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and Sciences. The first of these was of great intei-est as it was the first 

 occasion upon which this magnificent collection had been viewed at night. 

 It was also the centennial of the building which has seen a varied career 

 of fort, amusement place, emigrant landing and repository of scientific 

 collections. The second part of the program was taken up with several 

 addresses, but three of. which need to be mentioned. The first was by 

 Professor E. li. Morris on the Tiife of Linnaeus," and was pronounced by 

 his hearers a masterpiece of biography. This was followed by an address 

 upon "Linnaeus and American Natural History." by Dr. F. A. Lucas who 

 treated his subject in a most interesting manner. The program was closed 

 by a talk by J)r. T. A. (irout on the "Plants and Animals Known to Lin- 

 naeus," which was i)rofusely illustrated by lantern slides. 



Another feature of great interest in connection with this celebration 

 was the series of exhibits of objects of American natural history known 

 to Linnaeus. At the American Museum of Natural History extensive 

 exhibits were arranged to show the American animals and the rocks and 

 minerals known to liinnaeus and arranged according to his system of class- 

 ification, a full explanation of Avliich accompanied the exhibit. At the New 

 York Botanical Garden there was a large collection of American plants 

 known to Linnaeus and arranged according to his system of classification. 

 Accompanying this exhibit was a very complete set of the botanical works 

 of Linnaeus and a very fine series of portraits of him. Enjoyable and profit- 

 able as were all the other features of this celebration these exhibits and 

 the lectures by Dr. Busby and Dr. Grout added much to the value and in- 

 terest of the celebration and to the delightful remembrances which the dele- 

 gates carried home with them. 



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