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[[underline]] Present state of the collection. [[/underline]]

  The last catalogue number in 1884 is
36934. At the end of June, 1885, the number is
37231, the number of entries during the first
half of the year being 296 and representing
about 1000 additional specimens.
   The present census of the collection is,
therefore, as follows:
                              No. of specimens.
     In reserve series            36 400
     On exhibition                20 400
      Duplicates                  12 200
         
        Total                    ---------
                                   69 000