An exhibit of Asbestos cloth manufacture is being installed, 

 showing each step in the process by photographs and specimens. 

 The material has been furnished by the General Asbestos and 

 Rubber Company of Charleston. 



A new case for the protection and convenient storage of the 

 herbaria has recently been completed in the Museum shop, and 

 during the summer the various herbaria will be arranged in one 

 series and rendered easily accessible. The cost of the case has 

 been defrayed by the Natural History Society, which is assist- 

 ing the Museum in its biological survey. 



At the April meeting the Natural History Society took up for 

 the first time the study of ferns. An effort is being made to 

 collect for the Museum herbarium all species of ferns found within 

 the borders of South Carolina. It is hoped that members of 

 the Society, and others interested in this study, will endeavor 

 to collect what ferns they can during the summer. The Museum 

 particularly desires to receive ferns from the South Carolina 

 mountains and from the central and upper parts of the State. 

 Beautiful specimens may be obtained if the ferns are placed 

 between newspapers or driers as soon as gathered. Both fertile 

 and sterile fronds should be secured and also a small portion of 

 the root. The date, locality, and character of place where 

 collected should always be preserved with the specimen. 



Each section of the Natural History Society has held a meet- 

 ing this month. Section A met on May 4, Mr. F. M. Weston, 

 Jr., speaking on the ornithological work of Wayne, Loomis, 

 and their contemporaries. Three Audubon pictures recently 

 presented to the Museum were exhibited. Plans for a launch 

 trip were discussed, but owing to the difficulty of choosing a 

 day convenient to all it has been decided to have no further trips 

 this spring. Section B held its meeting on May 11, Mr. Weston 

 again speaking, this time on the breeding warblers of the coast 

 region. 



With this issue the Bulletin takes leave of its readers until 

 October, when we hope for further increase in installation and 

 in educational work. 



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