80 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1895. 



Several collections or parts of collections liave been sent to special- 

 ists for study. These are mentioned under tbc bead of "Material lent 

 for investigation."'' The curator names six botanists wlio bave bad 

 access to tbebeibariuindurin<jf the year, to aid them in special investi- 

 gations. He also gives tbe names of 23 persons wbo have cooperated 

 witb tbe department, es])ecially by lending specimens for critical inves- 

 tigation or by tbemselves assisting in tbe identification of species. 



In the Bibliograpby (Appendix iv) will be found tbe titles of all 

 papers published during tbe year by tbe curator, tbe assistant curator, 

 Mr. Pollard, and two otber collaborators, Mv. John M. Coulter and Mr. 

 L. H. Dewey. In tbe supplements to tbe Bibliograpby are included 

 the naiues of tbe new genera, subgenera, species, and subspecies 

 described in those i)apers. 



Among tbe propositions which tbe curator submits in his report for 

 the better administration of the herbarium, is a plan for atitbrding 

 increased case room and tbe transfer of tbe remainder of the herba- 

 rium to the Museum building. Tliis is evideiitl}- desirable, and every- 

 thing possible will be done to meet Mr. Goville's wishes in this respect. 

 He also recommends the e:iiployment of an assistant in cryptogamic 

 botany, to properly classify and arrange the Pteridopbyta, Bryophyta, 

 and Tballopbyta. 



The last catalogue entry in June, 1894, was 2701, and in June, 1895, 

 3431. 



DEPARTMENT OF MINERALS. 



This dei)artment continues under the care of Prof. F. W. Clarke, chief 

 chemist of tbe U. S. Geological Survey. 



The accessions to the collection of minerals have not been as numer- 

 ous as during the previous year. Tbe actual number of specimens 

 received was 1,053, embracing 140 accession numbers. The most 

 important of these were contributed by Kev. L. T. Chamberlain and 

 included, among others, the following specimens: Twenty specimens of 

 minerals, including garnet, beryl, quartz, agate, thomsonite, cbloras- 

 trolite, and sodalite from various localities, a carved ornament of quartz 

 from Japan, 2 specimens of quartz with inclusions from the same 

 locality, a specimen of turquoise in gangue from New Mexico, a car- 

 buncle of garnet, Amazon-stone balls, 5 chrome iron balls, 3 cut and 

 polished specimens of quartz, an oi^al from Querela ro, Mexico, a gold 

 nugget from California, and 2 specimens of tourmaline from Mount 

 Mica, Paris, Me. These were iiresented to tbe Smithsonian Institution 

 and deposited in tbe National Museum. There were also received from 

 Dr. Chamberlain, from the bequest of Mrs. Frances Lea Chamberlain, 

 12 Tassi paste reproductions of antiques. 



From the IJ. S. Geological Survey have been received 8 accessions 

 of more than usual value. Three important lotsof minerals were acquired 

 by exchange. Tlie names of all the contributors to the collection are 

 mentioned in tbe Accession List. 



