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 Now ready— The Exchange List and Label List, Compiled by Ed. Meyriok, B.JL, F.L.S., F.E.S., according 

 to his recent "Handbook of British Lepidoptera." Exchange Lists, l$d. each, 8d. per doa:., o* 

 is. per 100. Label Lists, Is. 6d. each. 



Plain Ring Nets, Wire or Cane, including stick, 1/3, a/-, 2/6 



Folding Nets, 3/6 and 4/- 



Umbrella Nets (self-acting), 71- 



Pocket Boxes, 6d. ; corked both sides, gd., 1/-, and 1/6. 



Zinc Relaxing Boxes, od., 1/-, 1/6, and 2l- 



Nested Chip Boxes, 4 dozen, 8d„ 1/9 gross 



Entomological Pins, mixed, 1/6 per oz. 



Sngaring Lanterns, 4/6 to 10/6 



Sugaring Tin, with brush, 1/6, 2/- 



Sugaring Mixture, ready for use, 1I9 per tin 



Mite Destroyer (not dangerous to use), 1/6 per lb. 



Store Boxes, with Camphor Cells, 2/6, 4/-, 5/-, and 6/- 



Dltto, Book Pattern, 8/6, 9/6, and 10/6 

 Setting Boards, flat or oval, i-hr,6d. ; ij-in., 8d.; ij-in., gd. ; 



a-in., iorf. ; 24-in., 1/-; 3-\a., 1/2; 3%-in., 1/4; 4-ln., 1/6; 



4i-in., 1/8 ; 5-in., 1/10. Complete set of 14 boards, 10/6 

 Setting Houses, 9/6 and 11/6 ; corked back, 14/- 

 Zinc Larva Boxes, gd., 1/- Brass Chloroform Bottle, 2/- 



Breedlng Cage, 2/6, 4/-, 5/- and 7/6 



All Articles enumerated are kept in stock, and 



Taxidermist's Companion, i.e., a pocket leather case, containing 



most useful instruments for skinning', 10/6 

 Scalpels, 1/3 ; Label Lists of Birds' Eggs, 3d., 4<J., 6d. 

 Scissors, per pair, 2/- Setting Needles, 3d. and 6d. per box 



Coleopterlst's Collecting Bottle, with tube, 1/6, 1/8 

 Botanical Cases, japanned double tin, 1/6, 2/9, 3/61 4/5, 7/6 

 Botanical Paper, 1/1, 1/4, 1/9 and 2/2 per quire 

 Insect Cases, Imitation mahogany, 2/6 to n/- 

 Cement for replacing Antennae, 6i. per bottle 

 Forceps for removing Insects, 1/6, 2/-, 2/6 per pair 

 Cabinet Cork, 7 x 3i, best quality, 1/4 per dozen sheets 

 Pupa Diggers, in leather sheath, i/g. Insect Lens, i(- to 8/- 



Glass Top and Glass Bottomed Boxes, from 1/4 per dozen 

 Label Lists of British Butterflies, id. 



Ditto Land and Fresh-Water Shells, 2d. 



Ege Drlls, 2d., 3d., 1/- ; Metal Blow-pipe, *d. & 6d. 

 Our New Label List of British Marco-Lepidoptera, with Latin and 

 English Names, 1/6. Our new Catalogue of British Lepldopteri 

 (every species numbered, 1/- ; or on one side for Labels, 8/ 

 can be sent immediately on receipt of order. 



The "DIXON" LAMP-NET (fDYalaable for taking Moths of Street Lamps without climbing the lamp-posts, Z/6. 



CABINETS. 



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4 Drawers 

 6 



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 17/6 



12/. 



16/6 



10/6 

 15/- 



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Minerals and Dried 

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Insect. 

 - 33/- 

 • 45/- 



Eggs. 



3o/- 

 . 56/- 



25/- 

 45/- 



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Phacops caudatus, is. 6rf. to 15s 

 Acidaspis coronata, is. to 4s. 

 Calymene Blumenbachii, 5s. to 

 12s. 6d. 



Phacops Downingias, is.6d. to 5s. 



Encrinurus variolaris, is. 6d. to 



3S-.'.6d. 



Homolonotus, 3s. 6rf. to 7s. 



A few Upper Silurian Crinoids, Corals and Brachiopods. 



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