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lobster and a species of crab from Mexico, the gift of Mr. Jas. 
F. Robertson. 
Botany . — There has been little change in this department 
of the museum during the year. The herbarium requires re- 
arrangement. During the past summer I have been gathering 
plants for a study collection which is necessary as large numbers 
of school children and students come to the museum seeking 
information regarding our local flora, and the constant handling 
of the herbarium specimens would very soon render them unfit 
for a place in the collection. 
Dr. Geo. U. Hay has collected and installed a fine collection 
of Fungi that forms an attractive feature of this department. 
The society has purchased the collection .of New Brunswick 
woods which I have been making during the past few years. 
An exhibit of wild flowers kept up during the summer was one 
of the most popular features of the museum. On several 
occasions we were able to show over forty distinct species. The 
number of teachers and pupils who come daily to examine the 
flowers amply repaid us for the time spent in obtaining and 
naming them. 
Minerals and Rocks . — Of these the society possesses some 
thousands of specimens which would require more time to clean 
and classify than could possibly be spared during the past year. 
About 500 specimens were placed on exhibition until time could 
be found to clean the entire collection from which will be chosen 
a good series for exhibition. 
Palceontology . — The fossils have been temporarily arranged 
by Dr. Matthew. They will also require attention during the 
present year. 
Archaeology and Ethnology — Several new cases are being 
made for this department. They will be placed in the hall and 
in them the foreign material will be displayed. The archaeo- 
logical room will be used for New Brunswick relics only. The 
interior of all the cases in this room has been painted pale buff. 
Shelves have been almost entirely dispensed with. The specimens 
can be arranged and shown much better without them. All the 
objects in this department have been relabelled. Many descrip- 
