THE "MASON" COLLECTION OF BRITISH LEPIDOPTERA. 

 TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28th and 29th, at 1 o'clock. 

 ]\TE. J. C. STEVENS will offer at his Eooms, 38, King Street, 



■'-"- Covent Garden, London, W.C., the final portion of the unrivalled Collection 

 of British Lepidoptera formed by the late Philip B. Mason, Esq.. M.R.C.S., 

 F.C.S., F.Z.S., F.E.S., &c., of Trent House, Burton-on-Trent, comprising the 

 Mioro-Lepidoptera, and including fine and long series of most of the rare and 

 local species and varieties in the best state of preservation, totrether with the first 

 rate Cabinets in which they are contained ; also the extensive duplicate Collection 

 ■of Macros and Micros, comprising many thousands of specimens. 



On view day prior, and Mornings of Sale. Catalogues ready a week prior to 

 Sale, post free on application. 



N.B. — The whole contents of the Museum, consisting of valuable and exten- 

 sive Collections of British Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Rhynchota, Diptera, and other 

 Insects, Birds, Birds' Eggs, Shells, Dried Plants, Lichens, Fungi, Bryozoa, Glass 

 Models of Marine Animals, &c., for Sale by Private Treaty, and to be seen at Trent 

 House, Burton-on-Trent, upon application to Mrs. Mason, care of O. E. Janson 

 and Son, Natural History Agents, 44, Great Russell Street, London, W.C. 



WATKIHS & DOHCASTEB, Satmialists, 



Keep in stock all Articles for Entomologists, Ornithologists, Botanists, &c. : Umbrella 

 Net, 7/-; Folding Cane or Wire, 3/6, 4/-, 4/6 ; Plain Ring Net, 1/3, 2/-, 3/- ; Pocket 

 Boxes, 6d., 9d., 1/-, 1/6 ; Store Boxes, with Camphor Cells, 2/6, 3/6, 4/-, 5/-, 6/- ; Zinc 

 Pocket Boxes, 9d., 1/-, 1/6, 2/- Setting Boards, from 5d. to 1/10 ; Complete set 

 of 14 boards, 10/6 ; Breeding Cages, 2/6, 4/-, 5/-, 7/6 ; Sugaring Tins. 1/6, :i/- ; Sugar- 

 ing Mixture, ready for. use, 1/9 per tin ; Setting Houses, 9/6, 11/6, 14/-; Glass 

 Topped and Glass Bottomed Boxes, from 1/- per doz. ; Zinc Killing Boxes, 9d., 1/- ; 

 Coleoptera Collecting Bottles, 1/6, 1/8; Collecting Box, containing 26 tubes (very 

 useful for Coleopterists, Microscopists, &c.), 4/6 ; Brass Chloroform Bottle, 2/6. 

 Improved Pocket Pupa-digger in leather sheath (strongly recommended), 1/9 ; Steel 



Forceps, 1/6, 2/-, 2/6 per pair ; Pocket Lens, from 1/- to 8/-. 

 Taxidermists' Companion, containing most necessary implements for skinning, 10/6* 

 Scalpels, with ebony handles, 1/3 ; Fine Pointed Scissors, 2/- per pair ; Brass Blow- 

 pipe, 4d., 6d. ; Egg Drills, 2d., 3d. ; ditto, best quality, 9d. each ; Botanical Vascn- 

 lum, 1/6, 2/9, 3/6, 4/6 ; Label List of British Macro-Lepidoptera, with Latin and 

 English Names, 1/6; List of British Lepidoptera (every species numbered), 1/-; 

 or on one side for Labels, 2/-, 



THE WAi^D TELESCOPE NEf, an innovation in Butterfly Nets. 



We beg to call your attention to our New Telescope Handle for Butterfly Nets. It 

 is made entirely in brass, aud is light and strong, and moreover, it can be shut up 

 CO earry in small compass. A very compact pattern, effecting great saving of 



weight and bulk. 



PRICES— with two joints, 8/6 ; with three joints, 9/6 ; with four joints, 10/6. 



Complete with Improved Cane Folding Ring and Bag. We shall be pleased to 



send on approval. 



Jt large stack of British, European, and Exotic l,epidoptera, 

 Coleoptera, and lairds' Eggs. 



E:N-TO]yi:oi_.oa-iG-A.L Fiisrs. 



The " DIXON " LAMP NET (invaluable for taking Moths ofif street lamps 

 without climbing the lamp posts), Ss. 6d. 



SlSLOMSr ROOSH FOR CILBTTflElTS, dec. 



(^^ ONLY ADDRESS— 



36, STRAND, W.C, Five Doors from Charing Cross, 



L o :>r o o Tsr. 



Birds and Mammals, ^c, Preserved ^ Mounted byijvrst-class workmen. 

 Our New Price List (96 pp.) sent post free to any address on application 



