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NATURE NOTES 
The Death of Mrs. Brightwen . — The Society has sustained a 
great loss owing to the death of its distinguished Vice-President, 
Mrs. Brightwen, F.Z.S., F.E.S., who did very much directly to 
help the Society, and by her numerous writings advocated strongly 
the objects for which it was founded. 
II. — The Study of Natural History. 
Prizes . — Reference was made in the last report to prizes 
which it was intended to offer to Associates and pupils in 
secondary schools, and two have been awarded during the year 
as follows 
(1) A prize of half a guinea kindly given by the Rev. R. 
Ashington Bullen, B.A., F.L.S., F.G.S., for the best collection 
of twenty autumn fruits mounted and described, to Miss I. M. 
Barnett, of Clapham High School, Junior Branch. 
(2) A similar prize kindly given by Mr. A. Holte Macpherson, 
M.A., B.Sc., F.Z.S., for the best illustrated description of the 
growth of three plants, dealing with the unfolding of the leaves 
and opening of the flowers, to Miss Irene Coombe, of Streatham 
Hill High School. 
Nature Study. — Mr. Wilfred Mark Webb (Hon. General 
Secretary) carried out the duties of Honorary Secretary of “ The 
Country in Town Exhibition,” and the following are extracts 
from the report which has been published by the Trustees of 
the Whitechapel Art Gallery. 
Country in Town Exhibition, 190b. 
This Exhibition was opened on July 5 by Her Royal Highness, Princess 
Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. 
In the absence of the President, Earl Carrington, the chair was taken by 
Lord Colebrooke. Mr. J. C. Medd, the Chairman of the Executive Committee, 
explained the various objects of the Exhibition and drew special attention 
to the indefatigable exertions of the Hon. Secretary, Mr. Wilfred Mark Webb, 
F.L.S., to whom the success of the Exhibition was so largely due, and to the 
valuable services rendered to the Exhibition by Miss Kate M. Hall, Curator of 
the Stepney Borough Museum. 
The bays round the walls of the lower gallery were filled with plants kindly 
lent by various nurserymen, and by the Royal and County Council Parks, with 
the view to demonstrate what plants can suitably be grown in the atmosphere of 
London. Large plans of suggested improvements in East London were also 
exhibited by Mr. Imre Kiralfy. In the centre of the gallery were ranged tables, 
on which were exhibited specimens of plants grown by the children of the 
elementary schools. Specially interesting and pathetic were the exhibits sent in 
by the blind children of the Shillington Street School. Living things, such as 
pigeons, white mice, &c., together with some very interesting aquaria, were also 
shown. 
The Small Gallery was devoted to plans of Garden Cities and Suburbs. Two 
large and most instructive plans were shown by -Mrs. Barnett, the first represent- 
ing the usual kind of suburb already in existence round London, and the second 
representing the mode in which it is proposed to lay out the Hampstead Garden 
Suburb. 
In this room also were numerous plans and illustrations of Port Sunlight, 
Bournville, and the Garden City of Letchworth, all having relation to the same 
idea. 
