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REPORT OF ae CURATOR OF THE MUSEUMS 
ND HERBARIUM 
Dr. N. L. Brirron, DrrEcror-1n-CHIEF. 
Str: I have the honor to submit herewith my report as 
Curator of the Museums and Herbarium for the year 1905. 
The means at our disposal were devoted to the improvement 
of the collections, rather than to their expansion, with the re- 
sult that the collections have been brought into much more 
serviceable condition than they were before. 
GENERAL Accrssions. Specimens for the several col- 
lections have been brought together as follows: 
(a) Gifts and purchases. By these means 6,428 specimens 
have been added. 
(6) Exchanges. The returns from the disposal of dupli- 
cate material amounted to an aggregate of 9,751 specimens. 
(c) Exploration. The system of exploration maintained 
by the Garden brought in 36,553 specimens from temperate 
and tropical North America and the Philippine Islands. 
Thus the additions make a total of 52,732 specimens. 
Museums 
1. PREPARATION OF MATERIAL FOR EXHIBITION, AND 
Appuiances. The only museum equipment added during 
the year was specimen jars: 
Glass jars. (Specimen jar, 2605, Whitall Tatum Co.) 
Diameter. Height. Number of jars. 
3 inches. 6 inches 48 
6s 8 ce 108 
4% iz3 12 ce 72 
Total, 228 
These jars, together with exhibition blocks and other me- 
chanical appliances remaining from last year, were used in 
installing specimens in the cases of the public museums. 
However, many specimens have been partially prepared for 
