I have so repeatedly required to see old Transactions and old Travels, etc., that I should regret extremely, when at work at the British Museum, to be separated from the entire library.
The facilities for working at certain great classes--as birds, large fossils, etc .-- are no doubt as bad as possible, or rather impossible, on the open days; but I have found the working rooms of the Assistants very convenient for all other classes on all days.
In regard to the botanical collections, I am too ignorant to express any opinion.

The point seems to be how far botanists would object to travel to Kew; but there are evidently many great advantages in the transportation.
If I had my own way, I would make the British Museum collection only a typical one for display, which would be quite as amusing and far more instructive to the populace (and I think to naturalists) than the present enormous display of birds and mammals.

I would save expense of stuffing, and would keep all skins, except a few "typicals," in drawers.
Thus much room would be saved, and a little more space could be given to real workers, who could work all day.

Rooms fitted up with thousands of drawers would cost very little.

With this I should be contented.