6 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



The subjects to be presented in this report are considered under 

 the following chapters : 



I Condition of the scientific collections 

 II Report on the Geological Survey, including the work of 

 the State Geologist and Paleontologist, of the Mineralogist and that 

 in Industrial Geology. 



III Report of the State Botanist 



IV Report of the State Entomologist 

 V Report on the Zoology section 



\T Report on the Archeology section 

 VII A State Historical Museum 

 VIII Publications of the year 

 IX Staff of the Science Division and State Museum 

 X Accessions to the collections 

 XI Appendix : New entries on the general locality record of 

 the paleontological collections 



XII Appendixes (to be continued in subsequent volumes). All 

 the scientific publications of the year. 



CONDITION OF THE SCIENTIFIC COLLECTIONS CON- 

 STITUTING THE STATE MUSEUM 



The collections of the State Museum, both those exposed for 

 exhibition and the much larger quantity, under stress of circum- 

 stances now in storage, remain in essentially the same condition as 

 reported last year. With the present straightened quarters addi- 

 tional display of material, however interesting and instructive, is 

 effectively debarred and as a consequence none of the recent acquisi- 

 tions in which the past year has been fruitful have been made acces- 

 sible to the public. The members of the scientific staff are indus- 

 trious in the acquirement of materials. These materials are in very 

 large degree the basis of investigations and must be temporarily 

 accessible for study. Eventually, however, (and that is, generally, 

 as soon as possible) these scientific specimens, irrespective of the 

 interest attaching to them, or of their excellence, must be packed 

 away in storage to await their resurrection in more adequate 

 quarters. 



