collections, and these are now ready for exhibition as soon as 

 funds for installation are available. 



Dr. George W. Field, chairman of the Massachusetts Fish and 

 Game Commission, has recently visited the Museum while re- 

 turning from the Convention of the National Association of Shell- 

 fish Commissioners at Mobile. He spent two days about Charles- 

 ton, photographing birds along the coast islands and at Otranto. 



A preliminary revision of the Henry W. Ravenel herbarium of 

 cryptograms has just been made. It is found to contain about 

 856 specimens, 550 of which were gathered in South Carolina. 

 The Musci have l:)een specially listed in order to conipl}^ with a 

 request for information about South Carolina mosses. Similar 

 re(iuests indicate the urgent need of a careful survey, based upon 

 actual field work, of the flora and fauna of the state. 



Section B of the Natural History Society has taken two field 

 trips this month, on April 9 to Sullivan's Island after marine 

 specimens, and on April 16 to St. Andrew's Parish. Section A 

 is supplementing the tree survey of the streets liy a study of the 

 trees of the parks, church-yards, and interesting private grounds. 

 St. Philip's, St. John's, and the Unitarian church-yards have 

 been visited. Next Monday, May 2, the society will meet at 

 the Second Presbyterian Church at 4.30 for an examination of 

 the trees about that church, in Marion Square, and at St. Paul's 

 Church. A large attendance attests the interest taken in the 

 short afternoon trips. 



The tree survey of the streets of Charleston, undertak(Mi last 

 fall, is nearing its completion. It is desired that all reports be 

 handed in at or before the next meeting of Section A, to be held 

 on May 5. The program for that day will treat of some results 

 of the survey and of the practical care of city trees. 



The May meeting of Section B will be held on May 12. Mr. F. M. 

 Weston, Jr. will speak, the subject to be announced later. 



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