12 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1897. 



Xiimlwr of sjiecimena in the departments of the Museum on June 30, 1897 — Continnod. 



Department. 



Paleontology : 



Vertebrate fossils... 

 Invertebrate fossils 

 Fossil ))lauts 



Recent plants 



Minerals 



Geoldjiy 



Specimens. 



Total. 



28, 898 

 76, 205 



3, 720, 2:i7 



The following- table shows the number of accessions annually since 



1881 : 



A complete list of the accessions for the year is printed in Appendix 11. 



CATALOG-UE ENTRIES. 



The number of catalogue entries made during the year was 67,007, 

 more than double the number for the preceding year. The increase is 

 most apparent in the departments of prehistoric anthropology, ]ia]eon- 

 toloo^y, and mammals. The entry figures for each collection are given 

 in the following table: 



Department. 



Arts and industries: 



Materia nuulica 



Graphic arts 



Transportation and engineering 

 Electrical coUections 



Entries. 



5 



2 



3 



276 



