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REPORT OF THE 
In the Hospitium are fragments of the lower portions of 
two similarly shaped vessels, the size of which can now be 
approximated. The Amphora was presented to the Society 
by Mrs. Ashton, of Kingthorpe Hall, near Pickering. 
The only other accession which it is necessary to mention, 
is the purchase of part of the collection formed by the late 
Mr. Robert Smith, of Scarborough, and late of this city, 
including the whole of his valuable specimens of Roman glass, 
bone pins, articles of bronze and Samian ware, and several 
specimens of Mediaeval Pottery, including a magnificent grey¬ 
beard. Also many various British and Danish flint 
instruments. 
Your H onorary Curators have reason to believe that the 
Society has now practically acquired all the specimens of glass 
that were found during the extensive excavations connected 
with the building of the new Railway Station at York in the 
seventies. These members of the Smith family have been 
liberal donors to the Society on several previous occasions. 
Botany. —The work done in this Department will be found 
mentioned on pp. 45—71. Your Honorary Curator will be 
pleased to receive the names of members who are interested 
in the herbarium or garden. 
Geology. —The Hon. Curator reports that no Fossils have 
been added to the Collection during the past year. Several 
specimens have been lent to Mr. IF M ood, M.A., F.G.S. 
Some of these will be figured in his Cretaceous Monograph, 
published by the Palaeontographical Society. 
Ornithology. —A great deal has been done during the past 
year in this Department. The whole of the foreign collection 
of birds has been cleaned, done up and re-arranged by the 
Keeper of the Museum, who has also presented a fine collection 
of cases of stuffed birds mostly set up by himself, along with a 
large collection of the eggs of Yorkshire Birds, containing 
many rarities and some unique specimens of Guillemot's 
and Razor-bill’s eggs from the Bempton Cliffs. Several cases 
of rare and interesting birds have been added to the general 
collection. 
