Professor Buckland’s Instructions, &c. 251 
a list of the number and thickness of each of the beds of 
coal and their supposed extent, stating whether limestone 
or iron ore, or springs of bitumen occur near them 
Fossil plants, corals, shells, fish, and bones of all kinds, 
with a portion of the rock in which they are found, are of 
all specimens the most valuable. Also fossil tusks and teet 
and horns of elephant, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, ox, stag, 
e. which abound in diluvian gravel over Europe, 
North America, and Siberia. 
If there be any example of petrified human bones, spe- 
cimens of them, accompanied by portions of the substan- 
ces in which they occur, and a Pp tal a of their 
situation and circumstances, are particu ae gee they 
should be sought in beds of Fiavien gravel, which are 
— abundantly over the surface of all great vallies in the 
Rules for selecting and conveying specimens. 
In selecting specimens of common rocks, the best size is 
that of a common flat piece of Windsor soap, taking not the 
outside bit, but thesecond slice that is struck from the block 
by the osm 2 
Ev imen should be ticketed write the name of the 
place vs it is Sead, or with a letter or number referring 
to a catalogue describing it: in case of places little known, 
their distance from the nearest important town, and in what 
rs should be specified. 
ry specimen should be wrapped in a separate piece 
of nici and the whole closely packed with moss or hay, 
ina barrel or strong box, to be sent by ship to London, di- 
rected to “Rev. Professor Buckland, Museum, Oxford, to 
the care of Mr. Hansemann, 5 Mead-street, streel 
ho, London.” The bill of lading, with ppt ox 0 
aitival of the vessel, should be sent to > Mr. Hunnem 
= —— —, agent, and will duly rade ola 
, a | i , a oe 9 ‘a i ee 4, 3 list of the t ake ab 
scriptive of feaeigo countries, specifying how far they are correct, and their 
time and place ¢ ’ publication ; vad alg tof themes ad address of 
he naturalists that be resident in them, s 
natural history they have given most they would 
ee se correspond wi ith persons in England who are devoted to the 
same purst 
