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5. Fossrr Puant Museum. All the boxes of fossil plants 
have been unpacked and the specimens distributed in their 
proper stratigraphic sequence in the trays of the several 
table-cases. 
Arranging the collections under their respective geologic 
horizons has been continued systematically, each collection 
being kept separate, and a tray or trays labelled with the 
name of the locality. Special attention has been given to 
the carboniferous plants and Dr. Newberry’s important col- 
lection of Ohio coal-plants has been subjected to critical 
examination, and the type specimens ads been specially 
marked and listed. 
The work of arranging and — the specimens upon 
which Dr. Newberry’s ‘‘ Flora of the Amboy Clays” was 
based, has been completed and the duplicate specimens are 
now available for exchange. 
A slight rearrangement of the Jura-Trias table-case has 
been made, in order to allow the display of specimens from 
Italy and France, recently received in exchange from the 
Museum of Natural History at Paris. 
6. Lasetinc. Considerable time was devoted to the 
work of labeling. The main collections of the public mu- 
seums, namely, the display collections of the fossil plant 
museum, the general economic collection, the synoptic col- 
lection, the local flora collection and the microscope exhibits, 
have been almost completely furnished with labels 
7. CaRE or Exuisirs. A general rearrangement of the 
exhibits resulted in the detection of any deterioration of speci- 
mens and remedies were applied as cases demanded. Insect 
depredation was checked by the use of mercuric bichloride, 
carbon bisulphide, chloroform and alcohol. Many specimens 
were replaced by better or more illustrative ones, while the 
general cleaning of the specimens was prosecuted as hereto- 
fore. 
8. Uses oF THE Muszums. The attendance of the public 
has been much greater than in former years, and it has also 
shown a steady increase as the year advanced. The attend- 
