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labels. In order to enable the curator to label the remainder of the collection a few more books of reference must be provided for. The illustration of the specimens by properly mounted colored plates and herbarium plants, which was mentioned at the beginning of this report, is still in progress and will occupy a few months yet.

V [[double underline]] Recommendations. [[/double underline]]

Under this head, I would again respectfully call your attention to the great importance of establishing a laboratory for the investigation of the chemical as well as physiological characters of drugs, in connection with this section of the museum.

In our opinion, there is no doubt, whatever that the establishment of such a laboratory, is a step in the direction in which this department must grow, not merely in order to take equal rank with similar European institutions, but for