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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 unavoidable deterioration from age, exposure to light, and changes of temperature.  It is to be hoped that a substitute for the 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