CURATOR'S REPORT. 



It will be seen by the following abstract there has been, 

 during the past year, a considerable increase in the number 

 of donations to the Society's Museum, due to the magnifi- 

 cent Herbarium of Dried Plants presented by Mr. T. A. 

 Coward. This collection was formed by the late Mr. T. 

 Coward, of Bowdon, and consists (for the most part) of 

 Exotic Species ; for this reason it is intended for the use of 

 students in Botany, and for those who wish to extend their 

 knowledge in plant-life beyond the Flora of the British 

 Isles. The collection contains most valuable series of both 

 interesting and rare plants, and will well repay a careful 

 study. The whole collection has been overhauled, cleaned, 

 and all the specimens labelled with the name of the 

 donor, &c. ; as there are over 16,000 specimens this has 

 been no light task. The Hon. Secretary, Mr. G. R. 

 Griffith, kindly provided the 16,000 labels, to whom 

 the best thanks of the Committee are due. 



The donations to the Zoological Section have fallen off 

 very considerably, partly due to the fact that your Curator 

 has done comparatively little or no field work during the 

 past year, owing to over-pressure of other matters. 



