156 FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



preparp:d from FISII-SKmS. 



32720. Exliibit of Gloucester Isinglass and Glue Co. — Continued. 



No. 7.— Sample of stock before prepared, as used by tlie Gloucester Isin- 

 glass and Glue Company. 

 39445. Glue made from the heads of eod-tisli. {Gadus morrhua.) Benjamin 

 Ivobinsou, East Gloucester, Mass. 



Exliibit of fish glues. Russia Cement Company, Rockport, Mass. 



13. Gelatine. 



Prepared from Carrageen or Irlsli Moss {Chondrus crispus.) 



32722. Specimens of Irish Moss (commercial). C. A. Cole, Scituate, Mass. 

 a. Moss as it comes from the rocks. 

 i. " partly bleached, 

 c. '' bleached for market. 



14. Sponges.' 



SPECIMENS OF AMERICAN COMMERCIAL SPONGES (with 

 the different grades, and bleached sponges). 



32691. Yellow sponge {S. agaricina, Pall., su.b. sp. corJosia, D. & M., var. 



fusca). Apalachicola, Fla. Silas Stearns. 



32690. Yellow sponge (aS'. agaricina, Pall., sub. sp. corlusia, D. & M., var. 



fusca). Apalachicola, Fla. Silas Stearns. 



32692. Yellow sponge {S. agaricina, Pall., sub. sp. corJosia, D. & M., var. 



fusca). Apalachicola, Fla. Silas Stearns. 



32684. Sheep's- wool sponge {8. equina, Schm., sub. sp. gossijpiiia, D. &c M., 



var. alba). Apalachicola, Fla. Silas Stearns. 



32688. Grass sponge (S. equina, Schm., sub. sp. cerebriformis, D. & M., var. 

 caliciformis). Apalachicola, Fla. Silas Stearns. (Of no commer- 

 cial value.) 



31686. Grass sponge (<S'. equina, Schm., sub. sp. cerebriformis, D. & M., var. 

 caUciformis). Apalachicola, Fla. Silas Stearns. (Of no commer- 

 cial value. ) 



32677. "Sea-cap" sponge {Hiscinia campana, Udo., var. typica, A. H.). 

 Apalachicola, Fla. Silas Stearns. (Of no commercial value.) 



32685. Yellow sponge {S. agaricina. Pall., sub. sp. corlosia, D. & M., var. 



fusca). Apalachicola, Fla. Silas Stearns. 

 32668. Bahama yellow sponge (»S'. agaricina, Pall., sup. sp. corlosia, var. 



fusca). Very coarse sup. variety. A. Isaacs &, Co., New York. 

 32680. Bahama dark color reef sponge {S. officinalis, Linn., sub. s]>. tubuli- 



fera, D. & M., disciformis). A. Isaacs & Co., New York. 

 32665. Bahama light color reef sponge {S. officinalis, Linn., sub. sp. iubu- 



lifera, var. rotunda). A. Isaacs & Co., New York. 

 32652. Florida sheep's wool sponge (N. equina, Schm., snb. sp. gossypina, 



var. alba). A. Isaacs ct Co., New York. 

 32674. Florida honey-comb sponge {8. equina. Schm., sub. sp. cerebriformis, 



var. caUciformis). A. Isaacs & Co., New York. 

 . Bahama houey-comb sponge (S. equina, Schm., sub. sp. cerebri- 

 formis, var. plana). A. Isaacs & Co , New York. 

 32658. Island of Cuba sheep's wool sponge {8. equina, Schui., sub. sp. 



gossjipina, D. & M., var. ). A. Isaacs & Co., New York. 



