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The Herbarium is receiving attention, all the fascicles of the 
liora of the County have been placed in strong cardboard boxes of 
special design, and replaced in the cupboards, the intention being 
to prevent dust getting access to this very valuable collection : 120 
boxes have so far been used. A number of rare additions were 
made to the collections, but for an account of these see Transactions 
of the Perthshire Society of Natural Science for 1910-11. 
The Fungi (Pyrenomycetes) from Mr. Charles MTntosh and the 
(Discomycetes) from Mr. James Menzies are the product of years of 
patient labour and are very important additions. The group was 
formerly almost unrepresented. 
A beginning has been made to the overhauling and cleaning of 
the exhibition cases of local rocks. New labels, illustrations, and a 
finer choice of specimens will be worked into the series. 
Index or Type Museum. 
From this museum the sea leopard was loaned to Hr. Bruce for 
his Antarctic exhibit at the Scottish National Exhibition in Glasgow. 
The only additions of any importance were the Baikal teal (shot in 
Perthshire), and a series of young Arctic terns to the bird cases. 
The shell collections were extended by the addition of recent 
acquisitions, and arranged in glass-topped boxes, while a further 
extension will be necessary to incorporate the 500 specimens 
received this year from the Viscountess Strathallan. 
ARCHIBALD U. WOTHERSPOON, 
Chairman of Committee . 
ALEX. M. RODGER, 
Curator. 
