NOTE. 



The Hall of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 

 is situated at the corner of Broad and George streets, forty-five 



feet front on the former, and eighty-live in depth on the latter. 

 The building is fire-proof, and presents a single saloon with three 

 ranges of galleries, beneath which, in the basement, is ;i lecture- 

 room capable of accommodating four hundred persons. 



The Institution was founded in 18lt> and incorporated in 181 7, 

 and enjoys a perpetual exemption from taxation by legislative 

 enactment. 



The Museum embraces extensive collections in every depart- 

 ment of Natural History, arranged according to the most approved 

 systems, viz: 



2500 Minerals. 



3000 Fossil Organic Remains. 



10,000 Species of Insects. 



2400 Species of Shells. 



1000 Species of Fishes and Reptiles. 



1300 Species of Birds; a small but valuable collection of Quad- 

 rupeds, and an extensive series of Comparative Anatomy. 



The Herbarium contains about 35,000 species of plants, 

 arranged according to the natural system. 



The Library embraces 7000 volumes, and is always accessible 

 to members, and to visiters attended by members, excepting only 

 those occasions when the Academy is open to the public, viz: — 

 on the afternoons of Tuesday and Saturday. 



Admission free of charge. 



