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America and Europe; 500 mosses and lichens from North Amer- 

 ica and Europe; 6000 species of phanerogams from North and 

 South America, Europe and Australia; a nearly complete col- 

 lection of North American woods. 



Ethnology. A large collection of Zuiii and Moqui utensils, 

 pottery, articles of dress, etc.; a number of vases, masks, sculp- 

 tured heads etc. from Mexico; utensils of the cliff dwellers and 

 mound builders; a recently acquired collection of 1140 specimens 

 of tablets, pipes, mills, celts, knives, saws, discoids, mortars, 

 etc.; old coins; articles of dress; relics from battlefields, etc. 



Knox college, Galesburg. Albert Hurd in charge. 



Paleontology. 2100 specimens: a general collection of fossils 

 illustrating all formations, specially the Carboniferous; no type 

 specimens. 



Mineralogy. 1250 specimens: general collection illustrating 

 fairly well the common minerals. 



Zoology. 17,000 specimens: 400 species of birds; 2500 species 

 of shells, marine, fresh-water and terrestrial; 2000 species of 

 insects, etc. The specimens in nearly all classes and orders are 

 selected mainly for general illustration in zoology. 



Botany. 20,000 specimens, 9000 species, including the " Mead 

 herbarium " of Dr S. B. Mead, Augusta 111., nearly one half of 

 which are foreign. 2100 species, 8000 specimens from the '' Mead 

 herbarium," representing a large number of families, for ex- 

 change. 



Ethnology and anthropology. 100 specimens: 50 Neolithic im- 

 plements from Denmark, and a few others. 



Lake Forest university museum, Lake Forest. 



Small collections. 



Gneology. A good set of the Guelph group of Niagara fossils 

 from the vicinity of Port Byron 111.; a collection of the Mazon 

 creek (111.) ferns; and several smaller ones from various parts 

 of the state. 



Lincoln college of the James Millikin university, Lincoln. C. S. 

 Oglevee, professor of biology, in charge. 



Collections small and not properly classified and catalogued. 



