HARD WICKERS SCIENCE-GOSSIP. 



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W ATKINS AND DONCASTER, 



Maturalists and Manufacturers of Entomological Apparatus and Cabinets. 



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



distinguished Patrons and Colleges, 8r°c. 



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



most useful instruments for skinning, 10/6. 

 Scalpels, 1/3 ; Label Lists of Birds' Eggs, -/3- 

 Scissors, per pair, 2/-. 



Coleopterist's Collecting Bottle, with tube, 1/6, 1/8. 

 Botanical Cases, japanned, double tin, 1/6, 3/6, 4/6, 5/6. 

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

 Insect Cases, imitation mahogany, 3/6 to 11/-. 

 Cement for replacing Antennas, -/6 per bottle. 

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

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

 Pupa Diggers, 2/6. Insect Lens, 1/- to 8/6. 

 Glass Top Boxes, per dozen, 1/8, 2/-, 2/6. 

 Glass-bottomed Boxes, per dozen, 1/9, 1/10, 2/-, 2/6. 

 Egg Drills, V3, 1/- ; Metal Blow-pipe, -/j. 

 Setting Needles, 6d. per box. 



Our New Label List of British Macro-Lepidoptera,_with Latin and 

 English Names, 1/6. 



Plain Ring Nets, Wire or Cane, including stick, 1/8, 2/-, 2/3. 

 Folding Nets, 3/9 and 4/6. 

 Umbrella Nets, 7/6 (self-acting). 



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

 Zinc Relaxing Boxes, -/g, 1/-, 1/6, and 2/-. 

 Nested Chip Boxes, 4 dozen, -/8. 1/10 per gross. 

 (Entomological Pins, mixed, 1/- per oz. (white or black). 

 Sugaring Lanterns, 2/6 to 10/6. 

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

 Mite Destroyer (not dangerous to use), r/- per oz. 

 Store Boxes, 2/6, 4/-, 5/-, and 6/-. 



Ditto, Book Pattern, 8/6, 9/6, and 10/6. 

 Setting Boards, flat or oval, i-in., -/6 ; ii-in., -/8 ; ii-in., -/g ; 



2-in., -/10; 2i-in., 1/- ; 3-in., 1/2; ^i-in., 1/4; 4-in., 1/6; 



4i-in., 1/7; 5-in., 1/8. Complete set of 14 boards, 10/6. 

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

 Zinc Larva Boxes, -/g, 1/-. 

 Breeding Cage, 2/6, 4/-, 5/-, and 7/6. 



Our New Catalogue of British Lepidop- 

 tera (every species numbered), 1/- ; or on one side for Labels, 2/-. 

 All Articles enumerated are kept in stack, and can he sent immediately on receipt of order. 



For Sale, a large Assortment of Healthy Pupas of both British and Foreign Butterflies and Moths. 



CABINETS. Special Show Room. 

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



4 Drawers . . 



Insect. 

 13/6 



Eggs. 

 .. 12/- 



Minerals and Dried 

 Plants, Fossils, &c. 

 .... IO/6 



8 Drawers . 



Insect. 

 •• 33A •• 



Eggs. 

 •• 3% 



6 „ 



.. 17/6 .. 



.. 16/6 



.... is/- 



10 „ 



.. 45/- •• 



.. 56/- 



Minerals and Dried 

 Plants, Fossils, &c. 

 .... 2 S /- 



.... 45/- 



A LARGE STOCK OF INSECTS AND BIRDS' EGGS. 



Birds, Mammals, &*c, Preserved and Mounted by First-class workmen. 



36, STRAND, W.C. (Five Doors from Charing Cross). 



WORKS BY DR. J, E. TAYLOR, RL.S* 



Editor of Science-Gossip. 



THE SAGACITY AND 'MORALITY OF PLANTS: A Sketch of the Life and Conduct of the 



Vegetable Kingdom. With a Coloured Frontispiece and 100 Illustrations. Crown 8vo., cloth extra, 7s. 6d. 



OUR COMMON BRITISH FOSSILS, and Where to Find Them. With 331 Illustrations. Crown 8vo., 

 cloth extra, 7s. 661. 



THE PLAYTIME NATURALIST. With 366 Illustrations. Crown 8vo., cloth extra, 5s. 



London: CHATTO & WINDUS, 214, PICCADILLY, W. 



Works by Dr. ANDREW WILSON, F.R.S.E. 



CHAPTERS ON EVOLUTION. With 259 Illustrations. Crown Svo., cloth extra, -js. 6d. 

 LEAVES FROM A NATURALIST'S NOTE-BOOK. Post 8vo., cloth limp. 2s. 6d. 

 LEISURE-TIME STUDIES. With Illustrations. Crown 8 vo., cloth extra. 6s. 

 STUDIES IN LIFE AND SENSE. With numerous Illustrations. Crown 8vo., cloth 



extra. 6s. 



COMMON ACCIDENTS: How to Treat Them. With Illustrations. Crown Svo. is. 



cloth, is. 6d. 



GLIMPSES OF LIFE AND NATURE. With 35 Illustrations. Crown Svo., cloth extra. 



31. 6d. 



LONDON: CHATTO & WINDUS, 214, Piccadilly, W. 



WORKS BY EDWARD WALFORD, M.A. 



WALFORD'S WINDSOR, PEERAGE, BARONETAGE, AND KNIGHTAGE (1891). 



Crown 8vo., cloth extra, 12s. 6d. 



WALFORD'S COUNTY FAMILIES OP THE UNITED KINGDOM (1891). Containing 



Notices of the Descent, Birth, Marriage, Education, &c, of more than 12,000 distinguished Heads of Families, their Heirs 

 Apparent or Presumptive, the Offices they hold or have held, their Town and Country Addresses, Clubs, &c. Thirty-first 

 Annual Edition. Royal 8vo., cloth gilt, 50s. 



WALFORD'S COMPLETE PEERAGE, BARONETAGE, KNIGHTAGE, AND HOUSE 



■ OF COMMONS (1891)- Royal 32mo., cloth extra, gilt edges, 5.?. 



Walford's Shilling 1 Peerage (1891). Containing an 



Alphabetical List of the House of Lords, Dates of Creation, List of Scotch 

 "—and Irish Peers, Addresses, &c. 32010., cloch, is. 



Walford's Shilling- Baronetage (1891). Containing 



an Alphabetical List of the Baronets of the United Kingdom, short Bio- 

 graphical Notices, Dates of Creation, Addresses, &c. 32mo., cloth, is. 



London: CHATTO &;WINDUS/2i4, Piccadilly, W. 



Walford's Shilling House of Commons (1891). 



Containing a List of all the Members of Parliament, their Town and 

 Country Addressed Clubs, &c. 321110., cloth, is. 



Walford's Shilling Knightage (1891). Containing 



an Alphabetical List of the Knights of the United Kingdom, short Bio- 

 graphical Notices, Dates of Creation, Addresses, &c. 32mo., cloth, is. 



