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in formaldehyde solution, with their natural form and 

 color retained. Our museum now contains so many speci- 

 mens collected in this way that they begin to impart to it 

 a distinctive character, and I respectfully urge upon you 

 the importance of fostering this plan of development, so 

 far as our funds will permit. 



I referred in my last annual report, to an important 

 economic collection made for us in northern Brazil, by 

 Messrs. Weiss and Schmidt. It was my expectation to 

 have finished the naming of this collection during the past 

 year, but this has been impossible. Most of the specimens 

 are not represented in any form at the Garden, so that the 

 work of determination is difficult and requires much time. 

 It will be continued during the coming year. 



The labeling of our materials has, with few other excep- 

 tions, kept pace with its accumulation, and I am able to 

 report the museum as being in an excellent condition 

 in every respect. 



Respectfully submitted, 



H. H. Rusby, 

 Honorary Curator of the Economic Collections. 



