NOTES FROM THE MUSEUn 



An interesting series of several hundred pressed plants, col- 

 lected by Prof. Lewis R. Gibbes in South and North Carolina, 

 has been presented to the Museum by Miss Maria Gibbes. As 

 most of Professor Gibbes' herbarium has been acquired by large 

 institutions in the north and west it is particularly gratifying 

 that even a small portion of it is now to rest in Charleston, in 

 the museum for which he did so much during his lifetime. 



Miss Elizabeth P. Ravenel of Keowee has recently examined 

 that portion of the herbarium of the botanist, Dr. Henry W. Rav- 

 enel, which is now at Converse College, and has sent to the Mu- 

 seum copies of the labels of South Carolina specimens covering 

 over one-fourth of the collection. These are now being entered 

 on the Museum's plant survey and will prove of great value in 

 the study of plant distribution in the state. 



Miss Bragg spent from April 22 to April 26 at Beaufort, S. C, 

 where she was delightfully entertained by the Beaufort Civic 

 League. She spoke informally at a garden party given by the 

 Civic League and gave a bird talk, illustrated with colored lan- 

 tern slides, before the children of the public school. A visit to 

 the primary grades of the school proved most interesting, and 

 gave a favorable impression of the work done. In numerous 

 carriage and automobile rides an opportunity to study the flora 

 of the region was afforded and much information was secured for 

 the plant survey. Beaufort people have a wonderful field for 

 nature study at their very doors, flowers abounding and -nearly 

 every tree being alive with birds. Twenty-five species of birds 

 were observed within the city during the few days spent there. 



Among the teachers who have recently visited the Museum 

 with their classes are Miss Louise Smith, Miss Coralie Nathan, 

 Miss Emeve Crouch, Miss Edna Morse, Miss Eleanor Pundt, 

 Miss May Taylor, and Miss Mabel PoUitzer. 



The next Museum trips will be those to Heron Island. Reg- 

 istration should not be delayed. The Snowy Herons are al- 



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