INDEX. 773 



Page. 

 Pennsylvania Railroad Company, historical apparatus used on telegraph lines 



presented by 28, 62 



Perkins, Dr. Janet, collection from the Philippine Islands loaned to 43,89 



Pevster, < ten. John Watts de, relics presented to Smithsonian Institution by. . 27, 65 



Phalen, William C, collection of rocks described by 44,104 



resignation of 56, 104 



tities and notices of papers by 178 



trips made into Virginia by, for making collections 102 



Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1870 5 



Philippine insular bureau of agriculture, Manila, specimens received in 



exchange from 30, 85 



Museum at Manila, specimens of birds obtained through exchange 



with 82 



Photographing Indians visiting Washington, work of, greatly enlarged during 



year 70 



Photography 52 



Physical Anthropology, division of, accessions 27, 65 



Pilsbury, II. A., specimens of the cirripedia loaned to 43 



Pinchot, Clifford, lecture on The Living purest, delivered by 48 



Piper, C. V., collection of diptera presented by the Washington Agricultural 



College through 84 



plants from Washington State presented by 30, 85 



Plans for future development, Department of Anthropology 72 



Plants, Division of. (See Herbarium.) 



accessions 1 >y purchase 31 , 79 



number of 30, 7'.». 85 



activity prevailing in 36 



purchases made by, from the Unite* I States 85 



outside of the United States 85 



rearrangement of specimens in progress in ; 36 



sheets stamped and recorded, number of . . .' 36 



specimens mounted during the year, number of 36 



Plummer, Fred (1., botanical specimens obtained in New Mexico and Okla- 

 homa by 30, 85 



Pohndorf. A. P., specimens of smoky quartz presented by 31,99 



Pollard, Charles Louis, connection with Museum severed by 56 



extended furlough granted to 95 



Prayer wheel, description of 743 



Prehistoric Archeology, increased space obtained by opening hall of 67 



Prentiss, Daniel Webster, title and notice of paper by 178 



President, bill approved by, providing for the celebration of the one hundredth 

 anniversary of the exploration of the Oregon country by Captains 



Lewis and Clark 55 



President of the United States, collection ot firearms from the Philippine 



Islands presented by 26, 62 



Private collections, advantage of obtaining 15 



Proceedings, U. S. National Museum, date of issue 50 



number of papers comprised in three 



volumes of 50 



volumes issued 12 



scope 12 



subjects treated of in 50 



