1893.] 



NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA. 



557 



Geological Survey of Minne- 

 sota, 3 



Mrs. Ella P. Vidal, 3 



Geological Survey of Canada 3 

 Bentham Trustees, Kew 



Garden, 3 



Geological Survey of Indi- 

 ana, 1 



James E. Richardson, ... 1 



Mrs. Amelia P. Bergh, ... 1 

 Imperial Observatory of Rio 



Janeiro, 1 



They were distributed to the several sections of the library as 

 follows : — 



Medicine, 19 



Chemistry, 15 



Ornithology, 14 



Encyclopedias, 13 



Herpetology, 



Bibliography, 



Helminthology, 



Ichthyology, 



Geography, 



Miscellaneous government 

 reports and other publica- 

 tions not classified .... 



11 

 9 



7 

 5 

 5 



133 



Journals, 3,749 



Botany, 163 



Geology, 133 



General Natural History, . . 91 



Anatomy and Physiology . 54 



Entomology, 50 



Anthropology, 37 



Conchology, 31 



Mineralogy, 28 



Voyages and Travels .... 27 



Physical Science, liii 



Agriculture, 21 



Mammalogy, 20 



In consequence of an unusually liberal appropriation for binding 

 I have been enabled to place the library in a much better condition 

 than it has been for the last twenty years. Six hundred and ninety- 

 one volumes, embracing all those in the special departments of the 

 library fit for and needing binding, together with some of the Amer- 

 ican journals, have been placed in proper condition on the shelves. 

 The work has not, however, included all the unbound books in the 

 portious of the library alluded to, complete volumes in paper covers, 

 especially if seldom consulted, having been allowed to remain as 

 they are, in the hope that future appropriations may provide for them. 

 More than twice as many volumes in the other sections of the de- 

 partment of journals and periodicals remain unbound. It is hoped, 

 therefore, that a like liberal provision may be made for the continu- 

 ation and completion of the work during the coming year. 



While the library is more fortunate than any other department 

 of the Academy in having the income of the I. V. Williamson and 

 the Thomas B. Wilson Funds devoted exclusively to its increase, it 

 will be seen by the report of the treasurer that the amount thus ap- 

 propriated is not sufficient to meet the constantly increasing demands 

 on the Library Committee. While little more than the subscriptions 



