35 



ProvinziaLVerein fur Wissenschaft und Kunst, Munster. — 19 



volumes. 

 Provinzial Museum, Konigsberg. — 19 volumes. 

 L'Academie Royale de Copenhagen. — 12 volumes. 

 Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen Amsterdam. — 41 



volumes. 

 Asiatic Society of Bengal. — 9 volumes. 

 The Canadian Horticulturist Society. 

 The Geological Society of London. 

 Institute Royal Geologique de Suede. 

 Entomologiska Foreningen. 

 Deutschen Geol. Gesellschaft, 

 The Australian Museum. 



See list for other numerous and generous contributions, etc. 



A number of very rare and valuable books were obtained for 

 the Library at the auction sales of the S. L. M. Barlow and J. 

 Carson Brevoort Libraries. 



Seventy-nine (79) volumes added to the Conchological Section, 

 the gift of Miss Catharine Lorillard Wolfe. 



Three hundred and thirteen (313) volumes were bound this 

 year through the generosity of the Trustees and Miss Catharine 

 Lorillard Wolfe. 



The Library now contains over thirteen thousand (13,000) 

 volumes. 



Number of Volumes in Library, January 1st, 1890 12,000 



Added this Year 1,273 



Total 13,273 



Through the thoughtfulness of the President, who directed the 

 Librarian to make a tour of the public libraries near and in New 

 York City, libraries in the following cities were visited : New 

 Haven, Providence, Boston, Cambridge, Salem, Philadelphia, 

 Baltimore, Washington, Princeton, New Brunswick and Brooklyn, 

 for the purpose of gathering information and new ideas for use in 

 the construction of the new library room. 



Accessions to the Library. 



BY DONATION. 



Through the late Miss CATHARINE LORILLARD WOLFE. 



Benoist, E. A. Catalogue synonymique et raisonne des Testaces 

 Fossiles. 1873. 

 " Sur les especes de la Sous-famille des Muricinse observees 

 dans le miocene du Sud-Ouest de la France. 1880. 

 Berge, F. Conchylienbuch. 1847. 

 Brot, A. Notice sur les Melanies de Lamarck. 1872. 

 Brugnone, J. Miscellanea Malachologica. 1873. 



