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much better shewn at the Flower Shows in the Botanical 
Gardens. 
The Miscellaneous Class contained one or two 
collections of Indian curiosities and manufactures. 
There were two interesting contributions of stone 
implements, one from Dominica sent by Dr. Alford 
NlCHOLLS who has been most active in forwarding 
specimens from that colony, and another from St. Vincent. 
There was also a case of Indian pottery fragments found 
in mounds at Plantation Enmore by Mr. R. PORTER 
and as these are somewhat rare, it is to be hoped that 
search may be made for other and more perfect speci- 
mens. 
Tobago contributed very fair collections of birds' eggs 
and birds' nests, and among those were some cases of 
British Guiana birds stuffed and mounted by a London 
Naturalist which were very attractive. 
A large collection of snakes shown by Mr. DONNELLY 
would have been more effective if placed in more 
convenient bottles. The Committee would recommend 
that a duplicate collection should be sent to England in 
order that the specimens be correctly named. There 
were also some good skins of animals but the Committee 
feel that this class was not so well filled as it might 
have been. 
As regards the live stock the Committee await the 
receipt of some observations which have been promised 
them by the Judges. 
The Committee would take this opportunity of 
suggesting that the valuable assistance rendered by Dr. 
Henry A. Alford Nicholls of Dominica, the Hon. 
J. McKlLLOP of Tobago and Mr. C. J. Hering of 
