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Descriptive labels give particular information respecting each 
specimen. 
Dicotyledonous plants occupy three cases on the left side of the 
gallery, and are followed by the Monocotyledonous Orders, which 
fill a portion of the last case on the same side, the two half cases 
at the end of the gallery, and the first case returning towards the 
door. The Gymnosperms are placed in the next case. Then 
follow the Cryptogams, a case being devoted to the higher 
vascular Orders, and another to the lower division of cellular 
plants. The series closes with an interesting collection of 
models of the larger British Fungi prepared by Sowerby when 
he was engaged on his work on this group of plants, which 
have been recoloured and mounted in accordance with thek 
natural habitats by Mr. Worthington G. Smith. A Catalogue 
of these models has been prepared.* A large chalk-like mass of 
Diatomaceous earth containing twelve billion plants is placed 
in a case by itself near the entrance to the gallery. 
The larger specimens are placed in the tall cases in the centre l^^rge Speci- 
of the gallery, following the order as far as possible of the speci- central cases, 
mens in the wall-cases. The right side of the first centre case 
is filled with specimens of Dicotyledonous plants, such as 
sections of White ©ak and Walnut from Canada, of Eucaly]jtus, 
Acacia, Laportea, and other trees from Australia, of the Cork 
Oak grown in Chelsea Gardens, trunks of Ficus and Carallia 
with aerial roots, sent from Ceylon by Dr. Trimen, stems of 
Bomhax and Xantlwxylon with conical prickles, and of Flamurtia 
and Gleditschia with branching thorns, and anomalous stems of 
Baiiliinicc, Entacla, and Bypsis. The next two centre cases are 
filled with Monocotyledonous plants, among which in the first 
case are stems and sections of the Date palm, several species of 
Areca, sections and fruit of the Palmyra palm, stem and fruit 
of the Sago palm, and a large spike of the allied Raioliia from 
^Madagascar. In the next case are stems of the Wax palm, 
sections and fruit of the Cocoa-nut palm, and of the Seychelles 
palm. The remainder of this case is occupied with specimens 
of the Dragon-tree of Madeira, of the Grass-trees and Black- 
boys of Australia, of Vcllozia from Brazil, of Papyrus from 
* ' Guide to Sowerby's Models of British Fungi.' By W. G. Smith. Price 
fourpence. 
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