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was accomplished. Much of the original arrangement, moreover, 

 was lost when the collection was removed from the old part of the 

 building to the new. A large part of the collection consists of 

 shells which have been glued to glass and slate tablets. With 

 every movement of the drawers in which the tablets are placed the 

 shells are liable to become loose, and the whole contents of the 

 drawer to be thrown into confusion. A moiety of the collection 

 apparently formed a second series consisting of unmounted shells in 

 pasteboard trays, while scattered here and there are miscellaneous 

 lots which have never been distributed. When specialists have 

 come to consult this collection, the state of things described above 

 has brought dismay to the visitor and chagrin to the curator. 

 Miss Parker has now undertaken the arduous task of bringing this 

 collection to order. The whole is to be arranged systematically in 

 a single series, gaps being left for the insertion of future acquisi- 

 tions in their proper places. In order that specimens and labels 

 shall not part company, each tablet is placed in a paper tray. 

 Every drawer is marked on the outside by a printed Class label 

 and clearly written manuscript labels indicating the Family, Genus, 

 and Subgenus contained therein. In order to have a convenient 

 key to the collection, the arrangement is made to accord with the 

 Paetel Catalogue, a copy of which will be permanently deposited in 

 the Conchological Rooms. Miss Parker has already made good 

 progress in this work. 



