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were eminently satisfactory, although it is impossible at so early a date to make anything like a complete report upon this collection; its value is greatly enhanced by the very full notes which accompany it. It has been entirely unpacked and all of the specimens have been separately labeled to insure their future identity beyond a possibility of error or confusion. The dried specimens of medium to small size have been stored in unit trays (of which they fill about 100) temporarily arranged in the west hall of the Smithsonian Institution. The larger corals have been retained in their original cases from which the packing materials have been removed. The Actinian or stony corals comprise the bulk of the collection, although there is a large representation of Sargonian corals, and the number of finely prepared sponges is very great. The Crustaceans and Echinoderms of which there are many specimens and