80 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1898. 



Department of Biology — Continued. 



((/) Division of Marine fnrcrtcbvates : Richard Rathbun, Honorary Curator; 

 J. E. Benedict, First Assistant Curator; M. J. Ratlibuu, Second 

 Assistant Curator. 

 Section of Helmintliological Collections; C. W. Stiles, Custodian. 

 (h) iJirision of Comparative Anatomy : Frederic A. Lucas, Curator. 

 (t) Division of Plants {National Herbarium) : Frederick V. Coville, Honorary- 

 Curator; J. N. Rose, Assistant Curator; C. L. Pollard, Assistant 

 Curator; O. F. Cook, Assistant Curator; Miss Carrie Harrison, Aid. 

 Section of Forestry: B. E. Fernow, Honorary Curator. 

 Section of Alga-: W. T. Swingle, Custodian. 

 Section of Lower Fungi: D. G. Faircbild, Custodian. 

 Associates in Zoology (Honorary): Theodore N. Gill, C. Hart Merriam, 

 R. E. C. Stearns. 

 Department of Geology: 



George P. Merrill, Head Curator. 

 (a) Division of Physical and Chemical Geology (Systematic a7ul Applied): George P. 



Merrill, Curator; W. H. Newhall, Aid. 

 {¥) Division of Mineralogy : F. W. Clarke, Honorary Curator; Wirt Tassin, 

 Assistant Curator; L. T. Chamberlain, Honorary Custodian of Gems 

 and Precious Stones, 

 (c) Division of Straligraphic Paleontology : Charles D. Walcott, Honorary Cura- 

 tor; Charles Schuchert, Assistant Curator. 

 Section of Vertebrate Fossils: O. C. Marsh, Honorary Curator; F. A. 



Lucas, Acting Assistant Curator. 

 Section of Invertebrate Fossils: Paleozoic, Charles Schuchert, Cus- 

 todian; Mesozoic, T. W. Stanton, Custodian; Cenozoic, W. H. Dall, 

 Associate Curator. 

 Section of Paleobotany : Lester F. Ward, Associate Curator ; F. H. Knowl- 

 ton, Custodian of Mesozoic Plants ; David White, Custodian of Paleo- 

 zoic Plants. 

 Associate in Paleontology (Honorary) : Charles A. White. 



ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF. 



Chief Clerk, W. V. Cox. 



Chief of Buildings and Superintendence, J. E. Watkins. 



Chief of Correspondence and Documents, R. I. Geare. 



Photographer, T. W. Smillie. 



Registrar, S. C. Brov?n. 



Disbursing Clerk, W. W, Karr. 



Property Clerk, W. A. Knowles (Acting). 



Librarian, Cyrus Adler. 



Assis'tant Ijibrarian, N. P. Scudder. 



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