THE MUSEUM. 



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The Young Naturalists' Marvel- 

 ous Collection. 



This Is truly one o( the nuitt iiiarvelcius iMiUeitlons 

 ever put up. It Is piirtlculaiiy adapted toKluder- 

 garleu Wi>rK. and while proving Invalual'le to "young 

 coUeetors" (.UUt ones will apnrei-lale Us nierlt-s. The 

 swclnieus at retail prke.< would auuuint to several 

 times what we ask for them as a whole. Sent prepaid 

 on receipt of iVJc. List and description of contents; 



I. Indian Pottery. This Is a fragmeut of pot- 

 tery from the famous mounds in Ohio. 



'^. Yellow Sea Bean. 



.■'. Red Sea Bean 



•*. BlacK Sea Bean The above three "Sea 

 Beans" are found In the Bahamas. The natives call 

 them "Nickers." 



5 C:iinese Horn Nut. .V curious nul foimd 

 In China, shaped like an auiniiil's horns. 



6 Egg > aosule of Periwinkle This large 

 raoUusk is-found all alonp the Atlanilo shore. It lays 

 If.s epes. coiisistmff of a Ions string of the.se capsules, 

 i- i-c . ».a weed. 



7. S-nd Box Shuck This is a portion of a 

 curious nut found in Central America. The nuts 

 when drjlnj;. at a certain stage, explode with a loud 

 report. 



8. Alligator Tooth. Specimen taken from an 

 animal in south Florida. 



9 Tarpon Scale. The Tarpon Ls one of the 

 noted game tlshes of Florida. It is justly called the 

 "Silver King" as each scale Is tipped with a silvery 

 color. 



10. Job's Tears. Curious hard seeds found in 

 British Guinea. They are strung on strings and ex- 

 tensivelj- sold In various parts of tne world as Ijeads. 



II. Black-eyed Susans. A handsome small 

 red seed with a black sjpot on same. Found in the Ba- 

 hamas. 



12. Miamosa Seeds. Found In the Bahamas 

 and extensively used by the natives In the manufact- 

 ure of ornaments, as fancy bracelets, etc. 



13. Castor Oil Sean Found growing wild 

 in the i.slands ot the Bahamas Ours were received 

 direct from toere as well as the rest ot our curios In 

 that section from our special collector. 



14. Foreiiin L^ind Shell This pretty Snail, 

 /Itlij- ]i faiiia. comes from Italv. 



15. Bleeding Too'h Shell. This curious 

 shell. Xerifa p'Uronfa, has teeth like projections with 

 red blotches on same. Found In B.ihamas. 



16. Ring-top Cowry. A lurious shell with 

 glistening enamel. Cypraea anmilus. Found through- 

 (■lit the Kast Indies. Most specimens have a distinct 

 ring on the top. 



17. Money Cowry, Cypraea moii^ta. Is found 

 largely in the Indian Ocean, where for years it has 

 been collected In large (|uantities and used In barter 

 with the natives of N'rth .\frlca. 



IS- Tectarias. Tectariaa muricata. Is a small 

 shell with elevated spire the whole covered with lit- 

 tle nodules. Found in the East Indies. 



19. OUva biplioata Found along the shore 

 of California. They burrow in the deeo sand, and 

 touri-ts tind great sport in digging for them. 



20. Worm Shell. Verniflue tpirahm, is a cur- 

 ious Florida shell. It grows la large clumps In shal- 

 low water. 



21. American Fr<:Sh Water Shell. This 

 specimen. TnjpanaMofiia, from Tennessee. Is a .lam- 

 ple of the immense cla.ss oX American B'resh Water 

 Slotlusca. 



2^. American Land Shell, //-(ix tj-otela. 

 from Indiana, presents a very good type of the great 

 class of American Land Shells 



23. Purpura saxicola Is found on the Paclllc 

 coast . The Purpura shells are what the ancients 

 used in the manufacture ot dye. 



24.. Limpet, Annaett ■•ipfcfrurn. Is found common- 

 ly at .Santa Barbara and adjoining coast. They ad- 

 here verv Ilriiilv to the rocks. 



25. Beehive Shell This curious shell. Cer- 

 t'" '"1. shape«l like a miniature bee-hive is typical in 

 t'l- Bahamas. A larger numt)er ot si)ecies have been 

 111-, .iwred there than In any portion of the world. 

 Common In the salt m.arshes and pools. 



26 Drill Shell, C'ronnljiiur einera. is found 

 commonly on the piles of wharves along the Atlantic 

 coast Ills ii fertK-ious little mollusc, attacking oth- 

 er large shells, drilling small holes through their 

 shell, and killing the animal. It has produced much 

 havoc among the ovster beds. 



27. Button Shell. I'lnboninm. Is a little hut- 

 ion shaped ;.h.-n found alonir the shores of Ceylon. 



28. Satin Spar is a form of ilypsum from 

 Cumberland, Eiig.. having a satiny effect, It is used 

 largely in the mauufacture of jewelry. 



29. Petrified Wood Is found In many sec- 

 tions of the Western States. This comes from Cen- 

 tral Montana. 



30. Mexican Onyx is a compact mineral 

 which takes a tine polish and is used largelv nowa- 

 days in the llnishlng of expensive buildings. It comes 

 from New Mexico. 



31 Petrified Coral. This specimen of coral 

 that lived in past ages Is from the Niagara Forma- 

 tion, which crops out at Cincinnati, Ohio. It still 

 shows llie structure of coral. 



32. Petrified Nautilus. This is a regular 

 miniature Nautilus. Seapliileii nodoguf. Is found in the 

 Bad Lands of Montana. 



33. Petrified Shell- Sample of a pe'fect pet- 

 rlHed shell from the Hamilton Group. of New York 

 state. 



34. West. Indies Coral. Small specimen 

 from the Bahamas in many respects the handsomest 

 species found growing there. 



35. East India Coral. Specimen from Sing- 

 apore, showing a much dlllerenl style and structure 

 from No. 111. 



36. Yellow Coral is from Tahatl. It grows In 

 small clusters on the rocks. The color is natural. 



87. Organpioe Coral Is another curl-.us 

 form of recent red c<^ral found -at Singapore. No oth- 

 er specimen approaches It in form. 



38. Precious Coral. This specimen is pol- 

 ished and in this form used to be manufactured Into 

 necklaces. It .is found on the bed of the sea 

 near South lialv. 



39. Coralline from Africa. It Is a curious 

 growth between a true coral and a sea weed. 



4-0. Yellow Sea Fan. Found In the Baha- 

 maK shows a very curious structure. 



41. Purple Sea Fern These large Purple 

 Ferns freciuently grow six feet high in the West In- 

 dies Islands. 



42. Sponce, This Is a piece from a mammoth 

 Cup Sponge that grows in one large cup shape 

 three feet high in Mauritius. 



43. Starfish. Aim of one of these queer ani- 

 mals found along the Atlantic coast. 



44. Sand Dollar. A sm.all animal allied to a 

 Starfish, living In shallow water along the Atlantic 

 coast After laying on the beach It frequently bleach- 

 es out white and looks like a dollar." 



These specimens are all necessarily small, but in 

 every case show the struciure as well as a larger one. 

 Fully half of them are entire specimens, but In the 

 case of Corals and Sea Fan. Sponges .and so on. of 

 course only a small hand specimen could be Included. 



Sent prepaid on receipt of price. We will make 

 special rates to teachers who wish to supply them to 

 their students. 



WALTER F. WEBB, 



Albion, N. Y. 



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