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" The covers have beea screwed on, so that there will be no oc- 

 casion to use force in ojjening them ; and each box has been corded 

 both for further security and for furnishing them with a handle re- 

 spectively, whereby they may be removed I'rom place to place easily 

 and without any excuse for turning them upside down. 



"The boxes respectively contain all the Jars you sent me, viz. 108, 

 and the same Jaiis too, with their contents respectively, exactly as 

 1 received them, minus the quantity above mentioned ; but with the 

 addition of a few small bottles into which respectively some of the 

 smaller Type specimens have been put to avoid confusion. And, 

 although all have had their stoppers tied down where necessary, 

 yet as these do not in all instances fit tightly, and a few of the 

 smaller Jars have been laid on their sides for convenience, while 

 their contents respectively are only just covered by spirit with the 

 usual bit of muslin, it seems to me desirable that they should be 

 unpacked directly after their arrival, and sufficient spirit added to 

 prevent the occurrence of mildew, whereby, for accuracy of detail, 

 the minute examination of a sponge is destroyed. 



" Each Jar has my ' running number ' on it outside, besides the 

 same number in pencil on vellum loose inside. The Type specimens 

 respectively, in each Jar too, are labelled on the latter outside, and 

 ticketed inside with the letters ' T. 8.' in pencil, also on vellum. 



" Moreover, I herewith enclose a MS. Catalogue of all the Jars 

 and the dry specimens respectively, in which also the ' running 

 number' of the Catalogue will be found to correspond with that 

 on the Jars &c., respectively, as follows : — The first column contains 

 the ' running number;' the second the figures on the original label 

 of the Jar when it reached me, which were then fortunateh/ copied, 

 as they are now, in many instances, obliterated ; the third column 

 bears a list of the Sponge-specimens contained in each Jar, with the 

 Type specimens written in red ink for distinction, and the rest in 

 common dark ink — the former ticketed as above mentioned, and the 

 latter tf?rticketed, as it is assumed that these, which have been long 

 since described and illustrated, will be easily recognized. Lastly, 

 the fourth column, headed ' Remarks,' is intended for further 

 elucidation of the specimens, as well as to indicate the volumes &c. 

 of the ' Annals and Magazine of Natural History,' respectively, in 

 which the Tj-pe specimens have been described and illustrated. 



" It also seems to me advisable that all the Type specimens should 

 at once be taken out from their Jars respectively and put into Jars 

 of their own by themselves ; for some of them are in great plurality, 

 dispersed throughout the collection, and others single or at present 

 unique ; whereby they would be ready for distribution, as you state 

 that ' they will be sent to the British Museum with the " Challenger " 

 collections.' 



"Finally, the dry specimens will be found in the same two little 

 boxes in which they came to me, inclosed in one of those mentioned, 

 also numbered in accordance with the list at p. 39 of the Catalogue. 



" A ' Postal Card ' addressed to myself, with the M'ords ' All has 

 arrived safely " written on it, is also herewith enclosed to save von 

 trouble in sending this acknowledgment to me by return of 



