The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-06-26

which VIII embrace INC iu'nllN'htlol VI
botanical specimens by leaf, fruit and
flower; the determination of minerals,
and the analysis, wherever possible, of
minerals, ores, mineral waters, soils, etc.
For tins purpose the cooperation of the
United States and State departments of
agriculture and geological surveys and
university professors should he secured.
recommend that each exhibit adopt
uniform system of labelling within its
own collection, and suggest this scheme
for labels:
Name OF state,
Scientific name,
Common name,
owner or contributor
Description and analysis.
First-Thcrc should be Il complete col
lection of well selected hand-specimcns
of all the characteristic minerals of the
state. This should include gems. prcc--
ious stones, crystals, rare minerals and
hand-specimcns of all the ores ana rocks
peculiar To the state.
Second-Geologica specimens, fossils,
shells, etc., or diagrams, cngravings, or
photographs of them should form an
other collection. All the physical fca-
lures of the state, including its topogra-
ply, climathology, etc., should he repre-
scented by models, charts and tables.
This should include views of its charac-
teristic mountains and valleys, water
courses, cataracts, landscapes, etc.
Third-Thcre should be II collection of
botanical preparations illustrating the
flora of the state. Also Il collection Of
plants, shrubs and small trees, as far rs
possible, illustrating the climate, range
and variations of species in forestry and
horticulture.
Fourth-The fishes of the State should
be represented by specimens in alcohol,
by plaster casts, or other preparations,
or BY engravings. Give statistics of
your fisheries.
Fifth-,rhe animals of the State should
be represented by stuffed specimens,
mounted birds, insects, etc., with such
accompanying descriptions rs Will indi-
cate their habits and mode of life.
SiXth-Building stones should be rep
resented in blocks or slabs. One-foot
cubes, for example, are suitable for sand
stones, GRANTEES, limestones, etc, while
marbles, soapstones and states are bet
ter cut in slabs. Each side of slab may
be dressed in different style; say one
side broken, another pushed, one side
hammer dressed, another polished, etc.
Seventh-Minerals of economic value,
mot metallic ores), such rs asbestos,
kaolin, mica, heavy spar, corundum,
graphite, manganese, giass-sand, lime
stone for lime, tire-clay, milestone,
grindstone, MILESTONE, ochreS,, etc.
should form another class and be cX-
hibited in large specimens of ten pounds
or over.
Eighth-Woriing specimens Of the me-
talic ores should form another group, and
be classified according to the metals
which they produce. While the miner
illogical collection (No. | Of this list)
i'm scientific ORDER this group, with the
two preceding and succeeding groups,
should present the minerals of the state
from their industrial standpoint. Each
different vein or different ore of mine
should be represented by separate
specimen. In this connection is urged
the preparation of collective exhibits, il
Illustrating the metallurgic operations
practiced in the states, embracing speci-
mems of ores in all the stages of manu-
facture, of the products or by-products,
models, diagrams of work, drawings
and photographs of machinery, tables
showing production, etc. Specimens OF
coal, peat or other fuel should come in
here, aud specimens of this nature
should, by ali means, be accompanied by
analyses.
Ninth-Specimcns of soil, taken to in
clude surface to subsOil, in glass tubes
or boxes with glass fronts, marls, phos-
pilates, etc, all with analyses.
Tenth-Specimens OF mineral, arte-
sian, springer well water, with analyses.
FORESTRY COLLECTION.
1t srccommended that Commissioners
use the numbering and nomenclature
of Prof. Sargent's catalogue of "The
Forest Trees of America" in naming
and arranging the specimens OF woods
and timbers. His new scientific nomen-
clature had best be used for uniformity,
local names and the locality, should be
put upon the labels. The following sug-
gestiOns are made to illustrate the woods
and timbers:
A.-Logs cut from trunk of tree one
foot above ground and four feet long. At
through the heart fifteen inches, the
blocks thus formed removed upon one
side by cut slightly beveled, the sawn
surfaces to be planned and sandpapercd.
Give in catalogue the diameter of these
blocks at the upper end-that is, five
feet from the ground. OF trees too large
to be thus handled cut Il disc one and Il
half feet thick, five feet from the
ground.
B.-PlankS two inches thick and three
feet long, cut from bark to bark through
the heart, or in case of very large trees
from bark to heart; should be well sea-
soned, dressed, sandpapered and pol
ished, by rubbing with solution of
white shellac and alcohol until a glossy
but colorless surface is obtained.
C.-Knots and burls for veneers, orna-
mental woods, turned or carved speci-
mems, to show their appearance in furni-
ture, will form another class.
D.-Spoke, handle, rim, bucket and
barrel timber, hoops and every kind of
Northumberland wood form another
class.
E.-Forest products, banks, medicinal,
and for tanning, wild fruits, rosin and
gums, medicinal herbs and roots, form
another class.
HORTICULTURE.
Specimens of small fruits, and of all
fruits of the prunus and pirus species,
and of garden vegetables, can be well
preserved in alcohol in glass show, bot
tles-quart sizes for small fruits, half
gallon for the larger fruits. For recipe
apply to Commissioner A. n. McWhirter,
Nashville, Tenn. Fruits dry, evapor-
ated, canned, preserved. fruit products,
jellies, wines, brandies and vim
egars, should not be omitted.
Horticulturalists should avail them
selves of the cold-storage arrange
.ments offered by the management.
Fruits should be shipped at the period OF
their best condition and kept in New Or
leans in cold-storage until wanted for
exhibition. There should be "horti-
tural week." suited to each climatic
belt, for the fullest display of fruit and
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