1886.] BOTANICAL GAZETTE. 187 
Dr are 12} inches wide, 4 
oa inches high, and 17 to 18 
inches deep; all inside 
measurements. They are 
arranged in two series, a 
eight pigeon-holes; then 
I have a heavy cross-bar 
or partition, and above 
this is the second series. 
more than two feet wide, 
and so covers two rows 
of pigeon- holes. 
Tuse no hinges for bapa si doors. They are made as follows: The 
rend of each lower door fits into a groove 
in a case, and the upper end is held in place 
by a simple button. The upper end of each up- 
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lower end is held by a button. The edges of 
the doors are properly rabbetted, so as to ma ake 
Yj them approximately dust proof. A little handle 
Ia like a “drawer-pull,” is attached to each door to en- 
} | ih i ; able one to draw it ou 
. These moveable ee render the work about a large 
€ case much more aaron Nit as one is not bothered by the 
i projecting doors. I lay these doors (which are paneled 
; “flush” on the inside) on light trestles, or even on flat- 
j topped chairs, and so make a great amount of table room 
? when at work in the herba-rium.—Cuas. E. 
Poisoning and repoisoning specimens is a necessity 
Saetae OF CORNICE. in the herbarium, os with the greatest care insect 
a foothold somewhere or other 
