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Laiikestev. Professor Edwin Ray — continued. 

 1174, 1184; Zoological Department, no advantage of 

 having the Botanical Department in the same build- 

 ing, 1140 ; — would not be injured by its transfer- 

 ence to Kew, 1139, 1141, 1146. 



Law, W., letter on proposed removal of herbarium, Dyer, 

 p. 97. 



Lawes, Sir J. B., mentioned, Dyer, 78. 



Lea<ther and Collins., Messrs., report on Indian agri- 

 culture, Dy<;r, p. 78. 



Leaves best studied in gardens. Holmes, p. 175. 



Lectures at Berlin, p. 169 ; —at Paris, p. 165-167 ; 

 — at Vienna, none public, by the statf, p. 162 ; — 

 herbarium for, in Paris, p. 167 ; — not permitted in 

 British iMusemu herbarium, Murray, 188-191 ; — to 

 the garden staff, Dyer, p. 59, 60. 



Lee-iMetford rifle, investigations for, ait Kew, Dyer, 

 p. 66. 



I,epidodendro:d plants mig'lit be shown, Seward, 942. 



LeveilltS, J. H., authentic specimens at Kew; fate of 

 Ills hei-bariuiu. Dyer, p. 98. 



Lianes exhibited, Vienna, p. 162. 



Librarian, Britisli Museum, use of 'the temi defined, 

 p. 126. 



Libraries of the two establishments compared, p. 126 ; 

 — consulted, Cleirke, 310; Hiern, 951; Feirmer, 805- 

 807 ; Meistcrs, 676-679 ; — suggestions made, p. 127, 

 156. 



Library, at Berlin, p. 169, 170; at the British Mu- 

 seum, 21urreiy, p. 4; — accessibllitr. Farnm\ 807; 

 less so than Kew, Masters, 676-679 ; at Brus- 

 sels, p. 164 ; at Paris, a general one, p. 165, 168 ; 

 at St. Petersburg, p. 165 ; at Vienna, p. 162, 

 163 ; catalogue in slip, Murray, p. 4 ; depart- 

 mental, Murray, 176-181 ; — excellent, Clarke, 310, 

 334 ; Seicard, 924 ; — not to be increased. Masters, 

 690, 691 ; —should be transferred, Elives, 1044, 1045 ; 



residue not wanted should be sold wilthoiit loss, 



EJwes, 1046, 1047 ; -reported defective, p. 125 ; — 

 — statement denied, p. 126 ; — superior to that at 

 Kew. Carruthers, p. 135 ; ■ — 'Use of the general library, 

 Clarke, 334 ; Hiern, 961 ; — herbarium, at 

 Kew, Clarke, 310, 319, 334 ; Dyer, p. 58, 



98 ; accessibility, Farmer, 807 ; 



more so than at the British Museum, Mas- 

 ters, 676-679 ; — catalogue printed. Dyer, p. 98 ; — 

 deficiencies not noticed, Elwes, 1020 ; — excellent, 

 Clarke, 334 ; Elwes, 1019 ; — extent. Dyer, p. 

 58, 98 ; — journjals wanted, Clarke, 310 ; — should 

 receive the British Mu^;eu^l Botanical Librnrv, Elwes, 



1044, 1045 ; ■ residue to be sold, Elwes, 1046 ; — 



— ^without loss, Elwes, 1047. 



Lichens, an expert mentioned. Holmes, 475 ; at 

 Vienna, p. 162 ; kept in drawers, Dyer, p. 94 ; re- 

 arrangement of, Murray, p. 4. 



L'ght, better at Kew than Cromweli Road, Masters, 671. 



Lig'htning, precaution against. Dyer, p. 96. 



Lights in herbarium not permitted. Dyer, p. 95. 



Lincoln papers belonging to Banks, p. 101. 



Liindley, Dr. John, advantages of transference, p. 119 ; 

 — larticles urging removal, p. 122 ; — error in baking 

 Salisburia leaves for fossil ferns, Woodward, 1087 ; 

 — "Hammersmith botanis't" tnot himself, Panizzi, 

 p. 125 ; — ■ — identified as probably .J. Miers, p. 125 : 



— 'herbarium at Kew an essential, p. 139 should 



be associated with living plants, p. 119 ; • — " Illus- 

 trations of Orchideous Plants " cited. Dyer, p. 101 ; 

 — his orchid herbarium at Kew, Dyer, p. 95 ; — letter 

 to the Principal Librarian, p. 122 ; — memorial to the 

 Chancellor of the Exchequer, p. 123 ; — report on 



Kew, p-. 112 ; ■ cited, p. 138, 139 ; Dyer, p. 99 ; 



— transference urged, p. 119 ; — types of orchids at 

 Kew, Dyer, p. 95. 



Linnaeus, Carl (Carl von Linne), his herbarium in the 

 possession of Sir J. E. Smith, p. Ill ; — now belong- 

 ing to the Linnean Society, King, 231 ; Masters, 649. 



Linnean Society of London, collections, Hiern, 958, 



959 ; Masters, 649 ; should be transferred 



to Kew, King, 231 ; — ^flora of China issued 

 by, Holmes, 470, - 471 ; — herbaria belonging 

 to, Carruthers, p. 137 ; — library not used 

 by witness to supplement Kew deficiencies, Clarke, 

 334; — "Proceedings" quoted, p. 101, 102; — 

 " Transacitions," proportion of amateur and profes- 



3499. 



eional work in, Carruthers, p. 137 ; — Wallicli collec- 

 tion, Dyer, 1338. 



Linton, Rev. E. F. , consults British Museum collec- 

 tions to name critical plants, Hanbury, 511. 



Lister, Arthur, loau of sipeoiinena to. Dyer, p. 93 ; 

 mycetozoa, and guide, Murray, p. 3, 4. 



Living collections at Kew, Dyer, p. 58, 83 ; — aid 

 research, Holmes, 403 ; — arrangeauunt, Dyer, p. 59, 

 95. 



Living plants, advantageous for comparison with fos- 

 sils, Scott, 1123 ; Seward, 884, 885 ; — more useful 

 than when dried, Seward, 897, 898 ; — not used in 

 systematic botany, Carruthers, 613, 614; — preferable^ 

 to dried material, Elwes, 1017; Seward, 897, 898; 

 — proximity to herbarium needless. Groves, 367-369. 



Loans, not permitted, Murray, p. 4 ; — rarely per- 

 mitted, Dyer, p. 93, 94 (cf. Berlin, p. 169, 170 ; 

 Brussels, p. 164 ; Paris, p. 168 ; St. Petersburg, p. 

 165 ; Vienna, p. 163 ; —of books, p. 163, 164). 



Lockyer (afterwards Sir), Joseph Norman, report on 

 the Museum of Natural History, Paris, p. 147. 



Loher, Dr. plants from Manilla, Dyer, p. 82. 



London, best for botanists, Murray, 113 ; — educa- 

 tional exhibition required, Elwes, 1033 ; —herbaria 

 specified, Carruthers, p. 137; — most convenient for 

 foreigners, Clarke, 331 ; —preferable as a place for a 

 herbarium. Groves, 346. 



London Catalogue, use of numbers, Clarke, 314. 



London School Board, supplies to. Dyer, p. 64. 



London University, Jodrell Laboratory used by, Dyer 

 p. 66. 



Lord Steward's Department, formerly responsible for 

 Kew, p. 113. 



Lubbock, Sir .John, Bart, (afterwards Baron Avebury), 

 memorial addressed to the Right Hon. W. E, Glad- 

 stone, p. 149. 



Lyall, Dr. D., collections mentioned. Dyer, p. 85. 



Lycopods, fossil, shown in the Botanical Department^ 

 Seward, 942. 



Lycll, Sir Charles, letter deprecating removal, p 121 1 

 —cited, p. 134, 137. 



Lyons, student of Kew organisatioin from, Dyer, p. 74. 



M. 



McMurtrie collection of Carboniferous plants, Wood- 

 ward, 1097. 



McNab, Prof. W. R., studied in Geological Depart- 

 ment, Woodward, 1066. 



Madagascar, collection. Dyer, p. 85 ; — hypothetic^ 

 Dyer, 1346-1353. 



Magelhaen, collections from. Dyer, p. 85 ; Bichards, p. 

 148. 



Maiden, J. H., on Kew, Dyer, p. 74. 



Malay Peninsula, Kew collecfilons richer than tha 

 British Museum, King, 207. 



Mann, G., collections. Dyer, p. 85. 



Manuscripts in library, Murray, p. 4. 



Manuscripts and Medals, Department of, p. 111. 



Maps of geographic distribution, Dyer, p. 58. 



Marshall, Rev. E. S., critical plants compared at the- 

 British Museum, Hanbury, 511. 



Maslen, A. J., studied in the GeologiLcal Department^ 

 Woodward, 1066. 



Masters, Dr. Maxwell Tylden, F.R.S. — Advantages of 

 two collections, arranged in different order, 667, 668, 

 670 ; accessibility of British Museum, an advantage^ 

 in serious work, 674 ; afSnities of li\nng plants and 

 fossils could be best studied at Kew, 748-750, 752, 753,. 

 755 ; amalgaana.tion, advantageous. If not too costly, 

 689 ; preferably at Kew, 635, 640 ; — reasons, 636, 

 637 ; amateurs, British Museum important to, 673 ; 

 arrangement of books at both establishments, 676- 

 679 ; — of plants at Kew preferable to the plan at the- 



British Museum, 636, 637, 665, 671, 672 ; at Kew, 



Dyer, p. 65 ; books at the British Museum less acces- 

 sible than 'those at Kew, 676 ; botanical sequence at 

 Kew, only partial, 665, 656, 684, 635 ; — 3.i the Britisih 



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