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NOTES ON COLLECTING AND PRESERVING 

 NATURAL-HISTORY OBJECTS. j 



EDITED BY J. E. TAYLOR, F.L.S., F.G.S. 



CONTENTS. 



Geological Specimens. By THE 



EDITOR. 



Bones. By E. F. ELWIN. 

 Birds' Eggs. By T. SOUTHWELL, 



F.Z.S. 

 Butterflies and Moths. By Dr. 



KNAGGS. 



Beetles. By E. C. RYE, F.Z.S. 

 Hymenoptera. By J. B. BRIDGMAN. 

 Freshwater Shells. By Prof. RALPH 



TATE, F.G.S. 



Flowering Plants. By JAMES BRIT- 

 TEN, F.L.S. 



Mosses. By Dr. BRAITHWAITE, 

 F.L.S. 



Grasses. By Prof. BUCKMAN. 



Fungi. By WORTHINGTON G. 

 SMITH, F.L.S. 



Lichens. By Rev. JAMES CROMBIE, 

 F.L.S. 



Seaweeds. By W. H. GRATTANN. 



FOUR-STRAP SETTING. 

 With nearly BO Illustrations. 



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