NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS 139 



mounted and n fairly coiuj)!!'!!' rcin'osontalion of liic marine 

 invertebrate fauna of the state. 



Botany and forestry. A collection of about four hundred speci- 

 mens of officinal jilants of the state. In econouiic series are 

 shown the timber trees of the state in finished and rough condi- 

 tion, illustrated profusely by enlarged photograi>hs, also tree 

 sections showing normal and abnormal growth. 



Ethnology. A few cases of stone implements and i)ottery, and 

 some human remains include the bulk shown. Considerable 

 additions are in prospect in the near future. 



This museum is an exhibit of the natural resources of North 

 Carolina only. No effort is made to secure anything else, and 

 the few outside specimens listed have been acquired incident- 

 ally. Plenty of room is given everything, and the cases are of 

 the best known types for exhibiting the classes of specimens 

 they contain. The capacity of the museum has been doubled 

 at this date, three large exhibition halls having recently been 

 completed. These will be filled along the lines mentioned. 

 About 35,000 feet of floor space are occupied. 



University of North Carolina, Chapel hill. No report. 



NORTH DAKOTA 



North Dakota agricultural college museum, Fargo. C. H. Hall, 

 professor of geology, assisted by J. H. Shepperd, H. L. Bolley and 

 E. F. Ladd. 



PaleontrAogy. A representative collection of fossils from Cam- 

 brian to Tertiary. Petrified wood and diatomaceous earth for 

 exchange. 



Mineralogy. 1000 labeled specimens. 



Historic geology. A large collection specially illustrative of 

 g^lacial phenomena with numerous models and charts. 



Zoology. 150 well mounted birds of the northw^est; 200 speci- 

 mens of reptiles and fishes and other animal specimens for class 

 reference, including quite an extensive display of bones illus- 

 trating the osteology of certain diseases in the horse. 



Botany. An extensive herbarium of native plants of North 

 Dakota; a full* collection of the cultivated and native grasses 

 of the state exhibited in large bunches for display of the roots, 

 leaves, stems and fruit. 



