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Notes: Specimens in lid of pale blue box. Writing on ink on lid reads "Dredged off Gigantes islands Philippines in 700 fms See writing inside". Writing in ink inside box reads "Jany 16. 1875. Lat. 12? 21' N Long. 122? 15 E Between Tablas Id & Sibuyan ld Philippines. 700 fathoms Bottom Grey mud. A quantity of such vegetable remains came up. Some seed capsules also". To see Oxford University Museum of Natural History's database go to http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/collect/lifecoll2.htm