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locality 

 Asia: 



Aria Minor 



China: 



Alt.. tains 



Mongolia 



Sungaria 



India 



Japan 



Persia 



Philippine Islands 



Siberia 



.... 



Australia (general) 



New South Wales 



Queensland 



:ralia 



Tasmania 



toria 



Wes: Australia 



Oceaxica : 



Marquesas Islands: 



y. '-"- 

 Sandwich Islands (general) 



Oahu 



Horticultural 



Illustrations mounted as Herbarinm sheets 



la the Department of Geology a considerable number of valuable 

 accessions were received from exhibitors at the Panama-Pacific Inter- 

 national Exposition. The comrnissions or firms presenting important 

 material were the Gas Light and Coke Company, London, England. 

 Australian Commission, Bolivian Commission. Xew Zealand Com- 

 ssion, Chinese Commission, and Greek Commission. The Gas Light 

 and Coke Company. London. England, presented 22^, specimens illus- 

 trating the by-products of gas manufacture and a mahogany floor case 

 for its exhibition. The series is very complete and well prepared, 

 showing the various products obtained from the distilation of coal. 

 The specimens include coal, coke, pitch, large masses of crystals of 

 prussiate of potash, various dyes, various hydro-carbons, such as 

 benzol, toluol and varieties of creosote, various forms of naphthaline. 

 pyridine, anthracene, alizarin, ammoniacal liquids, sulphates, nitra; 

 muriates, carbonates, and other compounds of ammonia, sulphur, cop- 

 peras, sodium and potassium cyanides, various blue coloring mattx: 

 other coloring matters, cyanogen, fiuorescia. and various other produc 

 The whole forms a very nearly complete series illustrating produ*: 



