COLONIAL HERBARIUM. 



During the early part of the year, which commenced on 

 July 1st, 1902, we were busily employed in removing into the 

 new building, fumigating the specimens, and arranging them in 

 the cabinets, which necessarily occupied a considerable time, 

 and as both my assistants have been away for several weeks on 

 sick leave, progress has been much delayed ; still, we have now 

 got things into something like order, and are again going on 

 steadily with the ordinary work. 



The dried and monnted specimens have been increased from 

 27,963, as detailed in my last Report, to 28,879, of which 9,372 

 are South African, and 19,507 foreign. These specimens are 

 contained in 41 cabinets, and are arranged in botanical sequence, 

 so that any required specimen can be withdrawn for examina- 

 tion with facility. 



We have received during the year specimens as under : — 

 M. E. Mouillfarine, Paris ... ... ... 125 



G. L. Fisher, Canada 

 Colonel Johnstone, Netley . . . 

 Royal Botanic Gardens, Calcutta 

 W. V. Fitzgerald, Australia 

 Botanic Gardens, Sydney 

 P. M. Reader, Australia 



104 

 81 



100 

 51 

 69 



100 



630 



All of these, except such as were already in stock, and well 

 represented in the Herbarium, have been poisoned, mounted, 

 and sorted into the cabinets, together with a large number of 

 indigenous species collected during the year in Natal and 

 Zululand. 



We have sent away, in exchange, specimens of indigenous 

 plants as follows : — 



M. E. Mouillfarine, Paris ... ... ... 100 



G. L. Fisher, Canada ... ... ... 100 



M. Miquel Lillo, Argentine Republic... ... 100 



L Rodway, Tasmania ... ... ... 100 



Revd. A. C. Waghorne, Newfoundland ... 100 



F. M. Reader, Australia ... ... ... 100 



M. A. Deflers, Egypt ... ... ... 100 



Royal Gardens, Kew, England ... ... 26 



Colonel Johnstone, Netley ... ... ... 153 



Prof. MacOwan, Cape Town ... ... 113 



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