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I have lately begun the formation of a ' Zoological Series,' 

 intended to illustrate typically the leading forms of animal life, 

 and I hope to make this one of the most interesting portions of 

 the Museum, though our limited space will prevent it from 

 becoming very extensive. An Osteological collection has also 

 been undertaken, and it already contains some good specimens, 

 amongst others a fine elephant's skull, procured for us in India 

 by General M'Leod. Both the Osteological and the Zoological 

 series will be of very great use in instruction, and I am anxious to 

 receive additions to them. 



The Coins form a large collection, and many of them are rare 

 and valuable. W. Baillie and J. Prinsep have been arranging 

 them for some time back, but there is much need of a good cab- 

 inet, which we cannot at present afford to purchase. E. Bamford, 

 W. Hill, and A. Paul, Esq., O.C, have contributed largely to this 

 department of the Museum. 



A good Museum is of little use without agood scientific Library, 

 and we have therefore purchased a considerable number of standard 

 works of reference, mostly illustrated, for the use of our students. 

 A welcome -addition to the scientific Library has lately been 

 made by Thomas Proctor, Esq., whose generous donations to the 

 Museum and Garden have been most munificent. The naming of 

 fossils had hitherto been a difficult task, from the want of ffood 

 drawings for comparison and reference, but this want Mr Proctor 

 has now supplied, by furnishing us with an entire set of the 

 Palaeontographical Society's publications. E. E. Tuckett, Esq., 

 has also presented many useful scientific books to the Library, 



The Herbarium is at present placed in the Museum, suitable 

 drawers having been provided for it. It is now of considerable 

 extent, and most of the plants are uniformly mounted on stifi" 

 paper, and labelled. The nucleus of the collection was an old, 

 but most extensive herbarium, formed by the late Miss Mills, and 

 contributed by her nephew. The Rev. James Heyworth has lately 

 given us a very large number of specimens, collected by himself, 

 together with another series made by Mr Thwaits, of Ceylon. 

 Mr Heyworth's gift is especially rich in ferns and seaweeds. We 

 propose to make a local herbarium during the coming season. 



It remains to say something of the Botanic Garden. As may 

 be seen by the announcement of donations made at the Scientific 



