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the gift of Mr. Francis Child Nicholas, one of the Museum's most 

 ardent friends. 



Gem Collection. — This collection has been entirely reorgan- 

 ized by eliminating from the Morgan Collection all the material 

 donated by other parties, and such as had been added to this 

 group of minerals from the Museum material. This arrangement 

 leaves the J. Pierpont Morgan Collection by itself in the eastern 

 case, and the other objects in the western case. The change has 

 resulted in the formation of virtually two collections, as most of 

 the forms are repeated in the second collection. The separation 

 of the collection of gems has enabled the Curator to better dis- 

 play the material, and for this purpose the cases were furnished 

 with new and larger velvet pads. 



It is proper that I should make a detailed reference to the 

 many important and superb additions made by Mr. J. Pierpont 

 Morgan during the year. 



One cut Amethyst, Deer Hill, Me. 



" " Rabun Gap, N. C. 



" Iolite, Haddam, Conn. 



" Yellow Beryl, Coosa Co., Ala. 



" green Beryl, New Brunswick, Me. 

 Two crystals, yellow green Beryl, " " 

 One cut green blue Sapphire, Montana. 



" Ruby Sapphire, Alexander Co., N, C. 



" Diamond crystal, South Africa. 



" Green Tourmaline, Mt. Mica, Paris, Me. 



" Deep brown " 



" Large Topaz, Cheyenne, Colo. 



" Sphene, Tilly Foster Mine, Putnam Co., N. Y. 



" Williamsite, Lancaster Co. , Pa. 



" Turquoise, Los Cerillos, N. Mex. 

 One large facetted Quartz Ball, Madagascar. 

 Twelve Unio Pearls, Bahama Islands. 

 One cut Fire Opal, Queretaro, Mexico. 



The American Turquoise Co., of this city, has donated cut 

 stones, uncut material and nodules of turquoise. 



Mr. F. C. Nicholas has given a collection of various kinds of 

 shells from Jamaica, and through his efforts a lot of duplicate 

 shells were donated by Lady Henry Arthur Blake, wife of the 

 Governor of Jamaica, W. I. 



A list of these and other accessions received by purchase, exchange 

 and donation is incorporated in another portion of this report. 



