the Unio fauna of North America. These had evidently been 

 used by the Indians on a great scale for food. With them are 

 associated stone implements and broken pottery. Specimens of 

 the shells and the pottery from these great shell heaps are here to 

 be seen. Another series of specimens consists of ancient pottery 

 from Costa Rica. Two complete vases, one of the peculiar tri- 

 pod type characteristic of Central America and Mexico may here 

 befseen, together with a large number of fragments illustrating 

 thetvarious forms^'of ornamentation: tripod feet in the form of 

 animal heads, raised ornaments and animal figures attached to 

 other parts of the vases, and various forms of incised and attached 

 decoration. 



There is also a small but fine exhibit in European archaeology 

 comprising stone implements, both paleolithic and later from 

 various localities in the British Islands and on the continent of 

 Europe. With these are bone implements and partially worked 

 reindeer horns from the lake dwellings of Switzerland and fine 

 jaws of the great Quaternary Elk, also from Switzerland, all 

 these latter representing the inter-glacial or reindeer epoch of 

 prehistoric time. 



Zoological and Botanical Material 



Under this head mention may be made of a number of plants 

 which I have collected in this state and North Carolina, and an 

 extensive series of American and foreign ferns, the latter having 

 come principally from the herbarium of the late Mr. A. H. Cur- 

 tiss. 



Sloan Collection 



In closing mention should be made of the very important pri- 

 vate collections deposited with the Museum by Mr. Earle Sloan 

 of this city, recently state geologist of South Carolina. These, 

 while not belonging to the Museum, will yet be of immense value 

 and interest to the student of South Carolina geology. They 

 comprise complete series of specimens illustrating minerals and 

 rocks of the upper country and the rocks and fossils of the coast- 

 al plain, all carefully named and located, and furnishing, in con- 

 nection with Mr. Sloan's published reports, a complete exhibit 

 of the resources of the state. The accession of this material 

 is a matter of notable interest and advantage. The whole is 

 to be gone over and arranged by Mr. Sloan as soon as his time 

 permits and the Museum can furnish suitable case accommoda- 

 tions. 



Daniel Strobel Martin. 



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