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existed before the present one, dating back to 1812. It is 
interesting to us of Bath, from its containing the only coloured 
figure that I know of, representing the great Longicorn beetle, of 
which there are two such fine specimens, taken in Bath a few 
years since, now exhibited in the Jenyns Library on the top of 
the bookcase before the window. The figure above referred to is 
that of a specimen taken, I believe, near London. ’ 
Besides the Periodicals and Transactions of Scientific Societies, 
the library contains the works of all the most distinguished 
Naturalists in earlier days, as well as those of the first half of the 
present century. It will suffice to mention the names of Linnzus. 
Cuvier, Fabricius, Lamarck and De Geer among the Continental 
Naturalists; along with those of Ray, Willughby, Pennant, 
Latham, Selby, Yarrell, Stephens, Leach, Curtis, Kirby, 
Spencer and Darwin (including all his works), as belonging to 
this country. These, however, are a mere selection of names that 
happen to occur to me just now. If more information is wanted, 
the catalogue itself had better be consulted, which I may here 
observe is divided into two parts—alphabetical and classical. 
The latter is a catalogue of subjects classically arranged, and is 
worked out with very extended subdivision and great particularity. 
No one could fail easily to ascertain what books there were in 
the Library bearing upon any subject or question relating to the 
Natural Sciences, to aid him in his studies, or upon which he 
needed information. True the Library does not contain some of 
the most recent works on Natural History, published since the 
time when—from age and other causes—I was obliged to desist 
from all further attention to the subject ; but any book that was 
particularly called for might probably be obtained by the help of 
the Duncan Trust Fund. 
And now to return to the subject of our Club. It was in the 
year 1851, or the year following, that Broome came to my house 
at South Stoke, where I was then living, and proposed my joining 
him in a Botanical walk. This I gladly acceded to; and after- 
