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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1908. 
Buack, Lieut. FRep. F., U. S. Army, 
Fort Liscum, Alaska: 60 plants from 
Alaska (48472). 
Brackiston, A. H., El Paso, Tex.: 
Archeological material from the 
Casas Grandes Valley, Chihuahua, 
Mexico (48488, 12355, 12511, 12571). 
Loan. 
BuakE, I. P., Imperial, Cal.: Snake, 
Chionactis annulatus (48428). 
3LANCHARD, W. H., Westminster, Vt.: 
203 plants, Rubus, Amelanchier and 
Betula, from the northeastern part 
of the United States 
(48596: purchase). 
3LANKINGSHIP, O. F., Richmond, Va.: 
Samples of diatomaceous earth from 
several localities in Richmond 
(48479). 
BLANKINSHIP, J. W., Steglitz, Berlin, 
Germany: 189 specimens of plants 
from Montana (48859; purchase). 
BLumMErR, J. C., Paradise, 
living plants from Arizona 
ATIZG: 15 
(47973). 
BLUMER, Mrs. J. C., Paradise, Ariz.: 2 
plants from Arizona (47626). 
Boston SocteTy oF NATURAL HIsToRY, 
Boston, Mass.: 136 specimens of 
Lepidoptera collected by Owen Bry- 
ant (48551). 
INSTITUTE OF 
(See under 
3OTANICAL GARDEN AND 
THE RoyaLt UNIVERSITY. 
Vienna, Austria.) 
30TANICAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITIVERSI- 
TY OF LAUSANNE. (See under Lau- 
sanne, - Switzerland.) 
BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF WESTERN PENN- 
SYLVANIA, Pittsburg, Pa.: 2 plants, 
Lactuca, from Pennsylvania. (48327). 
BouLencer, G. A. 
tian Government.) 
(See under HKgyp- 
Bowpoin, Mrs. James S., Washington, 
D. C.: Piece of Rhodian embroidery 
(48800: loan). 
BoyaDJIAN, BENJAMIN H., 
Turkey in Asia: Wax impressions 
of the seal of a ring (48496). 
Mersina, 
and Canada 
73 
BRANDEGEER, T. S., Berkeley, Cal. : 
ing plant, Cereus vagans, from 
Mexico (47733: exchange) ; 5 Mexi- 
can ferns (48602); fern from Mex- 
ico (48644). 
Braun, Miss ANNettTE F., Cincinnati, 
Ohio: 24 specimens of Microlepidop- 
tera (480438, 48523). 
Liv- 
BREEN STONE CoMPANY, St. Paul, 
Minn.: 2 samples of marble from 
Ikasota, Minn. (48889). 
BREWER, ISAAC W., Fort Huachuea, 
Aviz.: Several specimens of Physa 
from Huachuea Canon, Ariz. (47907). 
SREWER, S. W., Singer Glen, Va.: Cop- 
perhead, Agkistrodon  contortria 
(47540). 
BRICKLAYERS COMPANY OF THE CITY 
AND COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA, Phil- 
adelphia, va. = (received = through 
William Smith, chairman of commit- 
tee on history): An engraved illus: 
tration entitled ‘“ Plans of house 
>in which Thomas Jefferson wrote 
the Declaration of Independence ” 
(48590). 
BRIMLEY, C. S., Raleigh, N. 
specimens of Lepidoptera 
47748 ; 48274; 483835; 48374). 
Cie 82 
(47641 ; 
BrimMLey Brotuers, Raleigh, N. C.: 
specimens of Amphiuma (47703: 
purchase). 
BRINTON, Mrs. FRepDEric C., West Ches- 
ter, Pa.: Marble-top table formerly 
owned by Thomas Jefferson (48163). 
BRINTON, J. Percy, West Chester, Pa.: 
Photograph of the late Dr. D. G. 
$rinton (48184), 
Pritiso Museum (NaturaL Hisrory). 
(See under London, England.) 
BroaDway, W. E., Port-of-Spain, Trini- 
dad: 3 plants, Cissus (48238: pur- 
chase). 
$RODIE, W., Toronto, Canada: 4 garter 
snakes from Canada (48262). 
3ROMLEY, Howarp, Farmville, Va.: 
Specimen of tortoise-beetle, Copto- 
cycla pallida (47833). 
