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tions, more especially those of the Coal Measures, Triassic, Creta- 

 ceous and Eocene Tertiary ; the labels being mostly full labels, 

 for permanent use, bearing all the information necessary for ex- 

 hibition purposes. This work has progressed to near the end of 

 the Eocene, in Section n, Case P, with the exception of parting 

 strips in the latter formation. A few donations have been received, 

 and some additions obtained in exchange for labeling done for 

 other parties. These will be found mentioned under their proper 

 heads. 



" Dana's Manual Series. — An attempt was made during the 

 year, to get together, by purchase and by selection from the 

 European collection of fossils in the Museum, a representation of 

 the European series of fossils represented in Dana's Manual of 

 Geology. Of those placed in the cases to represent this part of 

 the series, there are now present 75 species, represented by 102 

 specimens; of these 49 species, 56 specimens were purchased for 

 this purpose, leaving 26 species; 46 specimens added from the 

 Museum collections, besides several species which are represented 

 by large individual specimens in the cases, too large to be arranged 

 with the regular series. This illustrates 75 species in the collec- 

 tion against about 154 species illustrated of the European series 

 in the Manual. The remainder are mostly species, specimens of 

 which are difficult to obtain, or very expensive. 



" Mineralogical Collection. — The time spent on this col- 

 lection during the year has been chiefly in numbering and record- 

 ing the specimens in the form of a catalogue. The number 

 assigned to the mineral species being that given it in Dana's 

 System of Mineralogy. This is placed upon the specimen and 

 upon the label, and entered in a catalogue where the specimen is 

 described ; a letter is also placed upon the ticket of each in- 

 dividual specimen of the species, indicating its locality. This 

 work has been accomplished over more than half the collection, 

 and is of such a nature as to be used for a printed catalogue, if 

 required. This collection has also received several valuable 

 additions during the year, both by purchase and donation. Among 

 the former may be mentioned two beautiful groups of crystals of 

 stibnite from Japan, and a small and peculiar meteorite from the 

 Esterville, Iowa, fall. Of the latter series, the beautiful mala- 

 chites and azurites from the Copper Queen Mining Co., through 

 W. E. Dodge, Esq., deserve special notice. 



" Conchological Collection. — The collections in this depart- 

 ment have progressed but little in the way of arrangement and 

 labeling, owing principally to the sickness of Mr. Sanderson 

 Smith. This season, however, he is in better health, and there is 

 a probability of greater progress. 



