building up of his museum iu a marked degree after it had reached a 

 certain poiut iu its growth. The fact may be stated that iu carrying 

 out the museum scheme ife was notdeveloped beyond this certain point, 

 and the suggestion is offered that the theory of its arrangement may 

 have interested him more than the thing itself; for, with his devotion 

 to his work on entomology, which was an all absorbing interest at this 

 period, he could not have given his time and thought to both. It was 

 the illustration of the conception of the plan, and not the museum as a 

 whole, that was almost daily presented to its visitors. 



For example: The California case was always inspected to illustrate 

 the State division and the arrangement of its minerals, its vegetable 

 products, and its manufactures explained. Turning to the collections of 

 fruit in other cases near, the model of the Baldwin apple was invaria- 

 bly exhibited, showing its manner of growth in various sections of the 

 country, thus demonstrating the localities where special fruits thrived 

 best. Stepping to another case, the bluebird was always pointed out, 

 with the distinctive mark upon its perch showing that it was a friend 

 and not a foe to the farmer ; and a little box of insect remains from its 

 stomach, by its side, furnished the proof of his statement. Flaxseed in 

 variety was shown in another case, illustrating the " general" museum, 

 together with the fiber in various stages of growth and manipulation to 

 the most delicate linen fabrics, and in the same manner the seed, oil, 

 and oil cake. 



The scheme was most complete and admirable, reflecting the great- 

 est credit upon its originator, and if carried out would have made it 

 one of the grandest economic museums in the world. Bat it would have 

 necessitated a building larger than the entire Department of Agricnlt- 

 ure, and the outlay of many thousands of dollars, with the one draw- 

 back that in its State division there would have been endless repeti- 

 tion of the same thing, unless somewhat modified. Mr. Glover appre- 

 ciated this fully, and there was never an attempt, beyond the points of 

 illustration noted, to make it other than an economic museum of agri- 

 culture on the simplest possible basis of display. These statements are 

 made to explain in a measure why so valuable and utilitarian a scheme 

 of arrangement was never fully completed. 



As an economic museum or "object library" the collections increased, 

 at first slowly, then rapidly, so rapidly in fact that it was dififlcult to 

 supply case-room as fast as the specimens came in. It literally out- 

 grew the long entertained plan of arrangement, and as Mr. Glover be- 

 came more and more absorbed in his entomological work he fitially 

 threw the greater part of the responsibility of the museum from oft" his 

 shoulders altogther, his assistants having charge of and carrying on 

 the work in its several branches, while he assumed merely nominal 

 control. By this time the collection of fruit niodels had been greatly 

 augmented by Prof. William H. Seaman, who had charge of this branch, 

 as well as the microscopic work of the Division, a large series of the 



