NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS 59 



There is a very good colloctioii of glass models, made by 

 Blascbka. Osteologic collections include complete and partial 

 skeletons, skulls, sternums, etc. 



Botany. 45,000 specimens: herbariums of Dr Josiah Hale; 

 Prof. John Riddell; W. M. Carpenter; Herman Curtins; F. Las- 

 kar's herbarium of about 300 European medicinal plants, and 

 Prof. T. G. Richardson's collection of cryptogams, consisting 

 principally of Filices from South America. 



Ethnology. Collection small, with the exception of the Ameri- 

 <ian section. There are two Egyptian mummies, with cases and 

 wrappings, one of which is the remains of Got-Thoti-Auk, an 

 official of high rank under Osorkon 2. The American section 

 contains chiefly skeletons, skulls, implements and pottery of the 

 aborigines. Mound investigations have been carried on by the 

 curator during the last three years. Much valuable material 

 has been accumulated. Many duplicates for exchange which 

 may be obtained on application. 



MAINE 



Bates college museum, Lewiston. Arthur L. Clark, professor of 

 physics. 



Collections limited but representative and increasing yearly. 

 Minerals and Carboniferous plants most prominent among the 

 geologic material. 



Bowdoin college, Brunswick. No report. 



Colby college museum, Waterville. W. S. Bayley in charge. 



Paleontology. 1500 specimens: general, arranged to illustrate 

 lectures on historic geology. 



Minei^alogy. 3000 specimens: general. 



Lithology. Exhibits: the Rosenbusch collection of typical 

 rocks; building stones of Maine; American type specimens of 

 rocks; also the Maine state geologic collection, embracing speci- 

 mens obtained from C. T. Jackson during the first survey of the 

 state in 1837-39. 



Zoology. 500 specimens: a few mounted skeletons, and a num- 

 ber of alcoholic specimens. 



