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Jacob C. Cassel 



915 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa 



Manufacturer oj 



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Aquarium Ornaments 



Floral Terra Cotta, Etc. 



Goldfish Fish Globes Fish Food 



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Vol. V. 



February, 1920 



No. 2 



An international monthly magazine devoted to 

 the study, care and breeding of fishes and other 

 animals and plants in the home aquarium and 

 terrarium. 



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8 WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA R 



W. A. POYSER EDITOR 



JOSEPH E. BAUSMAN PUBLISHER 



542 East Girard Avenue Philadelphia 



Entered as second-class matter, September 2d, 1.1 



1915, at the Post Office, Philadelphia, Pa., under Q 



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contributing to it the results of their studies. The 



pages are always open to anyone having informa- H 



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aquatic biology. Manuscripts, books for review 



and general correspondence should be addressed |! 



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any magazine in the world devoted to aquatic U 



nature-study. It offers to advertisers a market |l 



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 Snakes and Reptiles 

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 Heterandria formosa, $1.00 per pair. 

 M. chaetodon, 50c each 

 Small turtles, $1.25 per dozen. 

 Newts, $1.00 per dozen. 

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$1.00 SPECIAL 



Attractive assortment 



of Plants 



Sufficient stock for 

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