-B IENNIAL REPORT OF THE ILLINOIS STATE LABORA- 
TORY OF NATURAL HISTORY. 
STEPHEN A. FORBES, Pu. D., Drrecgor. 
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Dr. 8. Peabody, Regent of the Beery sity, 
g Sir: In accordance with the suggestion of the Committee 
Publication, I have the honor to transmit herewith to the 
1 ics of the University, for publication in their biennial report, 
a statement of the operations of the State Laboratory of Natural 
iG H distory, under my direction, for the two years closing October 31, 
1888 ,—this being substantially a summary of the quarterly reports 
made to the Board at their regular meetings. 
The work of the rier is peatolds relating on the one 
Band to the natural history survey of the State items authorized 
u nd organized by the Legislature of 1884-85), and on the other, to 
the State Entomologist’s Office (established in 1867), the working 
funds of which are all derived, under existing arrangements, from 
the Laboratory appropriations. As State Dasamias I am directly 
responsible only to the Governor; but the entomological and the 
general zoological work going on under my charge are so intimately 
blended that [ cannot well report upon one without including the 
other; and as both are now supported by State appropriations ad- 
ministered by this Board, I have thought best to include both in this 
tatement. 
ORGANIZATION. 
The ae force of the Laboratory for the past two years has 
n neluded a Director, serving without salary;* a botanist, Prof. T. J. 
Burrill; a botanical assistant, Mr. M. B. Waite; a zoological as- 
sistant, Prof. W. H. Garman; two entomological stan one 
especially assigned to field work, Mr. C. M. Weed, succeeded by Mr. 
_ *The item of $2,000 per annum appropriated as salary of the Director of 
he Laboratory (Laws of Illinois, 35th General Assembly p. 71, Sec. 1) is not 
ir wn or available as long as that officer is also State Entomologist. (Laws of 
linois, 341h General Assembly p. 24, Sec. 4.) 
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