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and Europe, and it was one of these collections which the United 

 States Naval Academy sent to the Museum. 



Closely allied, but covering a much smaller area, is the gift of the 

 New York State College of Forestry, Syracuse, New York, of a 

 collection of woods, 31 in number, representing some of the more 

 important species in use in the industries of New York State, each 

 specimen properly labeled with scientific and common names, a refer- 

 ence as to their range and distribution, weight to the cubic foot of 

 dry wood, and an enumeration of their uses. 



A third accession of value both from a scientific and exhibition 

 standpoint is a transfer from the War Department, Office of Public 

 Buildings and Grounds, of 3G log sections cut from trees felled in 

 Smithsonian and Seaton Parks when recently clearing the ground for 

 the erection of temporary buildings to house the Medical and Ord- 

 nance Departments. These logs are now being made into slabs at 

 the mill, preparatory to cutting into wall specimens and hand samples 

 for study, distribution, and exchange. 



Perhaps the most elaborate display that could be worked up for 

 the space allotted to it is the series of "Korelock" veneered doors 

 contributed by the Paine Lumber Co. (Ltd.), of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. 

 It consists of one frame with pair of veneered mahogany entrance 

 doors and elliptical panel transom, one side hand carved and being an 

 exact duplicate of entrance doors manufactured for the Canadian 

 Parliament building at Edmonton, except a change in carved medal- 

 lion, the other side inlaid with white holly and ebony ; seven "Kore- 

 lock" doors, beautiful in design, veneered with Circassian walnut, 

 prima vera mahogany inlaid with rosewood, gray and brown ash, 

 quartered white oak inlaid with mahogany and white holly, etc., and 

 portraying various finishes; five sample pieces showing the method of 

 door construction; one table veneered with curly red birch; and, in 

 addition, installation fixtures for the above, consisting of pedestals, 

 pilasters, panel work, platform and mouldings, all of selected curly 

 red birch. The exhibit as installed in the Wood Court stands as a 

 model for thoroughness and genuine cooperation, placing wood prod- 

 ucts before the public eye and bringing producer and consumer closer 

 together. 



Through the cooperation of Mr. Roger B. Maxwell an interesting 

 exhibit was received from the American Propeller & Manufacturing 

 Co., Baltimore, Maryland, of which company Mr. Maxwell is chief 

 inspector. This consisted of a standard, two-blade, quartered-oak 

 aeroplane propeller, together with the rough assembled block show- 

 ing one side of the propeller after partial duplicating, and the seven 

 laminae from which it is made. There was also included an aero- 

 plane impeller, of laminated wood construction, the middle lamina 



