SCIENCE- G OSSIP. 



WATKIN5 & DONC ASTER, 



NATURALISTS and MANUFACTURERS OF CABINETS and APPARATUS for 

 ENTOMOLOGY, BIRDS' EGGS and SKINS, and all branches of Natural History. 



N.B. — For Excellence and Superiority of Cabinets and Apparatus, references are permitted to distinguished 



Patrons, Museums, Colleges, &*c. 



D1h 0ur Catalogue (96 pages) may be had post free on application. 



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

 most useful instruments for skinning, ios. 6d. 



Scalpels, is. 3d. ; Label Lists of Birds' Eggs, 2d., 3d., 6d. 



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



Coleopterist's Collecting Bottle, with tube, is. 6d., is. 8d. 



Botanical Cases, japanned double tin, is. 6d., 2s. g&., 3s. 6d., 4s. 6d. 



Botanical Paper, is. id., is. 4d., is. gd., & 2s. 2d. per quire. [7s. 6d. 



Insect Cases, imitation mahogany, 2s. 6d. to us. 



Cement for replacing antenna, 4d. per bottle. 



Forceps for removing insects, is. 6d., 2s., 2s. 6d. per pair. 



Cabinet Cork, 7 by 3^, best quality, is. 4d. per dozen sheets. 



Pupa Diggers, in leather sheath, is. 9d. Insect Lens, is. to 8s. 



Glass Topped and Glass Bottomed Boxes, from is. per dozen. 



Label Lists of British Butterflies, 2d. 



Ditto Land and Fresh-Water Shells, 2d. 



Egg Drills, 2d., 3d., od. ; Metal Blow Pipe, 4d. and 6d. 



Our new Label List of British Macro-Lepidoptera, with Latin and 

 English Names, is. 6d. Our new Catalogue of British Lepido- 

 ptera, every species numbered, is. ; or on one side for Labels, 2s. 



ran be sent immediately on receipt of order. 



Plain Ring Nets, Wire or Cane, including stick, is. 3d., 2s., 2s. 6d. 



Folding Nets, 3s. 6d. and 4s. 



Umbrella Nets (self-acting), 7s. 



Pocket Boxes, 6d. ; corked both sides, 9d., is. and is. 6d. 



Zinc Relaxing Boxes, 9d., is., is. 6d. and 2s. 



Nested Chip Boxes, 4 dozen, 7d., is. 6d. gross. 



Entomological Pins, mixed, is., is. 6d. per oz. 



Sugaring Lanterns, 2s. 6d. to 8s. 



Sugaring Tins, with brush, is. 6d., 2s. 



Sugaring Mixture, ready for use, is. 9d. per tin. 



Mite Destroyer (not dangerous to use), is. 6d. per lb. 



Store Boxes, with Camphor Cells, 2s. 6d., 4s., 5s. and 6s. 



Ditto, Book Pattern, 8s. 6d., 9s. 6d. and ios. 6d. 

 Setting Boards, flat or oval, 1 in., 6d. ; i\ in., 8d. ; if in., gd. ; 2 in., 



iod. ; i\ in., is. ; 3 in., is. 2d. ; 3J in., is. 4c!. ; 4 in., is. 6d. ; 



i\ in., is. 8d. ; 5 in., is. iod. Complete set of 14 boards, ios. 6d. 

 Setting Houses, 9s. 6d. and us. 6d. ; corked back, 14s. 

 Zinc Larva Boxes, 9d., is. Brass Chloroform Bottle, 2s. 6d. 

 Breeding Cages, 2s. 6d., 4s., 5s. and 7s. 6d. 



All articles enumerated are kept in stock, and 



The 



DIXON'' LAMP NET (invaluable for taking Moths off Street Lamps witnout climbing the lamp-posts), 

 recently much improved, 3s. 6d. 



CABINETS. 



Special Show Room. 



Insect. 



4 Drawers 13s. 6d. 



6 Drawers 17s. 6d. 



The following are the prices of a few of the smaller sizes ; for measurements and larger sizes see catalogue. 



Minerals and Dried T , ^__ Minerals and Dried 



Eggs. 



12s. od. 



1 6s. 6d. 



Plants, Fossils, &c. 

 . . . . ios. 6d. 

 15s. od. 



Insect. 



S Drawers 33s. 



10 Drawers 45s. 



Eggs 



30s. 

 56s. 



Plants, Fossils, &c 



45S. 



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BRITISH SPIDERS. 



I shall be pleased to help anyone working up local lists 

 of British Spiders by naming specimens FREE. Postage 

 for return of collections should be enclosed. 

 FRANK P. SMITH, 

 15 Cloudesley Place, Islington, London, N. 



TO READERS ABROAD. 



"WANTED, Butterflies, Moths, Beetles, Flies and other 

 Insects ; also Scorpions, Spiders, &c, from Foreign Countries. 

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Addresses also invited for Sale or Exchange. 



Dealers in Entomological Specimens, 

 Cabinets, Books, Apparatus, Pins, &c. 



Fine Stock of European and Foreign Butterflies, Moths, 

 Beetles, and all other Families of Insects. 



HEYNE BROS., 



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Undertakes the setting of Lepidoptera, either fresh specimens or 

 dried in papers, in Continental or English style. Usual Terms. 

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