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     Hitherto the collection has been very imperfectly illustrated and, as a whole, did present a monotonous and unattractive appearance, reminding the public of little more than the very unpopular "Drug Shop". To remedy this evil had long been our intention but lack of case-room had prevented us from carrying it into effect until a few months ago, when three new cases were added to the exhibit. There were between 800-1000 very beautiful colored plates of officinal plants which had been mounted on card-board and put into swing-ing frames. Few lookers-on had any idea of their relation to the drugs in the cases and, besides, their plates not being at all classified it would have been too much of a waste of time to try and find a certain one even for those who did trace the relation between the drugs and the pictures in the swinging frames.
     Besides colored plates, quite a full and neat collection of herbarium specimens had accumulated; these were all well preserved and being stored away, not often looked at.
     It was now concluded that it would be a decided