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47. Sir Stamford Raffles has lately sent a collection of specimens from Singapore; among them are several
specimens of an Epacrideous plant, belonging to the New Holland Genus Leucopogon, and described in “ The
Malay Miscellanies” under the name of Leucopogon Malayanus. There are also fine specimens of the Jackia
oniata, a Rubiaceous genus, named by Dr. Wallich in the 2nd volume of Roxburgh’s Flora Indica, in
honour of the late distinguished naturalist, Dr. Jack, Sir Stamford’s zealous coadjutor in Natural History.
48. Mr. Cowan, who is now at Lima, has very lately sent from thence, two rich boxes of bulbs and seeds,
many of which are flowering at Boyton, and have afforded several specimens for the Herbarium. Seeds of
Chenopodium Quinoa came in these boxes, but they had lost their vegetative power.
40. Mr. Mogg, who accompanied the late expedition under Captain Parry, has presented Mr. Lambert with
a rich collection of specimens, which he made during the stay of the expedition.
50. Mr. Colebrooke, who so long and ably filled the chair of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, and so celebrated
for his zeal in the cultivation and promotion of the sciences and literature of India, has enriched the Herbarium
by frequent communications received from India. Among the additions made by this gentleman, we may
notice three new species of the Genus Myrislica, or Nutmeg, from Singapore, and specimens of the Dryoba-
lanops Camphora, the Camphor tree of Sumatra.
51. Mr. Wilkins has had the kindness to afford Mr. Lambert very fine specimens of the Nepenthes Rqffle-
siana, distillatoria, and ampullacea.
52. Mr. Sabine has obligingly afforded Mr. Lambert several specimens and plants from the valuable collection
of the Horticultural Society at Chiswick.
Mr. Lambert has lately received a plant of Dacrydium cupressinum, and Ilex par ague mis, the famous Tea-
tree of Paraguay, which is the first ever introduced to this country.
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53. Mr. Nuttall presented to Mr. Lambert the whole Herbai ■ium collected by him in his travels up the
Missouri, which comprised a great number of very curious and interesting new species, and some new
genera, such as Bartonia and Maclura; and along with these were many living plants, which are now growing
at Boyton. Mr. Lambert also received specimens of all the plants collected by Mr. Bradbury, who accompanied
Mr. Nuttall, the descriptions of which are inserted by Pursh in the appendix to his Flora of North
America.
54. Mr. Hawkins, who accompanied the late Dr. Sibthorp in his travels through Greece, gave Mr.
Lambert many specimens, which he had collected in that country.
55. While the present sheet was about being put to the press, Mr. Lambert received one of the most
magnificent collections of dried plants ever made on the south coast of New Holland. They are principally
of the order Proteacece, and are chiefly from King George’s Sound and its vicinity. Mr. Lambert is indebted
for these to the friendship of Francis Henchman, Esq. who, from his zeal for promoting the science of Botany,
sent at his own expence, Mr. Baxter, a most excellent collector, and well versed in the knowledge of plants.
Mr. Baxter was instructed to hire a vessel at Sydney, in New South Wales, in order to proceed to King
George’s Sound. How far he has succeeded in his arduous and meritorious undertaking, the fine collections
which he has already sent home, will abundantly testify. There were several barrels exclusively containing
cones of the various species of Dryandra Banhsia, Grevd/ea, Lambertia, and other Proteaceous Genera
peculiar to King George’s Sound. Among the Banksias and Dryandras are several new species. The collection
of seeds was very extensive, and a great part of them Mr. Mackay has been successful in raisin«- at his
interesting nursery at Upper Clapton, which now contains the most valuable collection of New Holland
plants that have yet been introduced to this country.