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In addition to this, we shall include in this table all 

 suitable records which come under our own notice from 

 observation or from correspondents, and we have arranged 

 a very simple method by which any one who is willing to 

 assist in making the list as complete and universal as 

 possible can do so. Forms to fill up will be sent to any 

 one writing to the editor for them, and we hope ere long 

 to get all secretaries of field clubs to report for their 

 respective districts. Many have already promised to do 

 so. If we obtain the co-operation of as many as we expect, 

 it should be quite possible before long to have an observer 

 in every county at least, and so to be fairly certain that 

 no record of any importance will escape inclusion. We 

 feel sure that such a feature will be of the greatest interest 

 to readers, and of great service to both writers and students 

 of field natural history'. We shall be glad to hear from 

 those willing to help. 



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The Nature Study Exhibit held at the Outlook Tower, 

 Edinburgh, in October, was a selection of material from 

 the exhibition given in July at the Royal Botanic Gardens, 

 London, and was brought together by Professors Geddes 

 and Arthur Thomson. The Outlook Tower was certainly, 

 by past work and associations, a suitable place for such 

 an exhibit, but one would have been glad if the Education 

 officials at the Chambers Street Museum had taken the 

 opportunity to secure and show an even larger selection 

 of exhibits on a branch of education so sadly neglected 

 in Scotland. 



The Outlook Tower exhibition was, however, very in- 

 teresting as far as it went. There were mounted specimens, 

 paintings, drawings, photographs, and graphic descriptions 

 of animals, birds, trees, stones, flowers, rivers, and scenes, 

 illustrative of work done in board schools. Church schools, 

 normal schools, and private schools for children and young 

 women. 



One boy of seven sent in a "Science note-book" with 

 drawings (!) of flasks, beakers, and retorts, but he would 

 have been better employed had he spent the time at calig- 



