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mark, and what seaweeds or shells are scattered around are 

 dead and dry, and have been brought there by winds or excep- 

 tionally high tides, and must not be represented as if growing. 

 It is quite true that a coralline is often found erect in the sand 

 or shingle, but its base will be found attached to a stone, and, if 

 this is made evident, there is no objection to one or two (not 

 more) being shown in an erect position so long as the stone is 

 shown which keeps it upright. The plastering of rocks with 

 molluscs which are inhabitants of sand or mud is just as untrue 

 to nature, and absurd. Cockles, razor-shells, and others do not 

 attach themselves to rocks, and so must be shown as dead 

 and cast up by the sea. 



Limpet, mussel, and periwinkle shells are found in all posi- 

 tions attached to rocks, posts, old iron, etc., and the shells, 

 when cleared of their inmates and well washed, are fixed upon 

 the models of such objects by means of glued wadding in- 

 serted within the shells and pressed upon the models. In 

 the case of mussels, after being cleared, the shells should be 

 closed again by glued wadding, and attached in strings as 

 they are found. Such things as periwinkles may have the 

 animal modelled and a few shown crawling. All of these care- 

 fully modelled invertebrates and seaweeds, be it remarked, 

 although useful for mounting, are primarily museum objects, 

 and should be shown in the biological or index collections. 



DIVISION III 



PICTORIAL GROUPS OF MAMMALS, BIRDS, ETC. 



The pictorial mounting of mammals has not been much 

 attempted in this country, and probably the Leicester Museum 

 is the only one in which a long range of wall-cases, 80 feet in 

 length and of some height and depth, is devoted to this pur- 

 pose, and includes such large mammals as various deer, zebra, 



