COLONIAL HERBARIUM. 



During the time that has elapsed since the publication of 

 my last report, the specimens in the Herbarium have been in- 

 creased from 26,040 to 26,758, of which 8817 are South African 

 and 17,941 foreign, and there are some on hand not included 

 in this number which are not yet mounted, and will therefore 

 be included in next year's report. Referring to my last report 

 in which complaint is made of the very insufficient accomoda- 

 tion in the building now in use as the Herbarium, and also to 

 the fear of the destruction of the property by fire, T am now 

 pleased to say that an amount of £1,600 has been placed on 

 the Estimates and passed for a new and better building which 

 will be commenced as soon as possible. I therefore hope 

 that my next report will be written in a more commodious 

 building, and under more favourable circumstances. 



Dried and named specimens of our flora have been sent 

 away as follows: — 



H. Bolus, F.L.S., Capetown 80 



E. E. Galpin, F.L S., Queenstown 108 



Field Columbian Museum, Chicago ... ... 100 



Philadelphia Museum ... ... ... ... 104 



Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, Australia... ... 133 



Government Herbarium, Capetown ... ... HO 



British Museum, London ... ... ... ... 107 



Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh ... ... 86 



Botanic Gardens, Sydney, N.S. Wales ... ... 127 



Colonial Museum, Haarlem ... ... ... 120 



Imperial Botanic Gardens, St. Petersburg ... 120 



Prof. J. Fowler, Queen's University, Canada ... 88 



Biltmore Herbarium, Biltmore, U.S. America ... 100 



Geological Survey of Canada ... ... ... 103 



Prof. Palacky, A ustro- Hungary ... ... ... 60 



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