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Z(X)lo(/if. 2000 to 1^000 specimens repros('nliii<j: all classes of 

 the auiiiial kiii^(l<nii. Illustrative, rather than (•()iiii)rehensivo, 

 with a separate collectiou of inollusks. 



liotdHi/. I'OOO inoniited sijecinieiis of })liaiiero«;anis and oiM) un- 

 mounted, and 500 to 1000 cryptogams, illustrating North Ameri- 

 can and European (chietly Alpine) forms; small collections from 

 Australia and fi'oin St Thomas, West Indies. A large number 

 of European species for exchange. 



EtJinologi/. Collections small. 



Muscatine academy of science, Muscatine. R. W. Leverich, 

 president. 



The academy formerly possessed a valuable geologic collec- 

 tion and librarv which Avas totally destroyed by fire in 1896. 

 Collections are being renewed, and now include a few fossils 

 from the Devonian and Carboniferous systems, and from local 

 formations; minerals and ores from Colorado, Arizona and 

 Mexico; about 250 specimens in all. A large number of govern- 

 ment publications have been receiyed. 



State university of Iowa, Iowa City. C. C. Nutting, professor 

 of zoolofji/ in charge, assisted by H. F. Wickham, assistant pro- 

 fessor of zoologi/, Rudolph Anderson, taxidermist and W. B. Bell, 

 seholar in zooloijij. 



Paleontology and geology, 30,000 specimens: Iowa fossils and 

 other geologic material. 



Zoology. 100,000 specimens, named in order of compa;ratiye 

 size and excellence, illustrating the following classes: mammals, 

 birds, reptiles and batrachians, marine invertebrates, insects, 

 fishes. Much duplicate material for exchange, particularly 

 birds and marine invertebrates. 



Botany. 175,000 sj^ecimens. The herbarium, wholly distinct 

 from the museum, is in charge of Thomas H. Macbride, professor 

 of botany, and B. Schimick, curator of the lierharium and assistant 

 professor of botany. 



The collections of spermophyta, pteridophyta, and fungi are 

 most valuable and the largest in numl)er. Myxomycetes, algae 

 and bryophyta are also extensively represented. Considerable 

 material for exchange. 



