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VENEZUELA. 

 Mr. Leon De La Cova, Commissioner. 

 The entire exhibit made by this country of minerals, ores, articles of 

 materia niedica, fruits, fibers, extracts, &c. 



In general it may be stated that from the countries mentioned in the 

 foregoing, the exhibits made by the commissioners in behalf of their 

 respective governments, so far as relates to the animal, vegetable, and 

 mineral kingdoms, and their applications have been presented to the 

 United States ; in some cases without any exception whatever, in others 

 all except a few duplicates which were presented to other foreign com- 

 missions, or to institutions in the United States. Indeed, the only 

 countries from which absolutely nothing was received were, Denmark, 

 Luxembourg, Bahamas, British Guiana, Cape of Good Hope, and 

 Jamaica ; the exhibit of these countries being either entirely private 

 property or borrowed from the colonial museum in London, and neces- 

 sarily returned. 



