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a place in the original scheme of the museum. This 

 appeared to Flower to be a serious omission, and he 

 soon set to work to exhibit human anatomy largely on 

 account of its paramount importance to the members of 

 the medical profession on a much more extensive 

 scale than was previously the case, thereby affording by 

 means of permanent preparations a ready demonstration, 

 accessible at all times, of the structure of every part of 

 the human frame. To those who have already learnt 

 their anatomy, it has been well remarked, and who wish 

 to refresh their memory, or verify a fact about which 

 some passing doubt may be felt, or to those who are 

 precluded by circumstances from visiting the dissecting 

 room, the preparations of this series must prove of great 

 value. 



In connection with this series may be mentioned 

 the fact that Flower published during the year he took 

 office the work which heads the list of his numerous 

 scientific contributions, namely, Diagrams of the 

 Nerves of the Human Body, exhibiting their Origin, 

 Divisions and Connections, which was favourably 

 received by the medical profession. In the preparation 

 of the anatomical series, Flower's almost unrivalled 

 powers of dissection stood him in good stead, and it 

 was probably during this period of his career that he 

 first acquired the rudiments of that originality and care 

 in museum arrangement and display that led to his being 

 called in after life by a German savant " the Prince of 

 Museum Directors." 



Perhaps, however, the portion of the museum under 

 his charge in which Flower was most deeply interested 

 was that devoted to the dentition and osteology of 



