1856.] Herbarium of the Calcutta Botanic Garden. 413 



5. A good collection of British ferns presented by Mr. E. Scott. 



6. A small collection of Scotch plants supposed to have been 

 presented to Dr. Griffith by Or. Balfour. 



7. A small set of Siebers Egyptian plants, purchased by Dr. 

 Wallich. 



8. A considerable collection of Cape plants collected by Dr. 

 Pappe. 



9. A collection of Mauritius ferns presented by Mr. McMurray 

 in 1856. 



10. A small collection of the plants of the provinces of Dahuria 

 in Asiatic Eussia, presented by Dr. Fischer to Dr. Wallich. 



11. Interesting collections of Aden plants presented by Dr. 

 Boycott and Lieut. Playfair. 



12. A large collection of New South Wales plants presented by 

 Col. Vieary. 



13. A smaller but excellently preserved collection of Australian 

 and Tasmanian plants, the donor of which has not been recorded. 



14. A small collection of Tasmanian plants presented by Capt. 

 Margrave. 



15. An extensive collection chiefly of New Holland plants se- 

 lected from the Hookerian Herbarium and presented by Sir W. 

 Hooker. 



16. A few New Zealand ferns presented by Mr. Bedford. 



17. A complete collection of the plants of the United States of 

 North America chiefly from the states of New York presented by 

 the Eev. S. Williams in 1844. This collection is carefully named 

 and ticketed and is very valuable. 



18. A small collection of North American plants presented by 

 Mr. Joseph Carson in 1836. 



An examination of this list will show that our Herbarium is still 

 very imperfect, and that there is no part of India from which con- 

 tributions would not be welcome. It is, however, sufficiently com- 

 plete to form an excellent basis on which, with the assistance of 

 contributors from all parts of India, a general Herbarium may be 

 completed in the course of a few years, and it contains a sufficient 

 number of authentically named specimens to enable me to name 

 the collections with which I may be favoured, without much diffi- 



