ing-, in addition to tho two series of repoi-ts above 

 mentioned, a third series of miscellaneous articles, con- 

 tainino- only original work on the natural history of the 

 State, issued in the form of bulletins of the Laboratory. 

 Our oy)erations during the past two years have been 

 also greatly influenced by legislation concerning the 

 Columbian Exposition, by which it is made our duty to 

 exhibit the methods and the results of the work of the 

 Laboratory. The State Board of Exposition Commis- 

 sioners looks to this institution, in fact, for a display 

 of the zoology of the State, prepared and arranged with 

 special reference to our work. 



ORGANIZATION. 



The regular Laboratory force, to July, 1891, consisted 

 of the undersigned, serving as Director and State Ento- 

 mologist; Professor Burrill, of the University, as bota- 

 nist; (J. A. Hai't as office entomologist; John Marten as 

 field entomologist; A.M. Westergren as artist; and Mary 

 J. Snyder as secretary and stenographer. During a part 

 of this year H. S. Erode, of the University, served as 

 zo()logical assistant, H. C. Forbes as librarian, and S. 

 Shiga as janitor. 



The same staff was continued to July, 1892, with the 

 substitution of Miss Lilly M. Hart as artist, in place of 

 Ml'. Westergren. Since July, we have had engaged on 

 regular laboratory work, in addition to the foregoinjr but 

 with the exception of Professor Burrill, Philip M. Hucke 

 in entomology, succeeded by AV. A. Snow. We have 

 further employed on the preparation of the zo()logical 

 exhibit of the Laboratory at the Columbian Exposition, 

 C. F. Adams, taxidermist, and Hugo Kahl as his as- 

 sistant; H. E. Summers, entomologist; F. ^L Woodruff 

 and Ernest"; Forbes, ornithological collectors; F. AL 

 McElfresh, entomological assistant; and C. T. Wilder, 

 succeeded by J. E. Hallinen, engaged in making a col- 

 lection of the hshes of the State — all this last group being 

 paid by the World's Fair Commissioners. 



