290 DIRECTORY OF AMERICAN MUSEUMS 



1873 by the liberality of Trenor W. Park of Bennington, and is known 

 as the Park Gallery of Art. The original plans for its development 

 have not been followed, and for some years nothing has been done 

 toward keeping up the collection. It is housed in the same building 

 with the university museum, but is not under the charge of the curator. 



Botany. Cryptogams, 40,000; Phanerogams, 110,000; Economic 

 collections, 2000. The herbarium was begun by Professor Joseph 

 Torrey before the middle of the 19th century. To this have been added 

 collections of tropical ferns by Henry LeGrand Cannon and Mrs. 

 Norman Williams, and western American plants by Professor Perkins 

 and others. During recent years a special effort has been made to secure 

 a complete representation of the Vermont flora. Dr. A. J. Grout has 

 contributed especially to this. Two recent and important additions are 

 the herbarium and botanical library of Charles C. Frost and the 

 herbarium of Cyrus G. Pringle, the latter is probably unsurpassed in 

 quality by any existing collection and ranks in size as one of the large 

 collections of America. It includes most of the known species of 

 flowering plants and ferns of North America and Europe, and a con- 

 siderable representation from other lands. It is especially rich in 

 Mexican species and contains many types from this region. 



Geology. Minerals, 5000; Rocks, 2000. 



Paleontology. 5ooo± specimens of invertebrate, vertebrate, 

 and plant fossils, including 225 types and co-types. 



Zoology. Shells, 5000; Insects, 3000; Corals and sponges, 300; 

 Fishes, 100; Batrachians, 50; Reptiles, 50; Birds, 1000; Mammals, 

 100. This collection includes a nearly complete series of the native 

 mammals, birds, and fishes of Vermont. Three groups in natural 

 surroundings have been prepared by Mr. W. E. Balch, the most note- 

 worthy being a group of nine beavers from 6 weeks to 3 years of age, 

 w th a full-size section of a lodge, part of a feeding-ground, thirteen 

 feet of a dam, and a representation of a part of a pond. There are a 

 number of the now very rare Blaschka glass models. 



Financial Support. The botanical museum has an income of 

 $1000 annuaKy from endowment, while the other departments have 

 an income of $400. 



Building. Erected by the university in 1870 at a cost of $10,000. 

 The botanical collections are in the Williams Science Building. 



Administration. By the curators of the several departments, 

 responsible to the president of the university. 



Attendance. Open free to the public on week-days from 9 to 5. 

 There are no statistics of attendance available. 



