ANNUAL REPORT. 27I 



Cooke, deserve special notice. These have been framed and hun,f^ round the 

 walls of the gallery, above the series of wall-cases, which \\ill contain the 

 educational set of botanical specimens. The Museum is to be congratulated on 

 having obtained such fine examples of the skill of one of the leading English 

 botanists. 



]Mr. F. W. Reader still continues to give us the benefit of his knowledge and 

 skill in connection with our small archaeological seiies, and Dr. Frank Corner, 

 Mr. A. S. Kennard, and Mr. J. P. Johnson presented very interesting specimens 

 to the collection. 



The Curator has much pleasure in acknowledging the patient and skilful 

 Avork of Mr. Whitehead, the Museum Steward, in all departments. 



It is hoped that in the coming year, arrangements will be possible for 

 the better exhibition of the Essex series of Vertebrates, the Essex Invertebrates, the 

 Herbarium and the Pre-historic collections. These matters are now being carefullv 

 considered. 



The Library must be held over for notice in the next report. But one very 

 interesting donation must be recorded. Our member, Dr. H. C. Sorby, F.R.S., 

 is subscribing for a copy of the Victoria History of Essex, and the first volume 

 has been received. 



Eppixg Forest Museum. — The anxiety concerning this institution, referred 

 to in the report for 1902, still continues, and, indeed, is becoming acute. It is 

 proposed to call a meeting of the members and of the Epping Forest Aluseum 

 Committee at the jMuseum to consider the whole matter, and a special report will 

 then be presented. A good deal of woik has been done at the Museum during 

 the year, particularly in finishing the cases, and in the entomological collections. 

 The Lepidoptera have been re-arranged in a special set of cases by Mr. B. G. 

 Cole, Mr. H. A. Cole has made a large number of frames for the cases, and for 

 an orderly presentation of the group labels in the different sections. Glass jars 

 have been purchased for the tree and fungi collection, and a set of small aquaria are 

 in hand awaiting setting up. jSIr. H. A. Cole has also made a stand for jars to 

 contain specimens of wild flowers in blossom in each week of the summer. Dr. 

 Cooke has prepared a set of 16 large original coloured drawings of the groups of 

 flowerless plants native to the Forest, with which to fill the screens in the " Oak 

 Room." And Air. W. Cole has prepared and arranged a series of the larvae of 

 Forest Lepidoptera, mounted on their appropriate food plants, these last being 

 natural specimens. 



Mr. Chalkle}'' Gould has completed the arrangement of the series of specimens 

 from the Romano-British village at Chigwell, and the Council may be permitted 

 to say that in a few small local museums can be seen a collection of the kind 

 better displayed and illustrated by plans and descriptive tablets. 



The Proposed Photographic Survey of Essex. —Considerable interest 

 has been aroused by Mr. Briscoe's proposals published in the April part of the 

 Essex Naturalist. The details for the practical realization of the scheme are 

 now almost completed. It is hoped that a county meeting for the purpose of 

 bringing this matter before the Essex people may be organised in the summer. 

 The members Avill be further advised of this in due course. 



Presidency. — The Council has great pleasure in recommending the members 

 to re-elect ]Mr. F. W. Rudler, I.S.O., F.G.S., etc., as President for the coming 

 Club year. 



