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LIST OF BENEFACTORS. 



1823. His Majesty King George IV. 



A large collection of Minerals from the Hartz Moun- 

 tains. 



1825. Sir Gore Ouseley, Bart. 

 Specimens of Minerals. 



1827. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart., P.R.S. {By bequest.) 



His great Herbarium and collections of fruits, woods, &c. 



1834-78. Sir Philip de Malpas Grey-Egerton, Bart., 

 M.P., F.K.S. 



Chalk Reptile (Dolichosaurus longicollis) ; an extensive 

 series of Reptilian remains, including bones of Pterodactyles 

 from Stonesfield. 



1835. Major- General Thomas Hardwicke. {By bequest) 

 A collection of Indian Animals. 



1836. Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk. 



Plants, Fruits, and Woods of British Guiana, with illus- 

 trative Drawings ; specimens of Beryl. 



1836. Dr. Richard Simmons, F.R.S. 



Specimens, almost unique, of the species Mimetesite, 

 Idocrase, and Calamine. 



1837-51. Spencer, 2nd Marquess of Northampton, 

 P.R.S. 



Apophyllite. Andreasberg, Hartz, and various other 

 Minerals. 



1837-78. Charles Darwin, Esq. 



Frequent donations, including some of the collections 

 made by him on his voyage in the " Beagle/' 



1838. Sir Woodbine Parish, F.R.S. 



A large mass of Meteoric Iron, from Buenos Ay res. 



1839-54. Captain Sir Everard Home, Bart., R.N. 



Botanical collections from Australia, New Zealand, and 

 the Pacific Islands. 



