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^[[C. R. file.]] [[stamped]] S 39214 [[/stamped]] [[Letter Head pre-printed in red]] UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM UNDER DIRECTION OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION WASHINGTON [[/Letter-Head]] Oct. 29th 1884. Professor S. F. Baird, Director of the Museum. Sir, During the month of October, copy for 236 labels was sent in to the printer. Work of labelling the collection still continues. Manuscript for a new edition of catalogue finished. The following two books are invaluable for our work, viz: [[underlined]] Lindley's Vegetable Kingdom [[/underlined]] and [[underlined]] Paxton's Botanical Dictionary [[/underlined]]. A number of valuable acquisitions now await case-room for exhibition. Very respectfully, H. G. Beyer, Curator Materia Medica section.