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of the entire indigo industry so much as the fact that an achievement 

 .such as that of the Badiche Company seems past praying for hen.*' 



Or, to take another instance, scientific visitors to the Paris Exhibi- 

 tion last year must have been struck by the German exhibit of appa- 

 ratus. German instrument makers combined to produce a joint 

 exhibit; a strong committee was formed. Under the skillful editor- 

 ship of Dr. Lindeck, of the Reichsanstalt, a catalogue was compiled, in 

 which, by a judicious arrangement of cross references, it was easily 

 possible to find either the exhibit of a particular firm or the apparatus 

 of a particular class. This was printed in German, English, and 

 French, and issued freely to visitors. Dr. Drosten, the representa- 

 tive of the exhibitors in charge, or one of his assistants, was ever ready 

 to give information and advice. To one who wished, as 1 did, to see 



Plan of grounds. 



the most modern forms of German apparatus, the exhibit was a very 

 real help. * * * 



And now having stated in general terms the aims of the laboratory 

 and given some account of the progress in general, let me pass to some 

 description of the means which have been placed at our disposal to 

 realize those aims. 1 here wish, if time permits, to discuss in fuller 

 detail some of the work which, it is hoped, we may take up imme- 

 diately. 



The laboratory is to be at Bushy House, Teddington. I will pass 

 over the events which led to this change of site from the old Deer Park 

 at Richmond to Bushy. It is sufficient to say that at present Kew 



