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tusks and teeth of Elephants. A collection of Tertiary and Cre- 

 taceous fossils, and a series of British rock specimens occupied 

 the central portion of the floor. The mineralogical collection was 

 rearranged in the wall cases occupying three sides of the room, 

 including the original Beck collection of the Geological Sur- 

 vey which was preserved intact. This arrangement gave an air of 

 symmetry and completeness to the second floor though still leaving 

 much space, since utilized by other collections. This disposition of 

 the collections left the first floor free for the arrangement of the 

 New York rocks and fossils of which latter large collections were 

 at once added. The disposition of these collections still remains 

 nearly the same as at that time. 



The Herbarium of the plants of the state, collected by Dr. 

 Torrey had been neglected and although, through the late Hon 

 G. W. Clinton, by his own labor and otherwise, efforts had been 

 made to secure its preservation and increase, very little progress 

 had been made. At this time and under these circumstances 

 Prof. Charles H. Peck became connected with the Museum 

 having in view the special object of arranging the Herbarium. 

 Mr. Lintner came into the Museum as a general assistant, but 

 soon began to devote himself to his specialty. Entomology. 

 Mr. Peck has become the State Botanist, occupying a large room 

 in the State Hall, with an Herbarium more than one hundred times 

 greater than when he began, and of infinitely more importance 

 both in a scientific and practical point of view. Mr. Lintner has 

 become the State Entomologist, occupying a separate room in the 

 Capitol, and the collection of insects, originally a few small hang- 

 ing cases of dilapidated specimens, has become one of great 

 extent and importance. 



Both the State Botanist and State Entomologist publish annually 

 the results of their investigations, and these reach the schools 

 and intelligent citizens of this and other states. 



The collection of building stones and ores of the state, begun by 

 me soon after going into the Museum, has been greatly augmented 

 and the results of the investigations published in several Bulletins. 



The immense collections of fossils, which had been made by 

 myself and assistants for the Palaeontology of the State, and for 

 which I had originally provided buildings and cases of drawers 

 at my own personal expense has been transferred to the upper 

 story of the State Hall. 



