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P. H. Talbot (1904) Northern Nigeria, collected on a surveying 

 expedition from lbi on the Benue to Lake Chad, through 

 Bauchi. 



Captain G. B. Gosling (1904) Northern Nigeria. Benue to 

 Lake Chad. 



Dr. J. M. Dalziel (1905) collected at Lokoja, Zungeru, Konta- 

 gora, &c. 



Norman C. MacLeod (1905) Deputy Conservator of Forests, 

 Southern Nigeria. 



H. N. Thompson (1906) Conservator of Forests, Southern 

 Nigeria. 



Dr. A. H. Unwin (1906) Assistant Conservator of Forests, 

 Southern Nigeria. 



E. W. Foster (1906) Curator, Botanical Department, Lagos, 

 afterwards Assistant Conservator of Forests. 



J. C. Leslie (1906) Assistant Conservator of Forests, Asaba, 

 Southern Nigeria. 



Col. E. J. Lugard, D.S.O. (1907) Zungeru and Lokoja, Northern 

 Nigeria. 



G. C. Dudgeon (1907) Superintendent of Agriculture, West 

 Coast of Africa. 



R. E. Dennet (1907) Assistant Conservator of Forests, Southern 

 Nigeria. 



H. Dodd (1908) Curator, Botanical Department, Southern 

 Nigeria. 



The result of the efforts of recent collectors may be seen by 

 reference to the Kew Bulletin (No. 6, 1907) in which the accession 

 of Tropical African Plants to the Herbarium from 1899-1906 is 

 given, for it appears from this report that 14,627 specimens in all 

 were received, 10,000 of which were unnamed and had to be 

 identified. A good proportion of these were from Nigeria. The 

 lower Cryptogams (Mosses, Liverworts, Algae, Lichens, Fungi) are 

 not included in the figures given, for the simple reason that they 

 have been almost completely neglected by the collectors. 



Botanic Gardens. 

 Lagos. 



The Botanic Station at Lagos was formed in 1887, and was the 

 first of its kind established on the West Coast of Africa. 



In a memorandum drawn up by Capt. (now Sir Alfred) Moloney, 

 the Governor, together with Mr. (now Sir William) Thiselton- 

 Dyer, Director of the Royal Gardens, Kew, the objects were stated 

 to be : — 



" The growth of specimens of indigenous trees and plants of 

 marketable value (or likely to prove so) that may serve on 

 development as visible means of instruction to the natives of the 

 Colony, and of the interior Kingdoms who visit the Government 

 from time to time." 



