26 REPOET OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1902. 



possessed of his entire collection of flowering- plants, comprising more 

 than 18,000 specimens, chiefl}-^ from tlie southern United States. Two 

 3"ears previously Dr. Mohr had presented to the Museum his collection 

 of about 3,000 specimens of cryptogam ic plants from the same region. 

 From his trip to Central America during- the summer of 1901 Dr. 

 J. N. Rose l)roug-ht l)ack a large number of plants, including specimens 

 from Mount Orizaba and Mount Popocatepetl, and also some living 

 plants, which were deposited in the greenhouse of the Department of 

 Agriculture. A valualile collection from China and the Philippine 

 Islands was contributed by the Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew, Eng- 

 land; over 6,000 plants from various parts of the United States and 

 from Brazil, Guatemala, Mexico, and Porto Rico were transmitted by 

 the Department of Agriculture; and about 1.200 Chinese plants were 

 acquired by purchase. 



In the Department of Geology the accessions haye been numerous, 

 and in some of its divisions of more than ordinar}' importance. The 

 total number of specimens received was 81.563, nearl}- 90 per cent 

 being fossil invertebrates. Among the rocks and ores transmitted b}- 

 the U. S. Geological Survey were many specimens illustrative of its 

 recent explorations in Colorado, Montana, and Oregon. A large 

 quantity of ore samples from the United States exhibit at the Paris 

 Exposition of 1900 was turned over to the Museum b}^ the Government 

 board. The minerals added comprise many varieties, a number of 

 which were not previously represented. Especially worthy of mention 

 are a fine specimen of native tellurium from Delamar, Nevada; a mag- 

 nificent mass of moss gold on quartz from the "Miner's Dream" mine, 

 Old Chester district, California; characteristic samples of Alaskan gold; 

 fine specimens of molybdenite from Okanogan County, Washington; 

 axinite from Switzerland and Japan; beautiful crystals of tourmaline 

 from Mesa Grande, California; zeolites from Golden, Colorado; and a 

 beautiful mass of the so-called needle ore (Gothite) from Ironwood, 

 Michigan. The following species new to the collection were also 

 obtained: Narsarsukite, percylite, yttrocerite, picroallumogene, bornite 

 (in crystals), espistolite, plumboferritc, ankjdite, sulvanite, thalenite, 

 elpidite, and lossenite. Fine specimens of tourmaline and amethj'st 

 were received as a gift from Dr. L. T. Chamberlain, Honorary Custo- 

 dian of Gems and Precious Stones. 



The meteorite collection was increased during the year to the extent 

 of 29 falls, and now comprises specimens representing a total of 356 

 distinct falls. The most valuable addition was a stony iron meteorite 

 from Admire, Kansas. The sources of other important specimens 

 were as follows: Misshof, Courland, Russia; Rafriiti, Switzerland; 

 Cereseti, Piedmont, Ital}-; St. Mesmin, Salles and Lancon, France; 

 Sao Juliao do Moreira, Portugal; Limerick, Ireland; Shalka, Bengal, 

 India; Rhine Villa, South Australia; Weston, Connecticut; Algona, 



