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are in condition, and position to be immediately available for study.
The Collection is so extensive now, that novel additions are few.  With a view to increasing [strikethrough]our{/strikethrough] ^[[the]] collection, I think that a complete catalogue of our possessions might be issued to advantage and circulated somewhat freely to schools, colleges, museums, large drug houses, and to individuals known to be interested in Botany on Materia Medica.  This Catalogue should contain not only the name of the specimen, but embody the exhibition label, and give a complete list of our reserve and duplicate series.  Its distribution might be accomplished by a circular inviting contributions of new specimens with such information as to the uses and supposed properties as may be