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During the year numerous applications were received 
from Schools in the City and County for assistance in 
Nature Study, and 146 specimens were borrowed. In this 
connection it is pleasing to note that the Museum was 
utilized to a greater extent than hitherto by the public 
desiring information in various branches of Natural Science. 
A number of special visits were made to the Museum by 
teachers along with classes, Field Clubs, Natural History 
Societies from various towns, as well as by the Students of 
Botany and Natural History attending University College 
and the Technical College, Dundee. To all of these every 
facility was given to make their visit profitable. 
Dr. Enander (Sweden) spent several days in the Museum 
examining the extensive collections of Willows collected by 
the late Dr. F. B. White. 
Several artists were given special facilities in their 
studies on Salmon, Trout, Deer and a number of birds. 
The Museum is indebted to the Department of Botany 
of the British Museum, and to the Directors of Kew Gardens 
for their courtesy in naming several fungi; to Mr. W. W. 
Roebuck for naming several Perthshire Mollusca, a large 
series having been sent to him by request. To the Rev. 
James Waterston, also, for identifying a small collection of 
Parasites taken on local animals. For an account of these, 
see current part of the Perthshire Society of Natural Science 
Transactions. 
The Committee is again indebted to Mr. David 
Campbell and a few members ot' the Society for under¬ 
taking the work of collecting, changing and labelling, from 
week to week in Summer, the exhibition of named wild 
flowers. Some 280 plants were shown in the Lecture-room. 
The exhibits were much appreciated. 
As in former years trout were hatched in the laboratory 
last winter, and were a source of much interest. A collection 
of living fresh-water animals and plants was kept all year 
in the Lecture-room, and in early spring the accessions 
necessitated the addition of two more aquaria. This work 
has been taken charge of by Master Fred Smith, and gives a 
great amount of pleasure to young folks. 
