Zbc jfauna anb ^lova of Essey. 



I have great pleasure in announcing that the Essex 

 Museum of Natural History has now been furnished with 

 four blocks of handsome Cabinets intended to contain a County 

 series of Insects, Mollusca, and Crustacea. 



We have also constructed eight Herbaria Cabinets, to house 

 the series of specimens of Flowering Plants, Mosses, Algae 

 Lichens, &c. 



The work of arranging these collections will now be taken 

 in hand, and it is hoped that when completed the collections will 

 be of assistance to students, and will lead to a greater interest 

 being taken in the Essex Flora and Fauna. 



To aid students we are acquiring some of the best Faunistic 

 books on British Natural History, which will be available for 

 consultation in the Museum itself. 



I need not point out to my fellow Members and friends the 

 great difficulty often experienced in obtaining authentic speci- 

 mens from a limited district. I should highly esteem any aid 

 that County and Metropolitan Collectors could afford. Localised 

 specimens of Insects of all orders, Land and Fresh Water and 

 Marine Shells, Plants, etc., if in good condition, will be of the 

 greatest assistance, and donors will have the satisfaction of 

 knowing that their specimens will be properly preserved, and will 

 be available for study in the future. 



^YILLIAM Cole, 



Ho?i. Secretary and Curator, 

 Essex Museum of Nat. Hist., 

 Romford Road, 



Stratford, Essex. 

 March, 1905. 



