CONTENTS. 



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The Smitlisouiaii Institution _ — 1 



The establishment 1 



Tlie Board of Regents 2 



General considerations 2 



Finances 3 



Researches and explorations G 



Geological explorations in the Canadian Rockies 6 



Paleontological field work in the United States 7 



Botanical expedition to the Orient 9 



Australian expedition 9 



Biological exploration in the Dominican Republic 10 



Entomological expedition to Alaska 10 



The Institute for research in tropical America 11 



Flora of the Philippine Islands 12 



Baird Memorial Committee 12 



Development of multiple-charge rocket 12 



Publications 13 



Library 14 



National Museum 15 



National Gallery of Art 17 



Freer Gallery of Art 18 



Bureau of American Ethnology 19 



International exchanges 20 



National Zoological Park 21 



Astrophysical Observatory 22 



International Catalogue of Scientific Literature 23 



Necrology 24 



Api>endix 1. Report on the United States National Museum 26 



2. Report on the National Gallery of Art 42 



3. Report on the Freer Gallery of Art 53 



4. Report on the Bureau of American Ethnology 55 



5. Report on the International Exchanges 76 



6. Report on the National Zoological Park 88 



7. Report on the Astrophysical Observatory : 104 



8. Report on the International Catalogue of Scientific Litera- 



ture 109 



9. Report on the library 113 



10. Report on publications 119 



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