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LOCALITY Added to Total 



Herbarium now in 

 Oceania: 191s Herbarium 



Samoa i 63 



Sandwich Islands, general . . 484 



Mam I I 



Kauai 449 449 



Oahu 541 541 



Hortictdtural 21 2,671 



Illustrations mounted as Herbarium sheets 678 1.923 



The most important accession in the Department of Geology was the 

 gift of a large quantity of specimens of the fossil skeletons fotmd in the 

 asphalt beds of Los Angeles, California. This large collection was 

 presented through the kindness of Mr. Edward E. Ayer, Mr. E. B. 

 Butler, Mr. W. R. Linn, and Mr. Martin A. Ryerson. Among the im- 

 portant features of the collection was a complete moimted skeleton of 

 the sabre-tooth tiger. This forms a striking and valuable addition to 

 the series of fossils. An additional skeleton of this tiger, incomplete 

 but moimtable, was also included in the collection. An incomplete 

 but mountable skeleton of the fossil wolf of the Los Angeles locaUty 

 and in addition six good skulls and twelve lower jaws of the animal 

 were also received. The large, extinct sloth found at this locality 

 was represented by a skull nearly two feet in length, also by teeth 

 and parts of lower jaws and some of the peculiar leg bones and claws of 

 the animal. These will furnish a moimted Hmb. A large fossil Hon 

 of the locaHty, about twice as large as the largest African Hon, is repre- 

 sented by several bones; a large camel, one-half larger than the largest 

 modem camel, is represented by vertebrae and some other bones; and 

 the native horse is represented by leg bones and teeth. There are also 

 contained in the coUection parts of four bird skulls, leg bones and claws, 

 and probably one mountable foot. Some of these bones show birds 

 of tmusuaUy large size. Bones of the mammoth and bison, the latter 

 including one good bison skull, were also comprised in the coUection. In 

 addition a large quantity of misceUaneous bones of various species was 

 included which wiU be valuable for piuposes of comparison and pos- 

 sibly for completing skeletons. Two meteoric stones of the faU which 

 occtured at Blanket, Texas, May 30, 1909, were presented through the 

 kindness of Mr. Stanley Field and Mr. Arthtir B. Jones. These stones 

 represent aU the known material of this faU and make a valuable 

 addition to the meteorite collection. About 60 specimens of min- 

 erals and ores were presented by Mr. W. J. Chalmers. This series in- 

 cluded a number of specimens of gold ores showing free gold, specimens 

 of native silver, agate, turquoise and other valuable minerals. Fifteen 

 specimens of jasper and moss agate, presented by Mr. J. H. Mosher of 



