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194. PACIFIC ISLANDS HALL. 



"In the case of Natural History the vast majority of the speci- 

 mens are in the study series, not only because they would ultimately 

 be ruined by exposure to light, but because the display of all the 

 material would only confuse the visitor." 



Of the study collections the ethnological includes matters of 

 most interest to this Bishop Museum, and we find that there are 

 thirty-three fire-proof storerooms on the attic floor of the west wing 

 where are stored more than 100,000 catalogue numbers of speci- 

 mens from the Philippines, Siberia, China, "South Sea" islands, 

 Africa and North America. 



Of the exhibits several ma}' be named of which I have not 

 seen the equal in any of the great museums I have visited. 

 The Jesup collection of North American woods, of some 500 

 specimens, one of which, the wild plum, is shown in Fig. 192 with 

 blossoms and fruit : even Kew cannot show anvthing to surpass 



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