List No. 4. 



March 15, igoi. 



LATTIN'S CLEARANCE SALE. 



SELECTED CORALS, SHELLS, MINERALS, CURIOS, RELICS, &c. 



A Barrel of Shells and a Nature Stndy GoUectlOD. 



Selected Specimens of Corals, Sea Shells, Minerals, Indian 



Relics, Curios, &c. 



|^"The Engraving on last page of this list illustrates many of tFie 

 specimens offered on following pages. The numbers in ( ) refer to the 

 specimens in this engraving. 



BRAIN CO^AL.,Meandrina ce}-ebriformis,('i^o. 

 1.) a very fine specimen from the West Indies, 



11 in. in diameter and weighing nearly 20 lbs. 

 I will sell for only $2.50; its worth more. 



FATj'M.COUAIj, Ma dreporapalmaia, (No. 2,) 

 from the Bahamas. This specimen measures 

 10 X 12 in. and weighs about 6 lbs. Will sell for 

 only $1.75. I have another specimen of 

 about same size, but more of a hand -shaped af- 

 fair (thumb and fingers, tip of small finger 

 broken) at same price. I also have about a 

 dozen other specimens of this Coral at 3 5 cts., 

 50 cts. and $1 each. All big values for the 

 money. 



PLATE (BRAIN) CORAL. Meandrina clivosa, 

 (No. 3,) size 16 x S2 in. and weighs nearly 30 lbs. 

 it goes at only ^^.SO I have another speci- 

 men more regular in form, 13 in. in diameter. 

 My price is $ 2 . 7 5 . Both from the Bahamas. 



PINE APPLE CORAL, Porites astrceoides. 

 (No. 4,) from Bahamas. 10 in. diameter, weighs 



12 lbs; my price $1. 6 O I have also a 7-in. 



specimen of this species,unbleached "Nig- 



gerhead" Coral, at $1 .20. 



PROPELLER or BUTTERFLY CORAL, 

 Agaricea agaricites, (No. 6,) from Bahamas. 

 This specimen measures about 12 in. and weighs 

 7 lbs. $2.25 takes this specimen. In '99, se- 

 cured a bbl. of this Coral and have about a 

 "bushel" left. Can furnish nice "wing" speci- 

 mens at lO. 15, 25, 35, 50 and 75 cts. 

 each and have a few of the "butterfly" speci- 

 mens at 35, 50 and 75 cts. 



BRANCHING, TREE or SPIKE CORAL are 

 terms by which the Madrepora Corals are com- 

 monly called. I have several bbls. of Madre- 

 pora cervicornis, (No. 7,) and can furnish speci- 

 mens at any price from 1 c. to $ 1 each and can 

 furnish schools or teachers in bulk at very 

 reasonable rates. Its worth loose, without 

 packing, about $5 per bushel. I have also 

 many of the rarer Madreporas and the follow- 

 ing are of the close "spike" or "prong" form 

 and not in long branches: 



Madrepora spicifera from Samoa, 8 x 13 in , 

 $1.50; 5x9 in., 75c.; also an 18 x 15 in. 

 specimen at $ 3 . 5 O , 



Madrepora obscura, a brown-colored species 

 from Torres Straits, about 15 in. diameter, at 



$4-.50 Could be broken up into 100 lOc. 

 specimens. Another 7-in Madrepora, white, 

 from same locality at $ 1 . 2 5 . 



Madrepora plantaginea from E. I., an 8-in. 

 specimen at OElT $1.2 O. I also have half a 

 dozen clumps of J/adrepora from Fiji Islands, 

 ranging from 7 to 14 in. diameter, at $1.50, 

 $2.50 and $3.50 each. 



Stylophora, a branching Coral from Red/Sea, 

 5-in. clump, 75 cts; 7-in., $1.50. 



Madrepora abrotanoides, & 10-in. spray from 

 Fiji, $1.50. 



Seriatopora, (No. 11,) from West Africa. This 

 beautiful, delicate and almost perfect clump of 

 Coral has been one of my star attractions for 

 past two years. I have not cared to sell this 

 specimen and have held it at $10. and could 

 have sold it a number of times had I been will- 

 ing to shade the price a little; it cost me $6 in 

 cash and I will now sell at this figure. 



ORGAN PIPE CORAL, Tubipora musica, (No- 

 13 ) from Singapore ; this a section (14) of a 

 clump, measuring about 9 x 11 in. and this sec- 

 tionhasbeen held at $4 50- Will sell for 

 $3.25; another specimen,8xl0 in., at $2.50. 

 I have a case ot this beautiful and interesting 

 species direct from Singapore and can furnish 

 selected specimens at following low rates : 2 in 

 lOc. 3 in. 25c., 4 in. 35c., 5 in. 50c.,6in. 

 $1. 



CORALS not shown in engraving. I have two 

 mammoth Rose Corals, Symphyllia, from Tor- 

 res Straits ; an 8 in. one at $ 1 . 50 and a b}4 in. 

 one, more symmetrical and beautiful, at same- 

 price. 



FEATHER CORAL, a 10 in. "bum" specimen 

 50c. 



MUSHROOM CORALS. Fine specimens; 5- 

 in. diameter of Fungia patella from Zanzibar 

 at only 3 5 cts . each. Selected specimens of 

 Fungia elegans from Gulf of Calif ; 1)4 in onlv 

 12c. prepaid. 



CRATER or VASE CORAL, Turbinaria ciner- 

 ascens, from Torres Straits, somewhat resem- 

 bles the Neptune Cup Sponge, (No. 8 ) This- 

 specimen stands 10 in. high and measures 11 in 

 across top; a 3 in. triangular piece has been 

 broken out of one side; will sfU for $2.50 



