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gift of four Buddhist votive offerings of clay stamped with Buddhist 

 subjects, excavated on the site of an ancient temple in Trang province, 

 Siam. These objects are of great value inasmuch as the Museum pos- 

 sesses similar specimens from China and Tibet. In connection with this 

 gift the Museum is indebted to Dr. C. S. Braddock of New York, through 

 whose mediation the tablets were forwarded to the Museum. Mr. 

 Gotfryd Anderson of Chicago and of the China Inland Mission presented 

 to the Museum a Tibetan ink-drawing on yellow silk, mounted on 

 Chinese brocade, representing Buddha surrounded by deities and saints. 

 Of acquisitions made by purchase the two most important pertain to 

 China. One is an excellent specimen of the parade uniform of an official 

 in attendance at the imperial palace of Peking. It dates from the 18th 

 century, and is in an unusually good state of preservation. The uniform 

 is of silk almost solidly embroidered with heavy gold thread which is in 

 practically perfect condition. The steel helmet of the uniform bears 

 chased dragons in gold and is decorated with inlaid kingfisher feathers 

 and painted eagle pinions. The uniform is accompanied with bow case 

 and quiver, and studded with gilt brass ornaments, and the chest in 

 which the whole is packed when not in use. From the British Museum 

 the Museum purchased a color-print reproduction of the famous paint- 

 ing attributed to Ku K'ai-chi. A copy of O. Franke's book on Agricul- 

 ture and Sericulture in China was acquired to make use of the 91 

 plates for exhibition purposes. These embrace an interesting series 

 of wood cuts executed in 12 10, of which but one copy is thus far 

 known, found by Dr. Laufer in a bookshop of Tokyo and now de- 

 posited in the John Crerar Library. The whole series of plates is 

 shown on a screen, individual labels being printed on the mats, and 

 affords a good idea of the various stages of farming and the pro- 

 cesses of weaving. 



The Curator of Botany reports important additions to the Herbarium 

 of which the following may be noted: Arsene & Nicolas, Mexico 11 59; 

 Britton & Shafer, St. Thomas 125, St. Jan 71; W. E. Broadway, Tobago 

 227; Brumback & Davies (Misses), Colorado 222; W. P. Carr, South 

 Dakota loi; Clemens Mrs., Montana 51, Utah 50; Dr. Dalziel, Nigeria 

 59; Judge DeSelm, Illinois 775, Michigan 68; A. D. E. Ehner, Phil- 

 ippines 1000; Padre Fuertes, San Domingo 658; \ m. Harris, Jamaica 

 420; J. H. Hart, Jamaica 94; Dr. Haydon, Oregon 128; A. A. Heller, 

 Nevada 196; Hungarian Natl. Museum, Hungary 109; Frank W. 

 Johnson, Indiana 52; C. F. Millspaugh, Wisconsin 65, Illinois 56; John 

 Macoun, Vancouver Isl. 74; C. A. Purpus, Mexico 359; J. A. Shafer, 

 Cuba 198; Shafer & Leon, Cuba 53; H. H. Smith, Indiana 69, Illinois 

 108, California 681, Sta. Catalina Isl. 159; Tilden, losephine, New 



