium. Dyer, 

 p. 98 ; p. 120 ; living plants need not be near her- 

 ■barda, p. 120 ; reasons for gifts to Kew, p. 120 ; 

 ■Sloane herbaria might be left at the British Museum, 

 /p. 120 ; — cited, Carruthers, p. 134 ; statement, p. 

 142 ; — disputed, Carruthers, p. 136 ; views as to Kew 

 and the British Museum, p. 130; — controverted, 

 Carruthers, 578. 



Bentham, G., and Sir J. D. Hooker, their "Genera 

 plantarum," elaborated at Kew, Dyer, p. 76 ; fossils 

 ignored therein, Carruthers, 136 ; herbaria arranged 

 in accordance therewith ; — ^British Museum, Murray, 

 p. 4 ; — ^Kew, Dyer, p. 95 ; Paris, p. 166. 



Bequests, accessions to Kew, Dyer, p. 74 ; contain 

 duplicates, Murray, 126. 



Berkeley, Rev. M. J., herbarium at Kew, Dyer, p. 74 ; 



its value. Dyer, 1305 ; types of Eryslpliacece, 

 Dyer, p. 98 ; — 'of Myxomycetes lent. Dyer, p. 93. 



Berlin, collections utilised. Dyer, 1281 ; herbarium at. 

 Brown, p. 117 ; mfonmation requested, p. 161 ; 

 — reply, forwarding the same, p. 168 ; no duplicate 

 collections, Carruthers, p. 135 ; removal from town, 

 Clarlxe, 333 ; set of palms for. Dyer, p. 83 ; visited 

 by witness, Clarke, 335 ; woi-th imitation, Murray, 

 152. 



Bermuda flora, Dyer, p. 65. 



Bernard, Sir Charles, mentioned. Dyer, 1303. 



Bescherelle, E. , moss herbarium, declined by Kew, 

 Dyer, p. 87 ; — reasons. Dyer, 1296, 1305, 1331 ; 

 mentioned, Murray, 67. 



Bibliography, 1823-91, p. 157, 158; of Kew work, 

 Dyer, p. 65 ; of research in Jodrell Laboratory, 

 p. 174-177. 



Binding, at the British Museum, Murray, 97, p. 3 ; 

 — ^a small item, Murray, 97 ; at Kew, annual cost, 

 p. 173, 174 ; borne on the vote for the Stationery 

 Office, Dyer, p. 87. (See also Libraries.) 



Biologicail series, in which geology will disappear, 

 Woodward, 1068. 



Birkbeck Institution, students -visit the Botanical De- 

 partment, Murray, p. 3 ; and the Geological Depart- 

 ment, Woodward, 1097. 



