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all the chief natural orders, two beds being reserved for her- 
baceous shrubs and trees. During the past month labels have 
been placed on the beds, giving the names and marking the 
position of the plants and the seeds which have been sown ; 
but there are still many plants wanting in order to make the 
collection in any way complete, and for these additions we 
have to look to the energy and kindness of our Members, 
trusting that before the end of another year our Garden may 
do us credit, and prove a valuable aid as well as an encourage- 
ment to those who are studying Botany in its various branches. 
During the past winter a course of Botanical Lectures has 
been given in the Society’s rooms by Mr. Rosinson, under 
the Science and Art Department of the South Kensington 
Museum, and we can only wish these Lectures had been better 
attended, affording, as they have done, a sound knowledge to 
be tested by examination. 
The attention of Members is again called to the fact that 
the Society holds in its gift several prizes—the Kingsley 
Memorial Prize, and three Prizes offered by the President. 
We sincerely trust there may be many competitors for these 
prizes, since the good is not alone with those who win, but in 
the work itself, as every one who tries comes out a gainer by 
so much added to his or her stock of useful knowledge. 
The Museum of the Society is in good order, and some 
new Cases have been purchased to accommodate the additions 
which are continually being made to our Geological Collection. 
We have now a few Zoological specimens and a small collection 
of Vertebrate Skeletons, presented by Dr. H. Sronrerroru and 
Mr. A. O. Waker, which it is hoped may prove useful to 
students. 
The Library of the Society has been again moved, and is now 
under the same roof as the Museum. Many kindred Societies 
exchange publications with us, and we have also acquired, 
by purchase and gift, many valuable Works, which, thanks to 
our Honorary Librarian, Mr. P. H. Fuercuer, are all well 
