The late Lt.-Col. F. D. Raikes, who died early in the 

 year, bequeathed almost the whole of his Indian and Burmese 

 collections to the Museum. These included heads of Burmese 

 big game, Indian and Burmese birds, Burmese carvings, 

 pottery, Buddhas, shrines, war weapons, and a large assem- 

 blage of material collected by him during the Burmese War 

 of 1888-89. 



Gifts of more than usual interest were made by the Hon. 

 Mrs. Smyth, of Ashton Court, who presented the collection 

 of record heads of Scottish Red Deer, brought together by the 

 late Sir Greville Smyth, Bart.; by Lord Rothschild, who 

 presented a full series, to date, of the valuable " Zoologies 

 Novitates " ; and by Alderman John Boyd, Vice-Chairman, 

 who purchased and presented the picture, " Flowery May," 

 by H. W. B. Davis, RA. 



Two special exhibits were made during the summer : 

 one, illustrating the life history of the house-fly, and its mode 

 of action as a disease-carrier, was placed in the Museum Hall. 

 The second exhibition consisted of a selected series of pictures, 

 and was held, by the courtesy of the Broad Plain House 

 authorities, in the large hall of that Institution in St. Philip's. 

 During the exhibition, addresses and explanations of the 

 pictures were given, and 9,000 people visited the hall. 



The keen interest and pleasure shown by the visitors 

 amply justified the experiment, whilst it was also brought 

 home to them that they are (individually) joint owners 

 in the beautiful objects and treasures of the Museum 

 and Art Gallery. 



Both exhibits were an unqualified success. 



Botany. 



The Wild Flower case has been occupied throughoutlthe 

 year by a succession of local plants, mostly in flower. About 



