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OKMTIlOLOCiY. We liavc a linc linc uf 

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MINEKALCXiY. Wehave200kinds of Min- 

 erals and Kocks, in sniall speeiniens at 4c'. 

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BOTAX Y. A füll line of P.otany books will 

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CÜNCHOLOGY. Our stock in this brauch 

 Covers over a quarter of a million specinicns 

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 genera represented. Write for lists if you 

 have or wish to form a collection. Some 

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CUKIOS. Under this head we group a 

 great varietyof objects, such as Indian rel- 

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Please bear in mind that our stock is ex- 

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THE OOLOGIST 



A monthly publicatioii devoted to 

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ERNEST H. SHORT, 

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will please send name and address to Dr. S. 

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The Moth Book. 



By W. J. Holland. 

 Fully illustrated by color photography. 

 The illustratious of the moths are natural 

 size and the coloring is perfect. With this 

 book it is easy to identify any moth at a 

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 ever published. $4.00 PREPAID. 



CHAS. K. REED, 



Worcester, Mass. 



How to Collect Animal Tracks. 



A simple, inexpensive method of preserv- 

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