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two thousand species, for the most part, collected, prepared and 

 presented by Mr. F. G. Sanborn. A full catalogue of this 

 collection will also be found in the Appendix. 



A collection of the shells of the State has been placed on 

 deposit in the museum by Mr. Samuel Tufts, Jr., a catalogue 

 of which will be found in the Appendix. I acknowledge, also, 

 the donation of forty-four species of shells from Mr. William 

 Stimpson, received too late to be included in the catalogue 

 above named. 



In the department of botany the collection is numerous and 

 valuable, embracing several hundred species of grasses and 

 other plants, including a very valuable collection placed on 

 deposit by Dr. Edward Jarvis, and another by Dr. Cliarles 

 Pickering. Owing to the extreme pressure of official duties, 

 and the lateness of the season when these last contributions 

 were made, it has not been possible to arrange and catalogue 

 this department in season for the present Report, and the publi- 

 cation of a catalogue is reluctantly deferred till another year. 



In the department of icthyology the donations have been 

 extensive, and a catalogue of most of the fresh-water fishes of 

 Massachusetts will be found in the Appendix. A large number 

 of the salt-water fishes have been presented by Capt. N. E. 

 Atwood. The catalogue of these is deferred till another year 

 in the hope of being able to present it then nearly complete, 

 embracing all the species found in our waters. 



Among the miscellaneous specimens donated by various indi- 

 viduals, acknowledgments are due to Hon. B. V. French, for 

 specimens of Indian axes ; to Mr. James Crafts, for samples of 

 drain tile, manufactured at Whately ; to Mrs. Ashby, of New- 

 buryport, for specimens of quaking grass and rough and polished 

 serpentine ; to Rev. Mr. Syle, missionary in China, for models 

 of Chinese farming implements ; to Mr. Joseph Warren, of 

 Chelmsford, for specimens of old farming implements used 

 in that town at the time of its early settlement ; to Mr. 

 James Hall, for specimens of relics of the house of Captain 

 Miles Standish at Duxbury ; to Mr. G. P. Sargent, for a 

 collection of grains and plants of Switzerland, the two-headed 

 snake of Newbury, specimens of crystallized quartz, polished 

 agate from Mount Saint Gothard, Indian bark cloth, &c.; 

 to Mr. W. H. Floyd, of Weston, for jars of reptiles ; to 



