NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS 49 



Zoology. 2000 to 3000 specimens representing all classes of 

 the animal kingdom. Illustrative, rather than comprehensive, 

 with a separate collection of mollusks. 



Botany. 2000 mounted specimens of phanerogams and 500 un- 

 mounted, and 500 to 1000 cryptogams, illustrating North Ameri- 

 can and European (chiefly Alpine) forms; small collections from 

 Australia and from St Thomas, West Indies. A large number 

 of European species for exchange. 



Ethnology. Collections small. 



Muscatine academy of science, Muscatine. K. W. Leverich, 

 president. 



The academy formerly possessed a valuable geologic collec- 

 tion and library which was totally destroyed by fire in 1896. 

 Collections are being renewed, and now include a few fossils 

 from the Devonian and Carboniferous systems, and from local 

 formations; minerals and ores from Colorado, Arizona and 

 Mexico; about 250 specimens in all. A large number of govern- 

 ment publications have been received. 



State university of Iowa, Iowa City. C. C. Nutting, professor 

 of zoology in charge, assisted by H. F. Wickham, assistant pro- 

 fessor of zoology, Kudolph x4.nderson, taxidermist and W. B. Bell, 

 scholar i/n zoology. 



Paleontology and geology. 30,000 specimens: Iowa fossils and 

 other geologic material. 



Zoology. 100,000 specimens, named in order of comparative 

 size and excellence, illustrating the following classes: mammals, 

 birds, reptiles and batrachians, marine invertebrates, insects, 

 fishes. Much duplicate material for exchange, particularly 

 birds and marine invertebrates. 



Botany. 175,000 specimens. The herbarium, wholly distinct 

 from the museum, is in charge of Thomas H. Macbride, professor 

 of botany, and B. Schimick, curator of the Iwrharium and assistant 

 professor of botany. 



The collections of spermophyta, pteridophyta, and fungi are 

 most valuable and the largest in number. Myxomycetes, algae 

 and bryophyta are also extensively represented. Considerable 

 material for exchange. 



