FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 157 



SPECIMENS OF AMERICAN COMMERCIAL SPONGES (witli 

 the difteiviit grades, aud bleaclied sponges). 



:{t>()70. Babauui sheep's wool sponge (6'. vqidiia, Scbui., suit. sp. iioasiipina^ 



var. allm). A. Isaaes & Co., New York. 

 :{-2(i77. Bahama velvet sponge {S. equina, Sehhi., sup. sp. maiKhiitiformis, D. 



et M.). A. Isaaes &Co., Now York. 

 ;}2()tJ4. Large Bahama globe sponge {S. officinaliti, Linn., sup. sp. tuhulifira, 



var. dixciformis). A. Isaacs «& Co., New York. 

 32G7(). Florida sheep's wool sponge (S. equina, Sehm., snh. sp. fjosHijpinu, 



var. soUtaria). A. Isaaes & Co., N(.'W York. 

 326G1. Bahama ilark color reef sponge (S. officinalis, Linn., sup. sp. tubii- 



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

 o"2G71. Bahama honey-comb sponge {S. aiuina, Schm., sub. sp. ccrehriformis,. 



var. ohscura). A. Isaaes & Co., New York. 

 3260(i. Bahama light color reef sponge (S. officinalis, Linn., sup. sp. ^/(/x/Zi- 



/era, var. discifornm). A. Isaacs &. Co., New York. 

 326B2. Bahama sheep's-wool sponge {S. equina, sup. sp. (josstjpina, var. hir- 



suta). A. Isaacs & Co., New York. 

 32G54. Island of Cuba sheep's-wool sponge {S. equina, Schm., sup. s[). gos- 



nypina, var. alha). A. Isaacs & Co., New York. 

 32G55. Bahama dark color reef sponge {S.offi,cinaHn, Linn., sub. h\}. [uball- 



fera, D. &. M., xar. rotunda). 

 32653. Bahama sheep's-wool sponge (S. (quina, Schm., snp. sp. (josHypina,. 



var. alba). A. Isaacs & Co., New Y'^ork. 

 32683. Sponge (S. c^Hfna, Schm., sup. sp. r/oi^sijjnna, 1"). ScM., .barhara). A. 



Isaacs &Co., New York. 

 32GG7. Florida lioney-comb sponge (S. equina, Schm., sup. sp. co-efcrZ/brmis, 



var. ca/jc(/br»t ('.'*). A. Isaacs & Co., New York. 

 326G2. Large Bahama dog-head sponge (S. agaricina, Pall., sup. up. punctata). 



A. Isaacs «& Co., New York. 

 32660. Small Bahama dog-head sponge (N. agaricina, Pall., suj). sik punct((ia). 



A. Isaacs &, Co., New York. 

 32678. Florida sheep's-wool sponge {S. equina, Schm., sup. sp. gossypina. var. 



alba). A. Isaacs & Co., New York. 

 32681. Florida honey-comb sponge (jS2;o»_^;jV( ((/«»/(«, Schm., sup. sp. Cfi}'ei!»n- 



formis, D. &. M., yav. caliciforntin). A.Isaacs & Co., New York. 

 32G5G. Florida yellow siionge (S. agaricina, sup. sp. ra?7osirt, var./Msc«). A. 



Isaacs & Co., New York. 

 32657. Bahama yellow sponge {S. agaricina, Pall., aui^. sp. punctata, var. 



densa). A. Isaacs & Co., New Y'ork. 

 32G63. Bahama velvet sponge (.S. e(/«iw«, Schm., sup. sp. gossypina, vdv.bar- 



bara). A. Isaacs & Co., New York. 



Spouges used in surgery. 



3213rt. SiJonge prepared for use as lint in surgery. Wm. B. Moses, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 



15. Oils and fats. 

 MAMMAL OILS. 



Seal-oil, in its various grades, used for lubricating. 



25979. Oil of harbor seal {Fhoca vitulina). Capt. N. E. Atwood, Province- 

 .a-'ifJC ,b:^!b'jM town, jMass. 



Sea-eleplio,nt oil. ■:■•( > i./i.. ...^ 



39273. Natural sea-elephant oil (Macrorhinus leoiiina). Jasper Pryor, New 

 York. 



