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2 In the collection of foods I am likewise at a loss to know just what has been received during the year. Since November, however, I have a perfect record of all that has come in, and among other donations one fine set of specimens, in duplicate, illustrative of the manufacture of cocoa and chocolate is worthy of special mention. This set was received from Messrs. Cadbury Brothers, of Bournville, near Birmingham, England. There are eighteen different specimens, embracing cocoa pods, cocoa beans from seven different localities, and specimens showing the various stages of the manufacture of cocoa and chocolates. Labels for this collection have been written, and are ready to be printed if approved. Messrs. Burgoyne, Burbridges & Co., wholesale druggists, of London, have also presented six specimens of pure vegetable colors used in confectionery. Mr. Charles R. Orcutt has presented three specimens of Indian foods from California, among which is a fine cake of "mesquite" meal. A number of specimens of articles of food used in England have been added to the collections by purchase.