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[[stamped]] S 24307 [[/stamped]] U.S. National Museum Washington D.C. Jan. 1883 Professor S. F. Baird, Director of the National Museum, Sir, Nine entries only were made in the Materia Medica Catalogue during the month of December. The work of the month has been summed up, with whatever else has been accomplished or projected, in my annual report just presented. The usual routine work has been carried on: some progress made with the Pharmacopoeias: an index to the collection prepared: and the labelling of specimens continued Very respectfully J.M. Flint Curator.