The specimens received from M. Buysman are intended 

 merely as samples of plants prepared for the use of Colleges, 

 Schools, etc , and are very complete, each one including sections 

 of fruits, flowers, etc., in a specially made flat glass bottle filled 

 with spirit ; they can be examined with the aid of a lens, or 

 removed from the bottle for microscopical examination. 



Named specimens of our Natal Flora have been sent to the 

 following persons : — 



Royal Botanic Gardens, Calcutta 



British Museum, London ... 



Rev. J. Fowler, M. A., Ontario, Canada 422 



Dr. J. Palacky, Prague 



F. Reisen, Luxembourg ... 



Dr. D. Degen, Hungary ... 



N. Holtze, Port Darwin, Australia 



L. Cockayne 



Eli Lilly & Co., U.S., America ... 



V. Fitzgerald, Tasmania ... 



J. Wagner, Hungary 



H. D. Flanagan, Cape Colony ... 



Dr. Gibelli, Italy 



Dr. K. Miyabe, Japan 

 M. Eysn, Hungary 



Almost the whole of these specimens were collected by myself, 

 and during the year short collecting trips have been made to 

 the following places, — Newcastle, Charlestown, Inchanga, Van 

 Reenen, Nottingham Road, Brakwaal, and Tugela Valley near 

 Colenso, and a large number of specimens were obtained in the 

 vicinity of Durban, reaching to Isipingo and Umhlanga, the 

 whole of the specimens obtained being classified, and ticketed 

 here. I have still a large stock on hand which will be distri- 

 buted to correspondents as opportunities occur, and for which 

 an adequate return may be expected. 



During the year 367 indigenous plants have been named for 

 7 correspondents, and this does not include numerous enquiries 

 for the names of solitary specimens and also Grarden plants, 

 about which enquiries as to the names are often received, but 

 these fall more in the work of the Botanic Garden than in that 

 of the Colonial Herbarium, and are therefore not included in 

 the above named number. 



128 i 



specimens. 



158 



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422 



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275 



55 



153 



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213 



55 



153 



55 



108 



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142 



55 



289 



55 



227 



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199 



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124 



55 



55 



55 



278 



55 



2,924 



specimens. 



