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building up of his museum in a marked degree after it had reached a 
certain point in its growth. The fact may be stated that in carrying 
out the museum scheme it was not developed beyond this certain point, 
and the suggestion is offered that the theory of its arrangement may 
have interested him more than the thing itself $ for, with his devotion 
to his work on entomology, which was an all absorbing interest at this 
period, he could not have given his time and thought to both. It was 
the illustration of the conception of the plan, and not the museum as a 
whole, that was almost daily presented to its visitors. 
For example: The California case was always inspected to illustrate 
the State division and the arrangement of its minerals, its vegetable 
products, and its manufactures explained. Turning to the collections of 
fruit in other cases near, the model of the Baldwin apple was invaria- 
bly exhibited, showing its manner of growth in various sections of the 
country, thus demonstrating the localities where special fruits thrived 
best. Stepping to another case, the bluebird was always pointed out, 
with the distinctive mark upon its perch showing that it was a friend 
and not a foe to the farmer ; and a little box of insect remains from its 
stomach, by its side, furnished the proof of his statement. Flaxseed in 
variety was shown in another case, illustrating the “ general” museum, 
together with the fiber in various stages of growth and manipulation to 
the most delicate linen fabrics, and in the same manner the seed, oil, 
and oil cake. 
The scheme was most complete and admirable, reflecting the great- 
est credit upon its originator, and if carried out would have made it 
one of the grandest economic museums in the world. But it would have 
necessitated a building larger than the entire Department of Agricult- 
ure, and the outlay of many thousands of dollars, with the one draw- 
back that in its State division there would have been endless repeti- 
tion of the same thing, unless somewhat modified. Mr. Glover appre- 
ciated this fully, and there was never an attempt, beyond the points of 
illustration noted, to make it other than an economic museum of agri- 
culture on the simplest possible basis of display. These statements are 
made to explain in a measure why so valuable and utilitarian a scheme 
of arrangement was never fully completed. 
As an economic museum or “ object library” the collections increased, 
at first slowly, then rapid ly, so rapidly in fact that it was difficult to 
supply case-room as fast as the specimens came in. It literally out- 
grew' the long entertained plan of arrangement, and as Mr. Glover be- 
came more and more absorbed in his entomological work he finally 
threw the greater part of the responsibility of the museum from off his 
shoulders altogther, his assistants having charge of and carrying on 
the work in its several branches, while he assumed merely nominal 
control. By this time the collection of fruit models had been greatly 
augmented by Prof. William H. Seaman, who had charge of this branch, 
as well as the microscopic work of the Division, a large series of the 
