and a large number are on hand for distribution and exchange 

 with correspondents. The specimens sent to Kew were for 

 identification. 



The drawings for " Natal Plants " have been proceeded 

 with, but in consequence of pressure of other work, not very 

 much has been done. The 3rd part of Vol. II., which is con- 

 fined to grasses, has been finished for some time, and the MSS. 

 and drawings have been handed to the printer and lithographer, 

 but in consequence of scarcity of labour and strikes of the 

 printers it has been much delayed. It will, I hope, be issued 

 shortly. The artist is now at work at Part IV., which com- 

 pletes the volume. Of Volume IV., 20 plates and descriptions 

 are finished, five more are required to complete the 1st Part, 

 which will, I hope, be ready for the press in a few weeks time. 



A large number of specimens have been examined and named 

 for applicants during the year, and two gentlemen to whom 

 assistance of this kind was given, each very kindly gave me a 

 donation of £5 to the funds of the Herbarium. This money 

 has been expended chiefly in binding books for the library, and 

 there are still a few volumes requiring to be bound. 



A fair number of specimens have been collected in the coast 

 districts, both for the Herbarium and for distribution. I had 

 one collecting trip to Van Reenen, obtaining in that locality 

 many species that are not found near the coast. Mr. Wylie, on 

 his trip with wagon to Zululand, also brought a large number 

 of dried specimens, many of which are rare, and some of them 

 new to us. Some of these will be sent to the Herbarium at 

 Kew for comparison, the remainder either placed in the Her- 

 barium or distributed to correspondents. 



In my Report for the year 1900, I gave a list of additions 

 to, and corrections of, the " Preliminary Catalogue of N-atal 

 Plants," published some years ago, being the seventh similar 

 list published in my aunual Reports. In my last two reports 

 I did not continue these lists, hoping th&t I should be able to 

 issue a more complete list than the one originally published, 

 and which would contain keys to the orders and genera, but 

 for various reasons the publication of that work is delayed, so 

 that I now give another list of additions and corrections up to 

 date as far as known to me. 



A large number of these names are taken from the recently 

 published parts of the " Flora Capensis," and specimens of 

 many of them are not yet in the Herbarium. Some are taken 

 from other publications and some are accidental omissions. I 

 have thought it better to keep the grasses in a separate list. 

 These names are taken almost entirely from Vol. III. of the 

 " Flora Capensis." A large number of the plants, though 

 credited to Natal, are not represented in the Herbarium. 



