. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. STUDIES ON MUSEUMS AND KINDEED INSTITUTIONS. 561 there is an admission fee of six pence; it is closed-on Mondays. The numlier of visitors yearl}^ is about 20,000. A most excellent hand- book is the catalogue of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scot- land, 18!»2 (1 shilling), 380 pages, 752 illustrations. An annual report is pu))lishcd in the Proceedings of the Socict}' of Antiquities of Scotland. The museum has not sufficient means at
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. STUDIES ON MUSEUMS AND KINDEED INSTITUTIONS. 561 there is an admission fee of six pence; it is closed-on Mondays. The numlier of visitors yearl}^ is about 20,000. A most excellent hand- book is the catalogue of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scot- land, 18!»2 (1 shilling), 380 pages, 752 illustrations. An annual report is pu))lishcd in the Proceedings of the Socict}' of Antiquities of Scotland. The museum has not sufficient means at its Fig. 97.—National Museum of Antiquities, Edinburgh, Seotland. 31. VARIOUS OTHER MUSEUMS. I mention, in addition, the National Gallery, with a considerable col- lection of paintings, poorl}^ lighted from above; the Ro^-al Institution, with a collection of casts; the City Museum; the Fine Art Museum, in the university; and the Museum of the Ro3^al College of Surgeons. These establishments, excepting the first named, I omitted to visit, for I was told that they were not important and, moreover, other sights of interest in Edinburgh completely occupied my time. I beg to mention in closing, however, the magnificent Botanical Garden, with its spliMidid conservatories, containing, among other things, a col- lection of pitcher-plants (Nepenthaceaj), of surprising beauty and abundance. The administration of the Edinburgh museums will undoubtedly receive a great impulse from the gift of Andrew Carnegie (born in Scotland in 1837 and emigrated in 1848, with his family, to America), who donated 110,000,000 to the Scotch universities (as a first install- ment) for the ''advancement of education,'" a portion of which dona- NAT MUS 1903 36. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian I
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