REPORT OF THE ^SECRETARY. 41 



Circulars 43 to 46 have been published. Nos. 43 to 45 have reference to the develop- 

 ment of the library of the National Museum, and request the transmission of the 

 publications of scientific establishments as well as authors' separates or reprints. No. 

 46 invites the cooperation of students and collectors in forwarding plants found in 

 the District of Columbia, and making notes concerning them, for incorporation in a 

 proposed revised edition of Bulletin 22, by Prof. Lester F. Ward, entitled A Guide to 

 the Flora of Washington and Vicinity. This was published iu 1881. 



Explorations. — The Museum has benefited during the year by the results of the 

 explorations of Dr. William L. Abbott, who has forwarded valuable ethnological 

 and natural history material from Africa and India. 



Mr. William Astor Chanler has continued his travels in Africa, and has made 

 important contributions to the collections. 



Prof. William Trelease, Director of the Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 

 gathered a number of interesting specimens of natural history, including marine 

 invertebrate forms, reptiles, fishes, birds, and insects, in connection with his expedi- 

 tion to the Azores. 



Large collections of mammals and pottery have resulted from the explorations of 

 Lieut. Wirt Robinson, U. S. A., in Florida. 



Mr. Mark B. Kerr made a very acceptable collection of fossils in Ecuador, which 

 he presented to the Museum. 



Cotton States and International Exposition, Atlanta. — The exhibit prepared under the 

 auspices of the Smithsonian Institution for display at the Cotton States Exposition 

 illustrates every phase of the activities of the Institution and its branches, especially 

 the National Museum. The exhibits of the latter include collections prepared by the 

 departments of mammals, birds, reptiles, fishes, comparative anatomy, marine inver- 

 tebrates, mollusks, insects, paleontology, geology, minerals, botany, prehistoric 

 anthropology, ethnology, and some of the sections of the department of arts and 

 industries, i. e., materia medica, oriental antiquities and religious ceremonial, some 

 technological exhibits, and a collection of games. The space assigned to the Institu- 

 tion includes 5,300 feet of floor space, exclusive of the central aisle, and is located 

 in the southeastern quarter of the Government building. The sum allotted to the 

 Smithsonian Institution and the National Museum was $22,000. Of this amount 

 $16,500 was made available for expenditures connected with the preparation of the 

 exhibits, the remainder being intended to cover the expenses of installation. The 

 Exposition opens on September 18 and closes on December 31. The report of the 

 National Museum for 18. 6 will contain a complete description of these exhibits and 

 a full account of the participation of the Smithsonian Institution and its various 

 branches. 



Respectfully submitted. 



G. Brown Goode, 

 Assistant Secretary in charge of the U. S. National Museum. 



Mr. S. P. Langley, 



Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 



June 30, 1895. 



