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placed so as to reflect light ¢hrough the stone. Thus the true 
color and luster of the stone are displayed as they could not be 
against an opaque background. 
Oxford. — There is much valuable material in the geological 
collections of the University Museum, but it is largely hidden 
by the installation. The great series of Lyme-Regis speci- 
mens and much of the Prestwich collection, being piled in dark, 
deep wall cases and with few labels, are of little use to visitors. 
The minerals and rocks, now being installed in flat cases, show 
a beginning of better things, but the table cases ae have 
a temporary look at best. 
Bath. — The collections of the Moore Geological Museum 
owe their origin chiefly to the labors of Mr. Charles Moore. 
They are largely illustrative of the geology of the surrounding 
district, and of this field give an excellent representation. The 
display of Ichthyosaur and Plesiosaur remains is especially fine 
and probably unsurpassed outside of the British Museum. 
Here also are the remains of the diminutive Microlestes, which 
were found by carefully picking over three tons of clay. Wall 
cases and a gallery are the method of installation employed in 
one of the halls, while floor desk cases with tops of low slope 
occupy another. Most of the specimens are exhibited in paste- 
board trays. The arrangement is primarily stratigraphical, and 
under each stratigraphical division zodlogical. The boundaries 
of each stratigraphical division are indicated by wide mahogany 
sticks, and those of the zodlogical groups by narrower black 
sticks. Figured specimens have green labels. A box of sug- 
gestive shape, with a suggestive slot and suggestively near the 
exit, is labeled “Contributions to the geological collection,” 
thus making a not unreasonable request that those who derive 
instruction from well-arranged and well-cared-for collections 
shall contribute toward their maintenancé. 
Bristol. — The zoélogical collection is upon the ground floor, 
the geological upon the second floor of the building, modeled 
after the Doge’s Palace in Venice, which constitutes the home 
