Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-14
MUSEUM ASSOCIATION.
Monthly Observation-Disclosures to the G
lection-The Mineral Cabinet

Monthly Meeting-Additions to the Col
lection-The Mineral Cabinet.
The California Museum Association held
its June meeting at the E. B. Crocker Art
Gallery last evening, President Green pre-
siding. Instructor Jackson, of the Sacra-
mento School of Design, reported the entire
success of the public exhibition of ex-
amples of the work of the pupils, and
thanks were voted the merchants who gave
the necessary show-window space for the
display. Mrs. William NJ. Lyons pre-
sented for the Museum cabinets piece of
wood from the cabin of the fated g Bonner
party :" and bit of granite from the cabin
foundations. DR.. Pyburn presented for
the Associations herbarium thirteen bo-
tanical specimens, mounted, classified and
described as follows:
Solidago occidentalis, California; and
elongata, eight sheets; Eupatorium occi-
dentale; Gnaphalium Spreugelii, decurreus
and palusTe, five sheets Anaphalis Mar
garitacea, two sheets Escholtzia Califor
MICA and minutihora, six sheets: Semper-
vivum tectorum, Delphinium, two sheets !:
Pentstemon, Platystemon California;,
twenty-seven sheets.
Also fourteen pathological specimens
for the Societys cabinet: Harporynchus
redevivus. Wires pusillus, Picus Gairdnerii,
Icterus Bullockii, Carpodacus frontalis and
nine unnamed specimens.
Also, thirteen chronological specimens ::
Mounted butterfies-Pierisp rotodice (male
and female), Vanessa autiopa, Danias arch
ippus, Papilio turnus and two unnamed
specimens. Moths = Macrosilla Carolina
two specimens), Smeiranthus sicecatus.
Saturnia sp., Deilephilla llncatus 1.-TWO spec
imens), Philampelis achemon.
The herbarium, including the donations
of Senator Stanford of Florida flora. now
embraces nearly 1000 rare and valuable
specimens mounted. The ornithological
specimens are about $50 in number. in
Guiding those received from the old
Aggasiz Association, but of the en-
tomoiogical department only a be-
ginning has been made. The peo-
pie who are DESTROYS of aiding the
growth of the museum collection can do so
by contributing good specimens of butter
flies moths, native birds, botanical speci-
mems, i'll which California is so rich. dora
and grapes. Almost every person meets
with opportunities now and then to secure
rare examples III these departments of
natural history
II was resolved TO authorize the INSPECTOR
OF the School Of Design 10 use the entrance
hail of the art gallery for display OF the
works of pupils, and to mark such as are
for sale, to encourage The pupils in their
studies
The Association received informal in
formation from the Trustees of the Min
eral Cabinet that the State Printer has the
cabinet catalogue nearly ready. and as soon
as it is delivered that the specimens will be
labeled and arranged for public exhibition.
DR.. Schneider, of the State Mining Bureau,
concluded his classification of the minerals
nearly month ago. He was reported as
saying that he discovered in the Museums
private collection some very valuable and
rare specimens that deserve to be classified
and put on view.
President Green reported that he had
forwarded TO Europe letter expressing the
thanks of the Association to David Lubin.
for his gifts of marble statuary. The Asso-
citation then adjourned