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BOTANY. 



Miss Roper has completed the work of mounting 

 the Herbert Thomas collection of British plants, and 

 has also added to it other specimens from the older 

 herbaria in the Museum. The collection is now fully 

 representative of the British flora, and also contains 

 many species peculiar to the Bristol area. During the 

 year Miss Roper has collected and germinated the seeds 

 of various common trees, and these have been mounted 

 in square glass jars with suitable labels. A mahogany 

 herbarium cabinet has been provided for the reception 

 of the Herbert Thomas collection, which is now arranged 

 therein in the order laid down in the London Catalogue. 



GEOLOGY. 



Considerable progress has been made throughout 

 the year in every department except that of minerals. 

 The re-mounting and re-arrangement of the general 

 Geological series has been commenced, and the Cam- 

 brian and Silurian fossils are well in hand. The space 

 available, however, is so small that a representative 

 series only can be exhibited, fully five times as many 

 specimens being retained in store. It is hoped, however, 

 as the work proceeds, to bring together a large reserve 

 series in drawers and cabinets below the table cases, 

 and arranged in the same order. 



ZOOLOGY. 



Local Series. — Constant attention has been given 

 to securing additional examples of the bird and mammal 

 fauna of the Bristol district, and the collection now 

 includes 116 specimens, which are at present arranged 

 in what was formerly the reptile room. 



The Curator has received in this section the able 



