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both the public exhibits and the study collections came from 
America and were obtained chiefly through exploration and 
exchange 
The Sion: under my care were increased as follows: 
By gift and purchase.......  ....... 9,630 specimens. 
By exploration... ............-.000-- 14,558 specimens. 
By exchange. ......... .... 000 7,009 specimens. 
Thus a total of 31,197 specimens was brought together. 
Detailed lists of accessions have been published in the 
monthly issues of the JouRNAL during the year. 
The value of the gifts is estimated at $1,137. 
Not less than 9,547 duplicate specimens were sent to other 
institutions and to individuals as exchanges. 
Museums 
The museum equipment remained practically the same 
as in the previous year. The additional exhibition cases 
planned for early in the year were not completed until the 
last week in December and consequently they were not 
available for the installation of specimens. 
e€ most important single addition to the museum 
exhibits was a collection of twelve old Chinese paintings, 
given by Dr. Reginald H. Sayre, showing the methods of 
cultivation, preparation, and packing of tea as practiced in 
China about two centuries ago. This collection is now 
displayed in four panel wall-cases on the landing of the 
stairway leading from the main floor of the Museum Building 
to the second floor. 
A large amount of exhibition material has been placed in 
storage, awaiting both space and mechanical means of 
displaying it. 
Fossizr Prant Museum. The specimens in the several 
wall cases of this museum were rearranged preparatory to 
providing them with new printed labels. Desirable speci- 
mens were added to the series displayed in the floor cases, 
and specimens recently received were placed in their proper 
places in the cases of the study collections. 
