NATURE-STUDY COLLECTIONS 



SOR thirty years and over we have been studying the needs of teachers 

 in all grades and branches of natural history. We have all along 

 contended that the success of their work, whether in primary school 

 or university, depended largely upon their putting coticrete actual 

 objects into the hands of their pupils — a contention which the present 

 nature-study movement has confirmed. Our best efforts have there- 

 fore been directed unremittingly toward enabling teachers everywhere to secure 

 and use the kind of material they most needed. In this we have, not worked 

 blindly along theoretical lines, but have always had teachers of practical experi- 

 ence in our service. The results are embodied in our series of school collections, 

 the number and variety of which enables us to meet the most diverse needs and 

 conditions. It is not our purpose to attempt a full account or even a list of these 

 collections in this limited space. Our catalogues and circulars describe them 

 fully and will be sent upon request. We merely ask whether you would not find 

 some of the following things useful in your work. Do not say that you cannot 

 afford them, or that your school is too small, or the pupils too young to appre- 

 ciate them, but let us tell you more about them by letter, and perhaps your ob- 

 stacles will disappear. Do you not need — 



A good collection of mhierals, good in quality, good in labelling and mount- 

 ing, broad in scope, characteristic and representative .'' Especially if it illus- 

 trated some standard textbook — e. g. , Dana's.-* 



Soine crystal inodels, of the six systems. -* 



A good collection of rocks, either lithological or stratigraphical, or best of 

 all genetic, thus illustrating clearly how rocks are made? Would not, for ex- 

 ample, a complete series of New York State rocks from tvpical localities, revised 

 and up-to-date, be a grand thing for your work.? 



A collection of phenomenal geology, in line with the latest textbooks, illus- 

 trating the work of the geological forces, mud-cracks, glacial striae, veins, faults, 

 weathering and all the rest.-* 



A general collection of geology covering all the above divisions, illustrating, 

 for example, Tarr's " Elementary Geology.'' " 



A little, light relief m ip in paper of the U. S., showing all the useful min- 

 eral products by real specimens mounted directly upon it.'' 



A systematic collection of fossils, representing evenly all the formations and 

 all the groups of animals and plants, by really choice and typical specimens.'* 

 We established our reputation on such collections. 



A collection of North American archaeology^ illustrating by inexpensive but 

 lifelike imitations, the life and customs of the American aborigine.'' 



A systematic collection of invertebrate animals, shells, corals, starfish, crabs, 

 and all their cousins — ox z. set of small skeletofis oi the several classes of verte- 

 brates, cat, fish, frog, bird, etc.'' 



A few typical mounted birds, to illustrate the physical characteristics of the 

 more important families.'' 



A first-class biological collection, containing special mounted dissections of 

 the important types, specimens in liquid, valuable dry mounts and models — in 

 short, everything the teacher can want.'' (Send for our price list of biological 

 supplies.) 



Anatomical models or human skeletons for class use? Or anything else in 

 the line of natural history.'' 



If you would know more about these, send us your address on the back of a 

 postal card. with the words " Nature-Study," — we will know what it means, and 

 it will pay you to be on our mailing list We are here to help you. 



Remember that we are the pioneers in this work and that wr have the largest 

 stock in the country to select from. Remember also that we have not only 

 plaiined the collections for you, but have published descriptive catalogues to ac- 

 company them that are virtually pocket text-books of the subject, and are actu- 

 ally used as such in many places ! 



Ward's Natural Science Establishment,76-i04 College Ave., Rochester, n.y. 



