1 may take the opportunity of saying here that good speci- 

 mens of either grasses or other native plants will always be 

 gladly received, and a list of the names of the plants will be 

 returned to the donor. Directions for drying and preparing 

 the specimens, and labels which will pass the parcels free 

 through the post, will be sent on application. 



Parcels of dried plants have been received in exchange 

 during the year from the following correspondents, in addition, 

 to those mentioned above : — 



Dr. Rosenstock, Germany ... ... ... 206 



Rev. J. Fowler, Canada ... ... ... 70 



Professor Palacky, Germany ... ... 300 



T. K. Beckett, New Zealand ... ... 34 



Miss M. Eysn, Germany ... ... ... 170 



J. F. Quekett, Durban ... ... ... 16 



O. E. Menzel, Australia ... ... ... 81 



E. E. Gal pin, Qneenstown ... ... ... 212 



Botanic Gardens, Sydney ... ... ... 200 



1,289 



These specimens, or such of them not already in stock, have 

 been poisoned, catalogued, mounted, and placed in the 

 Herbarium. At the close of last year the specimens in the 

 Herbarium numbered 22,057 ; they have been increased during 

 the year to 24,268, of which 8,435 are South African and 

 15,833 from other countries. 



Parcels of specimens of our flora have been sent away as- 

 under : — 



Imperial Botanic Gardens, Berlin 

 Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinb 

 Botanic Gardens, Sydney 



„ ,, Saharunpur 



M. Gandoger, Germany 

 Dr. Rosenstock, „ 

 Miss M. Eysn „ 



W. H. Lambert, „ 

 O. E. Menzel, Australia 

 Field Columbian Museum, U.S 

 Biltmore Herbarium, 

 National Herbarium, 

 Philadelphia Museum, 

 Colonial Museum, Haarlem ... 

 J. B. Palacky, Germany 

 Rev. J. Fowler, Canada 



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