PA^RT III. 



PAPERS DESCRIBING AND ILLUSTRATING THI^] CULLECITONS IN THE 

 U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



I, The Meteorite Collection in the JSTational Museum; a Catalogue of 

 Meteorites represented November 1, 18SG. By F. W. Clarke. 

 IT. The Gem Collection. By George F. Kunz. 



III. The Collection of Building and Ornamental Stones; a Hand book 



and Catalogue. By George P. Merrill. 



IV. The Collection of Textiles; List of Fibers and Fabrics. By lluFUS 



W. Deering. 

 V. Instructions for Preparing Microscopical Mounts of Vegetable 



Textile Fibers. By Komyn IIitohcock. 

 VI. Instructions for Collecting Skins of Mammals, for Study or Monnt- 

 iug. By William T. Hornaday. 



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