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large plant of Welwitschia from Africa, sections of Araiicaria 
from Norfolk Island, of Cedar grown in Chelsea Gardens, and 
stems and sections of several species of Cycaclece. The next two 
cases contain specimens of Tree-ferns, among which are a large 
stem of DicJcsonia, clothed with aerial roots, from ISTew Zealand, 
stems of species of Alsojohila and Cyatliea from various tropical 
reoions, and of Hemitelia from South Africa. 
Suspended over the centre cases is a fine specimen of the 
" Wabo " Bamboo (Dendrocalamits Brandisii Munro) from 
Burmah, 81 feet long. At the further end of the gallery are 
specimens of a palm tree from Brazil, with a swollen stem 
(Acrocomia Sjohaerocarpa, Marb.), and of the grass tree of 
Australia {Kingia australis E. Br.), and near them is placed a 
fine section of the White Pine of British Columbia (Ahies 
grandis Lindl.). 
A collection of British Plants is exhibited in glazed frames 
fastened by hinges to uprights, and placed in the corners of the 
gallery. The classification is that used by Bentham in his 
' Handbook of the British Plora,' and his descriptions are 
attached as labels to each plant. Three series of frames contain 
specimens of all the British Yascular Plants, and the fourth 
will be occupied with as complete a series of the Cellular Plants 
as the frames are able to contain. 
The portion devoted to the use of the scientific student con- Herbarium, 
sists mainly of the great Herbarium. This is a collection of 
plants, fastened on single sheets of folio paper, representing, as 
far as it has been possible to obtain them, first, every species of 
plant living on the earth, and then the distribution of each 
species on the surface of the earth. The various species are 
collected under their respective genera, and these are arranged 
in their N"atural Orders, and the whole are systematically 
classified, beginning with the most highly organised (the 
liamtnculacece), and going down to the lowest members of the 
Vegetable Kingdom (the Fungi). 
The foundation of this great Herbarium was the collection of Historical 
Sir Joseph Banks, consisting of the plants obtained by himself th^^He^^""' 
and Dr. Solander in their voyage round the world with Captain barium. 
Cook, and of numerous series from all quarters of the globe 
presented to him or purchased by him. He bequeathed all his Banis!^^^ 
