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NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL 
DAMES oF AMERICA—Continued. 
sented by the State of Virginia to 
Thomas Ap Catesby Jones, plate 
which belonged to Chief Justice 
Marshall, and a pitcher which be- 
longed to James Craik, surgeon in 
Braddock’s Army, lent to the Society 
by Miss Rose M. MacDonald (56802) ; 
portrait (painted on ivory) of the 
Right Rev. Bishop White, first bishop 
of Pennsylvania, lent to the Society 
by Mrs. C. Albert Hill; silver strainer 
of 1768, lent to the Society by Mrs. 
Ernest H. Pringle; knife, fork, 2 sil- 
ver bottle corks, 2 silver bottle labels 
and a silver mug, lent to the Society 
by Mrs. Maurice Augustus Moore 
(56897) ; 4 historical documents is- 
sued in Massachusetts during the 
colonial period, and dated, respec- 
tively, 1738, 1744, 1764 and 1771, lent 
to the Society by Miss Elizabeth Per- 
kins (57081). Loan. 
NATURHISTORISKA RIKSMUSEUM, Bo- 
TANISKA AFDELNING. (See under 
Stockholm, Sweden.) 
NELSON, Prof. AVEN, Laramie, Wyo.: 2 
living specimens of Cactaceae from 
Wyoming (56872; 56980). 
NELSON, N. C., Imperial, Cal.: Moth, 
A:pantesis proxima (56114). 
NEVADA, UNIVERSITY oF, Reno, Nev. 
(through Prof. P. B. Kennedy): 3 
living specimens of Opuntia pul- 
chella and 18 specimens of Chenopo- 
diaceae, from Nevada (56184 ; 
56224). Exchange. 
New York BOTANICAL GARDEN, Bronx 
Park, New York City: 40 living 
specimens and 65 herbarium speci- 
mens of Cactaceae, chiefly from the 
West Indies; also 9 photographs of 
Cactaceae (55650; 556938; 55800; 
563807 ; 56440; 56665; 56734; 56824; 
56873) ; 1,180 plants from the Virgin 
Islands and Curacao (55880) ; 1,669 
miscellaneous plants chiefly from the 
West Indies (55693; 55945; 56363; 
56486; 56658; 56775; 56873); 562 
plants, chiefly from Africa, from the 
Otto Kuntze Herbarium (56050). 
Hxchange, 
REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1914. 
NicHoLas, Dr, Francis C., New York 
City: 14 specimens of ore from the 
Copete Mine, near Carbo, Sonora, 
Mexico, illustrating the development 
of iron ores from pyrite (56113). 
NIELSEN, Dr. T. C., Copenhagen, Den- 
mark (through Dr. Adam _ Giede 
Boving): Specimens of Agromyza 
carbonaria and their work (563830). 
NIGHTINGALE, Rey. RoBErT C., Beecham- 
well Rectory, Swaffham, England: A 
pierced brass kitchen spoon which 
was in use between the years 1760-— 
1800 (56521). 
NISBET, W. W., St. Louis, Mo.: 2 
bronze medals, sent from France to 
be sold as souvenirs at the Louisiana 
Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, 1904 
(56906), 
Nor, WILLIAM, Langdon, D. CG: 
Specimen of young cardinal, Cardi- 
nalis cardinalis, with four legs 
(56864). 
Norris, J. PARKER, jr., Philadelphia, 
Pa.: Egg of Lagopus rupestris rein- 
hardi from Labrador (56817). 
OvpRoyD, Mrs. T. 8., Long Beach, Cal. : 
About 500 specimens of land and 
marine shells from California 
(56811). 
OLMSTED, Miss HELEN A., U. S. Na- 
tional Museum: Specimen of yellow- 
bellied woodpecker, Sphyrapicus 
varius (55985); 4 recent United 
States coins (56480). 
OrRcuTT, CHARLES R., National City, 
Cal.: Invertebrates and shells from 
various localities, chiefly on the 
western coast of Mexico (55989; 
56018). 
OrPEN, Mrs. ADELA E., Enniscorthy, 
Ireland: 51 flower studies in water 
color, painted by the late Miss Ade- 
lia Gates (56710). 
Oscoop, Miss Susan E., Salem, Mass. 
(through Miss L. L. Lander): 
Dress, kid slippers, fan and pearl 
beads, which were worn by Mrs. Abi- 
gail Adams, wife of President John 
Adams (1797-1801) (57082). 
