368 Miscellanies. 
“On the 18th of June, 1836, there arrived from New Orleans, the 
collection of Professor Hentz, sent to us in consequence of a nego- 
tiation with me for the purpose by subscription of this large and val- 
uable collection for our society. If no mistake has been made in 
counting the insects there were fourteen thousand one hundred and 
twenty six specimens, one thousand three hundred and fifteen of 
which are foreign insects, leaving twelve thousand eight hundred 
and eleven native insects. Many of these are duplicates, but not 
the less valuable to the society on this account. They have already 
furnished us with specimens to return to Mr. Fabreus, in exchange 
for the insects received from him, and I have sent also a few of them 
to Mr. Schonherr for their names, and with the request that he would ~ 
honor us with insects in exchange for them. 
“There were several boxes and drawers in Mr. Hentz’s collection 
very closely filled with insects of all orders promiscuously mixed to- 
gether. These it was desirable should be assorted and incorporated 
with the others. In fact, it became absolutely necessary to select 
the Coleoptera without delay, to enable me to make a proper choice 
of specimens to be used in making exchanges. Accordingly, when 
obliged to suspend my labors on the cabinet of the society, for the 
want of drawers properly prepared to receive the insects, I began to 
assort the miscellaneous collection received from Mr. Hentz, and 
proceeded with all possible expedition until they were transferred 
from the boxes and drawers in which they came, to their proper 
places in the other part of the collection. All the Coleoptera receiv- 
ed from this gentleman have been carefully examined, and are arran- 
ged in a regular series, according to the catalogue of Count Dejean. 
It will be comparatively an easy task hereafter to transfer these Co- 
leoptera and unite them with the general collection of the society, 
should this be deemed advisable. I — next, to arrange the 
insects of the other orders in a similar way.” 
6. Conchology.—Valuable accessions have been made during the 
past year, to our cabinet of shells. Several individuals have pre- 
sented most acceptable donations. 
Many specimens of foreign shells from Mr. Couthuoy—as uite of 
fresh water bivalves from the Ohio, from Dr. Ward of that state— 
and a large collection of East India shells from J. J. Dixwell, Esq. 
are most worthy of notice. 
These additions, however, are not all which have increased the 
value of the collection. Much labor and study have been devoted 
