(315 ) 
Number of cards. Size of cards. 
400 47x Ir inches 
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1950 11 xX a : General museum 
150 14x 160% ‘¢ 
es ee i purposes. 
200 22 x 28 ie 
Swinging frames 
for illustrating the 
fore) 133%, X18 a 
a 3%A Mh ora within 100 
Total, 3,000 miles of New York 
City. 
On these cards have been mounted pressed specimens of 
the types of the natural families as far as we have been able 
to secure them for the systematic museum, also similar ma- 
terial to illustrate the derivation of various plant products for 
the economic museum. 
Photographs, plates and drawings to accompany exhibits 
in the museums have been mounted on these cards and 
packed away with the plant specimens awaiting their installa- 
tion in the museum cases. 
5. Lllustration of the Flora of the Region within roo 
miles of New York City. About 624 species, represented by 
fully thrice as many specimens, consisting of both cryptogams 
and flowering plants, have been added to the already large 
accumulation of material to be used in the swinging frame 
display. More cryptogams have been set aside for this col- 
lection during the year thaninany previous year. Inaddition 
to the plants themselves, over 100 plates representing species 
of the lower orders have been reserved for use in this local 
collection; these may be used temporarily for plants that we 
cannot get at once, or they may take the place of the actual 
plants in cases where these are of such a nature that they 
cannot be prepared for display. 
6. Labelling of Museum Specimens. Early in the year it 
was decided that all museum labels should be printed by 
means of type and press. After Mr. UWeller’s return from 
