10 REPORT OF YEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 
ti on al cases of specimens, and Hew Jersey will in time have a col¬ 
lection in this department second to that of no other State. 
With the specimens we now have, Yew Jersey would he able to 
make a most creditable Entomological Exhibit at St. Louis. 
When these are supplemented by the additional cases m course of 
preparation for the State Museum, we shall be able to make an 
exhibit that is not likely to be surpassed. It is not inopportune to 
state in this connection, that this work was begun but three years 
ago. The credit of preparing this exhibit is entirely due to Pro¬ 
fessor Smith. 
THE f'OMM ENC E M EXT OF THE GEOLOGICAL 
MHSEHM. 
Collections for the Geological Museum were commenced at an 
early day. In the Report of the Geological Survey of 1836, by 
Henry D. Rogers, we find the following: “Specimens of materials 
susceptible of useful application have been gathered from districts 
adjoining these profiles and likewise from much of the intervening 
country, all the most important localities throughout which were 
visited for the purpose.” 
At a later date, during the Kitchell Survey, this work was con¬ 
tinued, as is shown by the following instructions, as given in Di. 
Kitchell’s report for 1855 : 
“'Collect three suites of specimens of all the varieties of rocks, 
minerals, ores, marls, clays, sands, peats and fossils found in each 
township. Let them he uniform in size, viz., four inches square 
and two inches thick, except when isolated or grouped crystals and 
fossils require specimens of greater or less dimensions. Obtain 
them directly from the formation, deposit, or mine, and let them 
possess fresh and clean surfaces. 
“The rocks, clays, marls, peats, sands and fossils should he char¬ 
acteristic of formations, strata, beds and layers. The minerals, 
ores, rocks, &c., of economical value, should he characteristic of 
localities, such as deposits, mines and quarries. 
“Label each specimen (in accordance with the accompanying 
label) with its name (when known), its precise locality, date of 
collection and name of collector, and carefully wrap it in strong, 
thick paper. 
