mittee to organize a survey of the trees of the city streets and 

 gardens. The work on birds and flowers will be carried on as in 

 the past but the field trips should take on added interest from 

 the new work on trees. 



The large attendance at the meeting and the enthusiasm with 

 which the plans for study of trees were received promise an 

 active and successful season for the Society. 



In November Section A will meet on the 4th and Section B on 

 the 11th. Business requiring joint action will be presented to 

 both sections. 



THE BIOLOGICAL SURVEY 



The biological survey of the Charleston Museum has hitherto 

 been concerned almost exclusively with bird records, a summary 

 of which was published in the Bulletin for February and March, 

 1909. New cards have now been prepared for the extension 

 of the survey to other groups. A special record form has been 

 designed for plants and a general record form for other groups, 

 the intention being to make up additional forms for special 

 groups whenever necessars^ 



In addition to the general records of occurrence, a life history 

 note book has been opened in which a daily diary is kept of the 

 life of the various forms which are kept alive in the Museum. 

 Thus, for snakes, the feeding, change of skin, birth of young, etc., 

 are recorded. 



A number of spiders and insects have keen kept in breeding 

 cages since the first of September by Miss Bragg. These have 

 proved of special interest to children and have furnished life 

 historv notes of much interest. 



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