General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural History . l events are related to great changes in climate. The other specimens in the hall show cross, longitudinal and obliquesections of the wood finished and unfinished, and the labels give thedistribution of the species, the characteristics of the wood and its eco-nomic uses. The trees are grouped by families and the location of eachfamily will be found on the floor plans in the first case on either side ofthe hall. The reproductions of the flowers, leaves and fruits are instruc-tive; this work is done in the Museum l
General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural History . l events are related to great changes in climate. The other specimens in the hall show cross, longitudinal and obliquesections of the wood finished and unfinished, and the labels give thedistribution of the species, the characteristics of the wood and its eco-nomic uses. The trees are grouped by families and the location of eachfamily will be found on the floor plans in the first case on either side ofthe hall. The reproductions of the flowers, leaves and fruits are instruc-tive; this work is done in the Museum laboratories. (See Guide Leaflet No. 42, The Big Tree and Its Story and Leaflet54, Plants of Wax.) Southeast PavilionINVERTEBRATES At the extreme east is Darwin Hall of Evolution, devoted chiefly tothe invertebrate animals (those which do not possess a backbone) andDarwin to groups illustrating biological principles. Facing the en-Ha trance is a bronze bust of Darwin by William (ouper, presented by the New York Academy of Sciences on the occasion of the Darwincentenary in MAGNOLIA IN THE FORESTRY HALL Each of the five hundred species of trees in North America is represented by a sec-tion of trunk five feet long, some of a diameter not found in the countrys forests of the specimens are accompanied by reproductions of leaves, flowers and fruitsaccurately copied from life in the Museum laboratories. Most noteworthy among themis the magnolia shown here, but there are many beautiful examples of spring flowersand autumn foliage. 21 22 INVERTEBRATES FAMILY TREE OF ANIMALS In the first upright case at the Left is a Family Tree of the AnimalKingdom, each class being at present represented by a color sketch,the branches showing the relationships of the various classes. SYNOPTIC SERIES The exhibits in the succeeding upright cases comprise examples of the various groups or orders included in the Classes shown on theFamily Tree. Passing around the hall from left to right,
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