14. Ashes. 
E. Hall 27. Foreign Woods. 
The cases are grouped geographically. Two-thirds of 
each wood specimen is varnished to show the character 
of the wood as used in cabinet work. 
(West to East) 
1. New South Wales. 
2. Brazil. 
3. Philippine Islands. 
4. Johore. 
5. British India. 
6. Paraguay. 
7. Japan. 
8. Trinidad. 
9. British Guiana. 
10. Colombia. 
11. Formosa. 
12. Russia. 
13. Venezuela. 
14. Jamaica. 
V. THE LIBRARY 
The Museum collection of books and pamphlets on 
scientific and technical subjects numbers 78,000. It is 
entirely a reference collection. 
A. General Library. Room 90, Third Floor. 
1. Public Reading Room. 
Open from 10:00 a. m. to 4:80 p. m. daily, except 
Sunday. General reference works, periodicals, and 
books from the departmental libraries may be con¬ 
sulted here. 
2. Catalogue of the entire library. 
3. General reference books. 
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