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The dark red backgrounds selected especially for the light colored corals, and the black bases and black labels have been found to answer admirably for all the dry Invertebrates, and produce a very pleasing effect.

In addition to the general display collection, it is proposed to begin at once a synoptical collection of all the groups of Marine Invertebrates, on the plan of the one started some time ago in the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Cambridge; but it is hoped that our greater facilities will enable us to carry out the scheme on a much greater scale, and make the collections of much benefit to students and teachers. It is expected that much material for this collection will be obtained