Gifts to the Museum of Natural History^ 



May, 1903— May, 1904. 



( Where not otfierwise indicated all localities are Springfield.) 

 Department of Geology. 



Albert Atherton. Iron pyrites. 



Nathan D. Bill, 284 Maple street. Fossil palm leaf from Keokuk, Iowa. Millerite 

 on calcite from Keokuk, Iowa. 



B. Cooley, East Longraeadow, Mass. Sandstone formation from East Long- 

 meadow. 



Dr. A. M. Gushing, 137y2 State street. Hematite from Mt. View Farm, Blandford, 

 Mass. 



George A. Denison, 45 Avon place. Ore from the " Hopeful" mine, Lincoln Co., 

 N. M. 



S. D. Heath, 259 Hancock street. Fluorite and calcite from Cornwall, England. 

 James W. Moore, Feeding Hills, Mass. Coal from Feeding Hills, Mass. 

 William C. Stone, 384 Union street, for A. P. Stone. Collection of fossils from Ohio. 

 Mrs. Edward I. White, 4 Chestnut street. Granite from Ascutney, Vt. Horn- 

 blende, Windsor, Vt. 



Department of Botany. 



C. J. Adolphson, 68 Pendleton avenue. White pine sections (Piuns stj'obns, L.). 

 Luman Andrews, Southington, Conn. 579 herbarium specimens; 141 are from 



Forest Park. 



George Dimmock, Ph.D., Berkshire street. "Pita-wood," stalk of Agave as pre- 

 pared for lining insect boxes. 



Mrs. J. Searle Hurlbut, 33 School street. Photograph of a California redwood 

 tree {Sequoia, senijjervirens, Endl.). 



Misses Elsa and Ruth Hurlbut. Rubber tree (Ficus elastica, Roxb.). 



Mrs. Hattie Kingsley, 423 Riverdale street, Chicopee, Mass. Seeds of the red 

 sandal-wood tree {Adenanthera pavonina, L.). 



George S. Lewis, Jr., 746 State street. Collection of fibers and fabrics. Palm-leaf 

 and grass hats given to Mr. Lewis by O. J. Powers & Son of Athol, Mass. 



Mrs. H. M. Phillips, 284 State street. Fan imlm. (Living plant.) 



Mrs. Frank C. Rice, 104 Maple street. Yucca. (Living plant.) 



Michael Shapiro, 61 Congress street. Indian corn (^Zea mays). 



Ezra Mandeville Wilkins, 38 Jefferson avenue. Bark of redwood tree {Sequoia 

 seinpervirens, Endl.) from Washington state. 



Department of Zoology. 



Miss Mary A. Ball. Hornets' nest. 



Nathan D. Bill, 284 Maple street. Shells of barnacles. Skull of beaver {Castor 

 fiber, L.) from Copper river, Alaska. Collection of corals and sponges from 

 Nassau, Bahamas. Echinoid shell known as " Sea beaver." 

 John Brearley, 555 Union street. Garter snake {Eutaenia sirtalis.X'-)- 

 Mrs. P. E. Brown, 25 Montrose street. Lot of young silkworms. Cocoon of moth 

 {Teli a pol yphemus, Cram.). Specimens of wool. 



