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DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE ON BOTANICAL WORK: 



Brown, Robert — continued. 



p. 112 ; iboitanic gardens, p. 115 ; — ^useless Tritihout 

 a good library attaxjhed, p. lib ; Botanic Society at 

 Kegent's Paroi, ip. 115 ; change in 'Jveeper&liip, p. 116 ; 

 charge of entire botanic collections about to be given, 

 p. 112 ; collections made during Plinders's voyage, 

 laid in, Bennett, p. 119 ; — ^of fossil woods, by express 

 conditioin to be fcep-t at the BritL&h Museum, Bennett, 

 p. 125 ; — ^transferred to Geological Department, 

 Murray, p. 4, 47 ; Woodward, 1053, 1084 ; —the 

 Trustees' sanction not yet obtained, Murray, 48-50 ; 

 "Erebus" and "Terror" collections. Dyer, p. 86; 

 fossil plants, Bennett, p. 125 ; ■ — 'transferred to 

 Grealogical Department, Murray, p. 4 ; Q. 47 ; — sanc- 

 tion of Trustees not yet obtained for this, Murray, 

 48-50 ; hea'Ibarium, only lodged at the Museum, Car- 

 ruthers, p. 133 ; — ^noTV" merged in general herbarium, 

 Murray, p. 3, 42 ; collections, unarranged, p. 115 ; 

 copperplates prepared by Sir J. Banks, p. 116 ; de- 

 partment came to the Miuseum with himself, p. 112, 



114 ; drawings by Bauer in the Botanical Departanent, 

 4,660 in number, p. 116 ; duties enumerated, p. 112, 

 115; "Edinlburgh Review" statement overcharged, 

 p. 112 ; evMence, 1835, p. Il2 ; —1350, p. 114 ; 

 — ipiortion re^ad to the Trustees, p. 118 ; exhibitiion of 

 vegetable products, p. 114 ; extent of herbarium, p. 



115 ; foreign herbaria and botanic gardens, p. 117 ; 

 grants for purchases, p. 115 ; herbarium, its extent, 

 p. 115 ; increase of collections by purchase, £100 

 annually allowed, p. 112 ; librarian formerly to Sir 

 J. Baniks, and the Linnean Society, p. 115 ; library, 

 Banksian, his use of, p. 115 ; an the Botantlcal De- 

 partment, p. 112, 115 ; — ^sum allowed for its in- 

 crease, p. 115 ; Linnean herbarium mentioned, p. 

 112 ; manuscripts in the department, p. 116 ; objec- 

 tions to the Trustees' scheme, p. 116 ; opinion as to 

 botanic gajrdens, p. 115 ; — read to tlhe Trustees of tlie 

 British Museum, p. 118 ; plants lannotated by him 

 must always be kept, Dyer, 1305 ; Murray, 154 ; 

 P'lea for fixity of tenure for his successor, p. 112 ; 

 pub lie admitted to Banks's colli ection solely by favour 

 of the librarian, p. 112 ; proposed change in condi- 

 tions of keepership, p. 116 ; removal to Kew op- 

 posed, p. 115 ; salary without apaii;ments, p. 112 ; 

 seeds 'and seed-vessels, collection, p. 114 : 

 services to Kew, Dyer, p. 85 ; Sloane herbaria in good 

 condition, p. 112, 115 ; Trustees' scheme deprecated, 

 ip. 116 ; unarranged collections, n. 115 ; work on 

 types, Dyer, 1305 ; under-librarian and keeper of the 

 Banksian collections, p. 112 ; — afterwards keeper of 

 the botanical collections, p. 114 ; cf. p. 138 ; views 

 as to the study of botany, Camtthers, p. 135 ; wish 

 that his collection should remain at the Britiish Mu- 

 seum, p. 119. 



Brussels, State herbarium, p. 165 ; — ^application for 

 information, p. 161 ; — reply to the same, p. 164. 



Buekland, Dean Williaim, his worli on fossil plants at 

 tOie British Museum, p. 121. 



Buddie, Rev. Adam, herbarium mentioned, p. 179. 



Buildings at Kew crowded. Dyer, p. 97 ; — more re- 

 quired. King, 241. 



Buitenzorg, Kew excels it as to palms. Dyer, p. 83. 



Bulletin, Kew, account of, Dyer, p. 78-81. 



BuUiaird, P., wax models of fungi, the types of his 

 "Herbier de la France," p. 166. 



Bureau, Edouard, Professor of Classification at Paris, p. 

 166. 



Eurkill, I. H. , identification of a Sinapis, Holiaes, p. 

 173. 



Burrows, Capt. G., Congo plants, Holmes, 457. 



Burt, Dr. E. A. , at Kew, Dyer, p. 66. 



Business men who study botany not numerous. Groves, 

 358, 359. 



Busts of botanists at Kew, Dyer, p. 58. 



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Cabinets at British Museum, Murray, 178, p. 4 ; 

 — large size, Murray, 90 ; — at Kew, Dyer, p. 58, 95 ; 

 — new required, Clarly, 313, 324, 325 ; — on amalga- 

 mation should be kept, Hrmsley, 1215, 1218, 1224! 



Cacao in Africa, Dyer, p. 76. 



Sacti, impossible to show in herbaria. Holmes, 402 ; 

 — to be systematically studied in herbaria, Carru- 

 thers, 615. 



Cactus wanted, not in herbarium, but in the living col- 

 lection, Holmes, 458. 



Calcutta Botanical Gardens, fireproof building, King, 

 246-252. 



Cameroons, collections from. Dyer, p. 85. 



Campbell Island collection, Dyer, p. 86. 



Campbell, His Grace George Douglas Glassell, 8th Duke 

 of Argyll, in Geological Department, If'oodward, 1066. 



Campbell, R., collection, Dyer, p. 85. 



Camphor used as a preservative, Murray, p. 4. 



Candolle, A. L. P. P. de, exti-act relating to Kew, p. 

 180. 



Cape flora, in progress at Kew, Dyer, p. 65; Murray, 



97. 

 Capsules, in herbarium, Dyer, p. 94 ; — Paris, p. 166. 



Carboniferojs fossils, transference to the Geological De- 

 partm.ent. Woodward, 1083. 



Carey, John, iJv'orth American herbarium, Dyer, p. 95. 



Carpentaria, collections, Dyer, p. 85. 



Carpological collections, British Museum, Murray, 56- 

 53 ; Brussels, p. 164 ; Kew, Dyer, p. 94 ; Paris, p. 

 166 ; St. Petersbarg, p. 155 ; Yiemia, p. 162. 



Carruthers, Mr. William, i].R.iS., aooommodatio|n at 

 (Jromwell Road insufficient for the united herbaria, 

 581, 583 ; — means of pro^dding the same, 582, 584, 

 p. 173 ; advantages of amalgamation counterbalanced, 

 576 ; amalgamation would assist botanists, 570 ; Bent- 

 ham, G., dried plants only used by him, 613, 614; 



- — his views controverted, 578 ; botanists, English, pre- 

 fer a London establishment, 577 ; — foreign, visit 

 Cromwell Road and Kew indifferently, 577 ; botany 

 the only science possessing two State-siipported col- 

 lections in or near London, 586, 587 ; British her- 

 barium, date of establishment, p. 180 ; British Mu- 

 seum, British botanists visiting, 611, 612 ; — ^building 

 inco'mplete, on completion cotidd hiouse the united her- 

 baria, 582, 584 ; — ■hei-'barium consists of dried plants, 



woods, fruits, etc., 609 ; required so long as the 



fossil plants remain, 583 ; — herbarium, for students 

 exliibited, 604 ; — keeper of botany, 24 years, 564 ; 

 — ordy place where fossil and recent plants can be 

 studied together, 573 ; — public exhibition of British 

 plants, 604 ; — ^students' herbarium, 604 ; business 

 men debarred from visiting Kew, 577 ; Cacti need to 

 be systematically studigd in a herbarium, 615 ; com- 

 parison of herbaria at Cromwell Road and Kew, 

 p. 135 ; complete herbarium non-existent, 569 ; cor- 

 respondence with J. Ball, p. 143 ; — with Secretary 

 of the Committee, p. 173, 177, 178, 180 ; Devonshire 

 Conmiission, evidence before, p. 133-138 ; — still holds 

 good, 565 ; Dickson, J., collection, p. 178 ; duplicate 

 collections possibly peculiar to botany, 586, 587; 

 Edinburgh herbarium, a State -oupported duplicate of 

 the British Museum or Kew, 586 ; English botanists 

 prefer a London establishment, 577 ; evidence, 1871, 

 p. 153-138 ; —still adhered to, 565 ; —1900, 564-619 ; 

 exhibition in the Central Hall, Cromwell Road, ar- 

 ranged by Keeper of Botany, who has no control of 

 the funds, 591-593, 597. 598 ; — of morphology, con- 

 structed by him, 590, 596 ; — much consulted, 595 ; 

 — ^v-ery valuable, 594; experience, Bentharn, p. 143; 

 facilities for study at Cromwell Road, p. 135 ; fire, 

 danger from, the great drawback to any amalgamation, 

 571, 576 ; foreigners visit both establishments indif- 

 ferently, 577 ; Ifosslii ipl^anjts, collection formed by, 

 Murray, p. 4 ; — ^transferred to the Geological Depart- 

 ment, Murray, 47 ; — could not be named from a mere 

 reference herbarium, 578, 605 ; — require a herbarium 

 of types, 618. 619 ; — should be studied with recent 

 plants, p. 136 ; — those in possession of the Geologi- 

 'Cal Society, p. 137 ; — ^they form an essential part of a 

 collection of plants, 573, 574 ; — usually possess ex- 

 ternal characters only, 606 ; fruits, woods, stems, form 

 part of the herfbarium, 609 ; gallery suggested to 

 house the Kew collections, p. 173 ; herbaria of both 

 establishments should remain as at present. 566 ; her- 

 barium, arranged plants form 19-20ths, p. 133 ; — as- 

 sistants, p. 133 ; Banks's plants all laid in, p. 133 ; 

 —believed to equal that at Kew, p. 133 ; — Brown's 

 plants only housed there, p. 133 ; — described, p. 

 133 ; —duplicates discouraged, p. 133 ; — ^incorpora- 

 tion with Kew herbarium desirable, Hooker, p. 128 ; 

 — ^and thence supplied, Hoolrr, p. 128 ; — statement 

 denied, p. 134 ; — independence desirable, p. 140 ; 

 — no complete one existent, 569 ; not open to the 

 public, p. 133 ; — plants from Banks all laid in, 

 p. 133 ; — rules of admission, p. 133 ; — staff, 1871, 



