Dictionary of Chinese Botanical Terms hoped that the Library of the Royal Asiatic Society will soon once more at the service of the public. It has now been closed for some months and readers who found it useful for reference and sultation have felt this deprivation, It is practically the only library open to the public for reference. It contains 'a fine collection of books on China and the Far East. The Council regrets this delay in opening the library: but at present owing to the demands Jof the new building there are no funds available for the purchase of new bookshelves worthy of the building and the library.
The Society has not been an ox-tensive publisher of books. Tt has been" satisfied with the issue of its own Journal yearly. Tt has occa sionally, however, broken this rule, jand undertaken the publication of a few works that the Council thought it might do in the interest lof research. "Some years ago, it published the Stewart-Lockhart Collection of Chinese Coins. Later, published three works by Pro fessor.M. Shirokogoroff, " The ideal with "the anthropology of Northern China and the was glad to help in publishing these important books. It has recently published a book by Mr.
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