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"Volatile Oils," etc. A large part of the individual exhibits 

 have already been labeled, though several hundred still remain 

 without their labels ; the manuscript for these labels is in the 

 hands of the printer. 



The collection of local material in the vicinity of the Gar- 

 den has been small in amount during the past year, since the 

 greater part of these collections had already been made. 



The exhibits which have been actually secured represent 

 only a portion of the year's work, for many exhibits, some of 

 them of great extent and importance, have been contracted 

 for, and are now either in course of preparation or awaiting 

 the convenience of those who have promised them. During 

 the last two months of the year, it has been extremly difficult 

 to obtain anything more than promises of future assistance, 

 the extensive business revival, and the duties pertaining to 

 the closing of the year, having left our friends with little 

 leisure to devote to the preparation of such special exhibits 

 as our interests require. Several of these expected exhibits 

 are worthy of special mention, as follows : 



The preparation of the very large collection of drugs 

 promised from Messrs. Merck & Company of Darmstadt and 

 New York has been delayed, owing to the occurrence of the 

 Paris Exposition during the past year. Doctor Merck, the 

 head of the house, expressed a desire to personally superin- 

 tend the preparation of this exhibit for us, but, since he was 

 the President of the German section of the Paris Exposition, 

 he requested to be excused from undertaking our commission 

 until that enterprise should have ceased to occupy him. 



That part of the exhibit promised by Messrs. Francis H. 

 Leggett & Company which relates to spices has been received, 

 and constitutes a prominent and highly instructive part of our 

 collections. It is hoped that other portions of this exhibit 

 will shortly be deposited in the museum. 



The promised exhibit from the Crude Rubber Company 

 has not yet come to hand, although we have positive assur- 

 ance that its preparation is only temporarily delayed. 



An extensive series of specimens representing the manu- 



