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where they are mostly contained in unit trays piled upon the floor. This gallery will be used hereafter as the main workroom for the examination of the collections of dried materials, which are growing rapidly in size and value every year, but the lack of suitable cases prevents a permanent and satisfactory arrangement of the specimens. Temporary wall cases at one end of the gallery are still used for storing bottles and jars of alcoholic specimens, and a large number of the homeopathic vials are also cared for here. The alcoholic collections hitherto contained in the wall cases on the southwest floor of the bird hall have been transferred to the basement.

The additional space in the basement allotted to this department for the storage of alcoholic specimens, has been a great convenience, and has permitted a satisfactory disposition of the collections, but there is little room for expansion, and further

Transcription Notes:
comma before "has been a great convenience" is present in the original text.