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tourmalin from Paris Me., and the collection of gems, are partic- 

 ularly complete. The Shepard meteorite collection includes 118 

 aerosiderites and 180 aerolites. Material for exchange. 



Litlvology. 2000 specimens chiefly illustrating concretionary 

 formations and metamorphism. A large collection in general 

 lithology with many thin sections. Large collections illustrat- 

 ing the early geologic surveys of the New England states, Ver- 

 mont by Prof. C. B. Adams, Connecticut by Prof. C. U. Shepard, 

 Massachusetts by Pres. E. Hitchcock which have great historical 

 value. 



2 APPLETON CABINET. The Hitchcock ichnologic collection con- 

 tains more than 20,000 specimens of reptilian tracks found in 

 the sandstone of the Triassic formation. 



Zoology. The Adams collection of shells comprising 15,000 

 specimens of 1200 species and a good general collection for 

 illustration of zoology. 



Botany. 4000 specimens ; phanerogams, cryptogams, and other 

 forms of lower vegetable life. 



Ethnology and archeology. 1500 specimens: the Gilbert muse- 

 um, a collection of stone relics of the American Indians found 

 within 50 miles of Amherst college; 500 specimens of bas-reliefs, 

 cylinders, coins, and seals from Nineveh and Babylon. Large 

 slabs from Nineveh also line the walls of the entrance hall of 

 the library. 



Boston society of natural history, Boston. Museum staff: 

 W. O. Crosby, assistant in mineralogy and geology; Miss M. E. Car- 

 ter, assistant in botany; Miss L. R. Martin, Mrs J. M. A. Sheldon, 

 Miss E. B. Bryant, museum assistants. 



Paleontology. 22,847' specimens: the Eser general collection 

 from south Germany of 8809 specimens, including a number of 

 OppePs and Heer's and one of Meyer's types; 4810 specimenis: of 

 European species; 8478 specimens of American forms, including 

 a few types; and a collection of New England fossils numbering 

 750 including type specimens of trilobites from Braintree Mass. 



Mineralogy. 5000 specimens: representing the various groups 

 somewhat uniformly; a special collection of 1000 New England 

 minerals. 



