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Indian collection, as exhibited in twenty-one cases, has been copied 

 and is ready for the printer. The copying of these labels, instead of 

 using same as copy for the printer, was deemed advisable, that the 

 labels be not removed from the cases for any length of time, thereby 

 denying the public the information upon same. Copy for labels of 

 most of the cases containing Egyptian Archaeological and North 

 American ethnological material, other than those cases cited above, 

 has been prepared and is given the printer from time to time. Many 

 specimen, case and general labels have been prepared for the Chinese 

 and Philippine collections. The labelling of collections with the new 

 labels greatly enhance the appearance of same. For the past year 

 the printer has delivered to this Department 154 labels for Northwest 

 Coast collection; 4,167 labels for California collections; 1,143 "the 

 Stanley McCormick Hopi collection; 978 for the Mrs. T. B. Blackstone 

 Chinese collection; 567 for the R. F. Cummings and other Philippine 

 collections; 58 case labels, making a total of 7,067, besides 13^475 

 catalogue cards for various collections. All new material installed 

 during the year in the Department of Botany has been inventoried and 

 labelled; entries to the number of 32,029 were made during the year, 

 bringing the total up to date to 329,839, contained in 56 catalogue 

 books. The principal work of cataloguing in the Department of 

 Geology during the year had to do with the Head collection, the 

 cataloguing of which was completed. The number of entries made 

 for this collection during the year was 6,659, making a total of 10,203 

 for the entire collection. In addition to the cataloguing of this col- 

 lection, identification of the specimens was carried on, the unidentified 

 material being named and previously identified material being examined 

 for correctness. During the reinstallation of the petroleum collection 

 the opportunity was improved to more fully catalogue its specimens, 

 about 400 additional entries being made. To the Department library 

 170 books and 189 pamphlets have been added during the year and 

 i.SQ cards to the card catalogue. The work of labeling has been 

 carried on as fast as labels could be furnished by the printer. A full 

 series was made for the gems and semiprecious stones of the systematic 

 mineral collection. White or black board was used for these labels, 

 according to the color of the background on which the gems were 

 mounted. A total of 208 labels was thus prepared and installed. 

 For the newly installed petroleum collection, 381 labels were prepared 

 and distributed, 71 of these being descriptive. Of the labels for the 

 clays and soils, copy for which has been prepared in full, 763 labels 

 were made and distributed. About 30 other labels, more or less 

 descriptive, were provided for the vertebrate and invertebrate fossils. 



