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THE MUSEUM. 



Just arrived 



from 

 the 



Bahamas! 



A ton of as tine specimens as one would care to look at. Sponges of all sizes, shapes and 

 colors, Curious Flexible Corals, True Corals in an endless variety from the small kinds, two 

 inches in diameter to the Massive Brain, Plate and Fan varieties, rare and curious Stars, Ur- 

 chins, Crabs and Sea Beans. Select your orders while we have an A 1 assortment to pick 

 from. All prices are net here. However, Collectors, who can use small specimens of say 2 or 

 3 inch, we will quote a price, prepaid, on receiving a list of what is required. 



SPONGES. 



Rope Sponge Verongia hirsula 15c to 'J.'ic 



A single straiid like a rope, black. 

 Golden Sponge, Aplysina aurea ... .15 26 



Golden in life, drying black. The hardest 



and most rock-like structure of all sponges. 

 Pipe Sponge, Spongia tubtdijera. . . .\b 25 



Black, best species to illlustrate the growth 



of sponges. 

 Violet Sponge, Spongia discus 20 



Dusky, when dried. 

 Grass Sponge, Spongia graminea, black. . . .20 

 Reef Sponge, Spongia dura 20 



Grows in shallow water. 

 Loggerhead Sponge, Hircinia acuta 25 



Nice large gray specimens. 

 Fringing Sponge, Bircinia marginahs 25 



Fine gray specimens. 

 Finger Sponge, Tuba vaginalis 25 to 50 



Greenish gray. 

 Yellowcup Sponge, Tuba plicaf era 25 



Pale vellow. 



GORGONIAS. 



Often called Flexible Corals, made up mainly 

 of limey spicules on a main stem. Exhibit a 

 variety of colors and shapes. Small pieces to 

 use in illustrating. 10c each, prepaid, any 

 kind. 



Crimson Gorgonia, Briarea asbeslina, 



pale crimson 20 



Khrenberg's Gorgonia, Eunicea ehren- 



bergii 25^ 



Esper's Gorgonia, Eunicea esperi ". . 25 



Stromeyer's Gorgonia, Eunicea stroineij- 



cri 25 



Brown Gorgonia, Plexaura dichitmnia, 



pale yellowish brown 15 



Flexible Gorgonia, Plexaura flexiiosa, 



pale violet purple 25 



Orange Gorgonia, Plexaura homomalla, 



dry, dead black 25 



Purple Gorgonia, Xiphigorgia anceps, 



drying purple 15c to 25 



Purple'Sponge, Pachychalina rubens 25 Ro/J Sea Feather, Leplogorgia msea tine 



p,Vr.iio Bf ^ . feather like specimens 15c to 



Purple 

 Scarlet Sponge, Arcenas Juoninula 25 



Pale Scarlet. 



CORALS. 

 Head Coral, Meandrina sti-igosa, hand 



pieces, 15c; line large heads $1 to$2 00 



Plate Coral, Meandrina clivosa, hand 



pieces, 10 to 20c; large pieces ... .$1 to 3 00 

 Brain Coral, Diploria cerebriformis, hand 



pieces. 10c to 20o; perfect heads, large 



$2 to 4 00 



Star Coral, Orbir.cUa annularis, small 



pieces, 20c; perfect heads $1 to 2 00 



Branching Coral, Madrepara prolijtra, 



fine clusters of branches 10c to 40 



Fan Coral, Madrepora Palmaia, small 



pieces, 15c; large perfect Fans. . 50c to 1 50 

 Pineapple Coral, Porites astraeoides. tine 



heads 30c to 1 50 



Forking Coral, Porites furcaia, nice clus- 

 ters 15c to 25 



Lobed Coral, Porites clavatia, quite like 



above 20c to 40 



Horn Coral, Porites sp , horn like 



clusters 20c to 35 



Propeller Coral, Agaricia agaricites, nice 



cabinet specimens 25 



Globe Coral, Favia ananas, small round 



heads 2r> 



Rolling Coral, Sideraster globosa, grows 



on bottom, rolling around freely 25c to 35 

 Gray Coral. Sideraster galaxea, only W. 



I. coral that grows where It is exposed 



by the falling tide 10c to 50 



Brown Coral, Sideraster siderea. . .10c to 50 

 Rose Coral, Manicina areolata, a pretty 



rose-like cluster 15o to 25 



Oscellated Coral, Dichocoenia pulcherri- 



ma, nice round heads lac to 25 



25 



pecimens loc to 



Flat Sea Feather, Plerogoria pinnata, 



tine specimens 20 



Purple Sea Feather. Pterogangia setosa, 



all sizes from 1 to G feet high. . . .15c to 1 00 

 Purple Sea Fan, Rhipidogorgia flabellvm, 



tine purple specimens 15 



Yellow Sea Fan, Bkipidogorgia occatoria 



tine yellow specimens 15 



Large specimens of above 2 species on 



section of rock 1 00 



STARFISH, L RCHINS, &c. 



Common Star Fish, Aste7-ias vulgaris. ... 15 

 " " •• " for lesii .... 10 



Brittle Star, Ophiophn!i,aruleuca 25 



Serpent Star, not quite perfect 10 



Sea Urchin, Strongloccnirotus drabachen- 

 sis, with spines 15 



Do, denuded 10 



Club-spined, Cidaris tribuloides, beauti- 

 ful specimens 25^ 



Black-spined Urchin. Diadema setosum, 

 with or without spines 



Biscuit Urchin, Echinantkus rosacea, tine 



Beaver " Meomaventrieosa, a,\a.rge 

 black species 



Cushion Urchin, Metalia speciosa. yel- 

 lowish brown, finest and largest bejiV- 

 er known to science 1 



Keyhole Urchin, Melita sexfaris, G open- 

 ings 



White Crab, large tine species 



Golden Crab, a beauty 



Mangrove Crab, red, black and white . . 



Ponciana Beans, a great curio 12 to 20 

 inches loi:g 



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