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Memorandum for Mr[[?]] Goode.

The collection deposited by Mr[[?]] Riley ,as stated in the circular, comprises some 30,000 species and upward of 150,000 specimens of all orders and is contained in some 300 double folding boxes in large book form and in two cabinets containing 80 glass drawers, the specimens being all in admirable condition and duly labeled and classified so far as determined.  The collection is especially valuable for the large amount of material it contains representing an illustrating the life-habits of insects and everything relating to their transformations and economy-
(You might add what else you choose from the circular)