56 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1908. 
and the Instituto Serumtherapico do Estado de Sao Paulo, Brazil; 
the Hope Gardens, Kingsfon, Jamaica; Queen’s University, Kings- 
ton, Canada; and the Estacion Central Agronémica, Santiago de las 
Vegas, Cuba. 
Among the individuals may be mentioned: Mr. Edward Lovett, 
Croydon, England; Mr. Henri Douville, Paris, Mr. A. Duchaussoy, 
Caudebee lés Elbeuf, Seine Inférieure, and Mr. J. Vaquez, Perreux, 
Seine, France; Dr. I’. S. Archenhold, Treptow-Sternwarte, Trep- 
tow bei Berlin, Mr. A. Kneucker, Karlsruhe, Mr. F. Krantz, Bonn, 
and Mar. Curt Morhart, Ensfield, Middle Franconia, Germany; Mr. 
O. M. Reuter, Abo. Finland; Mr. Robert E. Fries, Stockholm, 
Sweden; Mar. Friedrich Hendel, Vienna, Austria; Mr. Michele Gua- 
daeno and Mr. Ernesto Monaco, Naples, Italy; Dr. Casimir de 
Candolle, Geneva, and Ma. Henry Volkart, St. Gallen, Switzerland; 
Mr. F. Baker, Richmond, Victoria, and Mr. W. H. D. Le Souéf, 
Melbourne, Australia; Dr. Eugenio F. Giacornelli, La Rioja, Ar- 
gentina, and Senor Juan Tremoleras, Montevideo, Uruguay, South 
America; Dr. Carlos Renson, San Salvador, Central America; Mr. 
Luis Brooks, Santiago, Cuba. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
VISITORS. 
The number of visitors” to the National Museum building during 
the vear 1907-8 was 299,659, a daily average of 954, and to the Suuth- 
sonian building, 237,182, a daily average of 755. 
The following tables show, respectively, the attendance during 
ach month of the past year, and for each year beginning with 1581, 
when the Museum building was first opened to the public. 
Number of visitors during the fiscal year 1907-8. 
Q } _ |i Ss j a 
Year and month. peeaion aie Year and month. ne pec 
*"* pbuilding. | 5° | building. 
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1907. 1908, 
bo, eee ¢ Ree NRO ih Ae, 28,790 01 296)'|| VANUSTY -ccpeces: «a seeaaa sae 13, 994 9, 788 
Wren. bss dws od Soe da aan 52, 343 $0,204" || PSWTNALY s2s.-cnateenseess 13, 606 9, 262 
Bante Er, ch... vac vaeneaed es 46,135 | 39,861 || March ........... Sy ceria | 18,700} 18,926 
8 te) 1 ee ee 83.784 | 20,882 || April........-.--sseseeeeeeee 27, 698 21, 248 
November.......2.esesseee-- 18,860 | 17,248 || May.........-.----ececeseeee ~ 17,307) 13,590 
December ..............----- 13, S96 10/804) | Mune Succewsvc seoeseccees cee 14, 546 10, 988 
| TOthl 2s52ccctcestaates 299, 659 237, 182 
«These figures are based on an attendance during 314 days in the year, on which the 
buildings were open to the public. 
