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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