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^[[2]] Of these labels there have been prepared, printed and attached to the specimens 2312, distributed as follows: General labels - - - - 4 Class and order labels - 103 Generic labels - - - 31 Specific labels - - 1902 For Botanical figures - 218 For Animal figures - - 17 For Micrographic figures - 37 Manuscript for 284 additional labels is nearly ready for the press. The present state of the collection is quite satisfactory to the Curator. Most of the specimens are in good condition, and liable only to [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] unavoidable deterioration from age, exposure to light, and changes ^[[of temperature]]. It is to be hoped that a substitute for the [[strikethrough]] a [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] present cylindrical bottle may be devised for exhibition purposes, whereby the specimens may be shown behind plane, instead of curved, surfaces of glass. There are now on exhibition 3213 specimens of drugs, classified as follows: Medicinal Forms - - - - - - 116 Animal Products - - - - - - 112 Officinal Vegetable Products - - - 1237 Chemical and Inorganic Products - - 196 Mineral Waters and their Constituents - 95 Indigenous Vegetable Products - - - 162 Medicines of the North American Indians 116 Mexican Drugs - - - - - - - 43 West Indian Drugs - - - - - - 77 South American Drugs - - - - - 45 Drugs of India - - - - - - 325 Chinese Medicines - - - - - - 469