Nature . ddress was delivered by the late About the same time Mr. F. G. Pearceyentered the museum as assistant curator, and since hisappointment a thorough re-arrangement of the zoologicalexhibits has been undertaken, while large additions havebeen made by gifts and purchase. Botanical surveys undertaken with the object of study-ing the distribution of plants over a limited area have beenprepared by several workers in Scotland and G. H. Pethyridge and Mr. R. L. Praeger publish inthe Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (vol. xxv.)a survey of the vegetation of the d
Nature . ddress was delivered by the late About the same time Mr. F. G. Pearceyentered the museum as assistant curator, and since hisappointment a thorough re-arrangement of the zoologicalexhibits has been undertaken, while large additions havebeen made by gifts and purchase. Botanical surveys undertaken with the object of study-ing the distribution of plants over a limited area have beenprepared by several workers in Scotland and G. H. Pethyridge and Mr. R. L. Praeger publish inthe Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (vol. xxv.)a survey of the vegetation of the district lying south ofDublin. The authors distinguish four zones, littoral,agrarian, hill pasture, and moorland. It was observedthat the three associations of Ulex Europaeus, Vlex Gallii,and Calluna maintain a definite succession in altitude, UlexEuropaeus occurring at the upper limit of the agrarianzone, and Calluna forming the most important feature ofthe moorland. The association in which Pteris is the. Plwto. -Piperstown dominant member occupies positions in each of the threeformer associations, holding its own where it is favouredby well-drained soil and a sheltered situation. The paperis accompanied by six illustrations, of which the one re-produced shows the characteristic rounded hummocks ofI lex Gallii in the foreground ; in the background the farm-land is seen below with Ulex Europaeus just visible in themiddle distance and Calluna clothing the summit of thehill. The educational advantages of the Central Museum atBrooklyn, New York, form the subject of the first articlein the Januarv issue of Museum News, in which attentionis specially directed to the exhibits of typical groups ofmammals, birds, and reptiles. It would seem, however,that the museum authorities themselves stand in need ofeducation, otherwise they would scarcely have stated thatthe present revolution in Russia bids fair to complete theextermination of the European bison by killing off theLithuanian herd.
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