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The Kew Museums have always paragon largely from the several 
exhibitions, ore as might be expected, in no previous year have they 
een so extens +e 8s enriched as they were ja the close of the exhibition 
last year ; aid this not only from the ae of the specimens obtained, 
but also from the titer attached to many. 
The following are some of the prtireipel additions :— 
CANADA. 
e Canadian collection occupied a much larger portion of spaee than 
iut Siven to any other individual possession. It was especially rich 
i omi 3Si om the Ri i 
obtain what was required for the Museums, none timbers v werc 
available. The following were the only specimens receive 
an es.—The fruits of Oxycoccus macrocar, erican 
, and are 
generally preferred in this country to the native cranberry ( eere 
palustris), the berries of which are smaller, and not so bright a red a 
the-American species. 
Buffalo berries (Shepherdia argentea).—In the ripe fresh state they 
are of a bright orange colour, and are used for aaa tarts and pre- 
serves. The mealy pulp of the dried berries is also eater 
‘rom N.W. America several interesting articles of haye manufac- 
ture, including a mask, a huge whistle, spoon, &c., made of the even 
grained w wood of the Native Cedar (Thuja gigantea), were procured, 
also a native head-dress made of the bark. This bark is remarkable 
among the Conifere for its fibrous character, and is so strong that mats 
are made from it, and when twisted and plaited it forms a a good basket 
making material. 
NEW SOUTH WALES. 
The Kew Museum being already in possession of a very fine set of 
woods and other v eetahi products from bis Colony, little or nothing 
was required or ned for the collection, except a sample of Pul 
a soft woolly Irina ‘fr om the base of the leaf stalks of Macrozamia 
spiralis, a Cycadeo us plant of New South Wales and Queensland. This 
substance is said to be produced in quantities, and used for stuffing 
pete cushions, &e. 
VICTORIA. 
From the Victorian Commission were obtained a fine series of Oils 
and Resins, of several species of Eucalyptus’ the former being the 
special preparations of Mr. Joseph Bosisto, of Melbourne, President of 
the Commission in a don, who has made a speciality of the prepara- 
The following ma zA enumerated :— 
Essential oil of Eucalyptus amy T e ein rectified and non-rectified. 
This species forms the highest of all wn trees, one specimen having 
been found in Victoria measuring 470 feet h igh. 
Essential oil of Eucalyptus of sonnets. This is obtained from 
varieties of E. amygdalina, the leaves of which are not readily distin- 
guishable by the bushmen who collect them These oils are very 
