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countries. If the College be situated near or in a sea-port, 

 as is the case with the Institutions of New York, Philadel- 

 phia, Baltimore, Providence, Boston, and many others, a 

 great supply of the most curious and interesting articles 

 may be obtained by the sea-captains of such places, who, if 

 solicited, will always be pleased and proud to collect speci- 

 mens from all quarters of the world, with which to embel- 

 lish the College of their native city. 



No place in this Union has so great facilities for execu- 

 ting such a plan as the gigantic city of New York, and I 

 hope soon to see her Institutions setting an example in this 

 respect which will be worthy of imitation. The Legislature 

 of the State of New York, several years ago, expended near- 

 ly half a million of dollars for the purpose of making its in- 

 habitants acquainted with the natural productions of the 

 State. A costly zoological, botanical, and mineral ogical 

 survey was made, and illustrated by the publication of a 

 precious work containing several volumes, with numerous 

 expensive engravings, and a Museum of the specimens col- 

 lected was erected in Albany, for the inspection and instruc- 

 tion of the people. Each College may accomplish the same, 

 at vastly less expense, in the manner above described ; and 

 our horticulture, agriculture, pisciculture, and mining oper- 

 ations, as well as our extensive commerce at the present 

 day, demand more attention to this important branch of 

 science. 



