FIRST FLOOR 
NORTH 
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Turning as before to the east, one enters the first hall of the 
East Wing (No. 106), which is devoted to the exhibit of North 
American Forestry. At the entrance of the hall, there has been 
placed a key-diagram giving the plan of arrangement of the col- 
lection, which should be consulted by the student. 
The exhibit consists of the Jesup Collection of Trees of North 
America, which is the most complete collection of the kind in 
any museum. The specimens are elaborately labeled North 
and are accompanied by water-color sketches of American 
leaves, flowers and fruit. Small maps show the geo- Forestry. 
graphical distribution of each species. The general scheme of 
arrangement is that conifers, chestnuts, oaks etc., are on the 
north side of the hall, while walnuts, maples, ebony, mahogany 
etc., are on the south side. The collection was presented to the 
Museum by its president, Morris K. Jesup, Esq. 
For lack of space here, two important wood specimens have 
been placed in the next hall. 
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