ON THE STATE CABINET. \\ 



shall be provided, while others may be incorporated into the general 

 Geological collection. A complete catalognie of the arranged specimens 

 is included in the Appendix. 



The labeling of the Palaeontological collection has progressed as fast 

 as the other duties of the Curator would permit. The entire series 

 has been rearranged, and under each group of rocks the classes have 

 been separated and a class label placed at the head of the division. 

 Labels of about six hundred species have been prepared, with the 

 reference to author, place of publication, rock formation and locality. 

 Many of these have been printed and placed upon the cards of speci- 

 mens within the cases. 



It will appear from the annexed catalogue of books belonging to the 

 State Cabinet, that while the nucleus of a Library has been formed, it 

 is very inadequate to the wants of an institution in which scientific 

 investigations are to be conducted. While the means at the disposal of 

 the Trustees may not enable them to purchase desirable standard works 

 to any considerable extent, it is hoped that the Annual Reports on the 

 Cabinet will generally be regarded as an equivalent in exchange for the 

 transactions of learned societies, and for many works of individual 

 authors. It is not improbable that, in addition to the annual reports, 

 other publications may hereafter be issued to advise the public more 

 fully and frequently in regard to the condition of the several collec- 

 tions and the progress of scientific investigations. 



The Cabinet has been for several years in possession of a quantitj- 

 of duplicate fossils and geological specimens from the various formations 

 of the State, which might be very advantageously emjaloyed for the 

 purposes of exchange, and for distribution to institutions of learning 

 throughout the State, were an adequate force employed to classify, 

 arrange and label them. The Trustees are of opinion that a small 

 aj)pro23riation may properly be made by the Legislature for this object. 



A large portion of the Appendix to the present Report consists of 

 papers which were communicated with jsrevious rejjorts, but which 

 have thus far remained unpublished in consequence of inadequate pro- 

 vision for the public printing and the necessity of completing the 

 legislative documents of each year at a specific date. The Trustees 

 have been greatly disajjpointed and embarrassed by these repeated fail- 

 ures on the part of the State printer to fill the orders of the Legislature, 

 and they earnestly recommend the adoption of measures to ensure the 



