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Museums 
The equipment of the public museums was substantially 
augmented by the installation of sixteen exhibition cases in 
the economic museum, and by glass jars as follows: 
Specimen jar 2605. Whital Tatum Company 
Diameter of Body Height to shoulder Number 
2 inches 5 inches 36 
3. inches 8 inches 144 
334 inches 10 inches 144 
4% inches 12 inches 144 
Total.......... 468 
Fossin Prant Museum. Floor case number 7, devoted 
to an exhibit of the cretaceous flora of New York City and 
vicinity, was rearranged and many of the old specimens 
replaced by better ones recently acquired. The other cases 
remained essentially as they were last year with the exception 
of the replacing of occasional specimens. Copy for labels 
for all unlabeled specimens has been prepared and is ready 
to go to the printer. 
Economic Museum. The addition of the sixteen exhibi- 
tion cases already referred to made possible an expansion 
and rearrangement of the collections of foods and fibers. 
Many specimens previously held in storage were interpolated 
in their proper places. The three more noteworthy addi- 
tions to this collection were, (1), the foundation of a Per- 
fumery Exhibit, consisting of raw materials and volatile 
oils, presented by the Manufacturing Perfumers’ Association, 
(2), a large collection of crude drugs presented by Dr. H. H. 
Rusby, and (3), miscellaneous specimens secured through 
exploration by the Garden, chiefly in the West Indies. For 
further notes on this collection, see Report of the Honorary 
Curator of the Economic Collections. 
Systematic Museum. The four divisions of this museum 
were maintained as heretofore. An important element was 
added to the fungous part of the Local Flora Exhibit. This 
is noted below. 
