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The number of drawings finished is 326, exclusive of 207 done for 
wood engraving. 
Volume v. 
There have been eight lithographic plates finished for this volume; 
also, one hundred and eight figures engraved on wood. No printed 
proofs of these plates and engravings have been received at the Geo- 
logical Rooms. 
The number of drawings finished for this volume is twenty-eight, 
and for figures engraved on wood, one hundred and eight. 
There are in the Geological Rooms three thousand printed impres- 
sions each, of five geological sections. These printed impressions 
are all colored, and are intended for this volume. 
Department of Agriculture. 
Professor Emmons originally contemplated completing the un- 
finished portions of the publication in this department, (embracing a 
description of the fruits, and the insects injurious to vegetation,) in 
one volume. But as the letter press describing the fruits amounts to 
upwards of 350 pages, and the number of plates to at least one hun- 
dred, and as there will be at least fifty plates illustrating the insects, 
it has been suggested whether it would not be advisable to publish 
the description of the fruits and the insects in separate volumes. In 
accordance with this suggestion I present these subjects separately 
for your consideration. 
Volume III. 
Fruits. 
The letter press for this volume is completed. 
There are in the Geological Rooms, and in the possession of R. H. 
Pease, (subject to the direction of the committee,) three thousand 
printed impressions each, of ninety-nine plates of fruits. 
Plate No. 44 is not engraved. To complete the volume, it will be 
necessary to have this plate engraved and printed. 
Of the plates in the Geological Rooms three thousand copies each, 
of forty-one plates, have been colored. 
