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and, so fai* as they go, complete. The fittings are of polished 

 pine ; and in drawers placed underneath a large case running up 

 the centre of the room, are over a thousand specimens of British 

 minerals. There is also a fine generic collection of shells. At 

 the further wall of the Library a spacious case challenges attention, 

 which contains a small collection of stufled British birds, that 

 have been presented by various ]3upils of the school. Perhaps 

 the gem of the whole Museum is the magnificent collection of 

 British butterflies and moths which has been presented by the 

 Rev. Joseph Greene, the treasurer, and contains almost every 

 known specimen of these beautiful winged insects met with in 

 this country. Most of the fossils which the Museum contains 

 are illustrative of the geology of the neighbourhood. We have, 

 of course, only alluded to the principal objects of interest in the 

 Museum ; but all that has been collected can only be regarded in 

 the light of a nucleus of a more pretentious collection. Doubt- 

 less a large sphere of usefulness is in store for the Clifton 

 College Scientific Society, as not many schools in England 

 possess such advantages for the study of science. Mr M. J. 

 Barrington-Ward, the president of the Scientific Society, and 

 natural history master in the College, has been appointed curator 

 of the Museum, and the internal arrangements and grouping 

 of the specimens have been carried out under his direction. 

 The charge of its several sections is placed in the hands of 

 sub-curators, selected for the most part from members of the 

 College Scientific Society who may have given special attention 

 to the study of particular branches of science. The fittings, 

 which are of superior character, have been executed by l\Ir 

 Harris, of Clifton, under the direction of the architect of the 

 College, Mr Hansom. 



'Another feature of interest in connection with the College is 

 the formation of a Botanic Garden, to which a waste piece of land 

 at the north end of the College grounds, between the chemical 

 laboratory and the chapel, has been devoted. It contains upwards 

 of 1000 specimens of hardy flowering plants, contributed mainly 

 by the various Eoyal Botanic Gardens. An arboretum has been 

 furnished by Mr T. Proctor, and there is a rockery which con- 

 tains a fine assortment of Alpine plants. The plan upon which 

 the garden has been laid out is simple, but well adapted to the 

 purpose for which it is intended — viz., to be a means of study to 

 the pupils of the College. The beds, which are narrow, are 

 arranged in parallel lines, separated from each other by a strip 

 of greensward. They' are consequently easy of access. The 

 garden is kept almost wholly in order by the boys. 



' The opening of the Museum and Botanic Garden was signalised 



