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remainder of which they are indebted to the liberality 
of Mrs. George Perrott, of Fladbury, the Rev. A. 
B. Lechmere^ E. Morris, Esq., F. Marston, Esq., of 
Aston, Salop, J. Lewis, Esq., of Hanley, Mr. Isaac 
Pemberton, H. W. Wheeler, Esq., of Newnham 
Court, Mr. E. Ditcher, of Alscot, Salop, Mr. W. 
Twinberrow, J. Farley Turner, Esq., Denham Cookes, 
Esq., of Bentley Lodge, Mr. Joseph Twinberrow, 
Miss Ditcher, of Wheathill, Salop, Rev. J. R. Brown, 
of Presteign, and Arndell Sparkes, Esq., of Bridge- 
north. Numerous specimens in other branches of 
Zoology, will also be found in the Museum, which 
have been presented by Edward Holland, Esq., of 
Dumbleton, Mr. Jabez Allies, Mr. Sayer, E. W. 
Wilmore, Esq., Sir Charles Throckmorton, Bart., Mr. 
John Evans, the Hon. Secretary, J. Greening, Esq., 
Rev. Mr. Philpotts, of Hallow, Mrs. G. Perrott, W. 
H. Darby, Esq., James Lewis, Esq., John Walcot, 
Esq., and E. H. Lechmere, Esq. ; and especially 
three cases of serpents and other reptiles, the splen- 
did donation of Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bart. 
The season for collecting plants was too far ad- 
vanced to enable the Committee appointed to the 
department of Botany to accomplish much in the way 
of procuring and preparing specimens for this part 
of the Museum ; but to the indefatigable exertions 
of the Honorary Curator, Mr. Lees, the Society is 
indebted for a considerable number of dried plants, 
many of which are highly interesting on account of 
their beauty and rarity ; and it is by the donations 
of this gentleman and Mr. Walcot, alone, that the 
