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Plain Ring Nets, Wire or Cane, including stick, 1/8, 2/3, 2/6. 

 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. 1/9 per gross. 

 Entomological Pins, mixed, 1/- per oz. 

 Sugaring Lanterns, 2/6 to 10/6. 

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 Sugaring Mixture, ready for use, 1/9 per tin. 

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



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,<4# Articles enumerated are kept in stock, and 



For Sale, a large Assortment of Healthy Pupae of 



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, -/3, -/4> -/6. 

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

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

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

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

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

 Cement for replacing Antennae, -/6 per bottle. 

 Forceps for removing Insects, 2/- per pair. 

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

 Pupa Diggers, in leather sheath, 1/9. Insect Lens, 1/- to 8/6. 

 Glass Top and Glass Bottomed Boxes, from 1/8 per dozen. 

 Label Lists of British Butterflies, -/i. 



Ditto Land and Fresh- VVater Shells, -/ 2 - 



Egg Drills, -Is, if- ; Metal Blow-pipe, -/6. 



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

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can be sent immediately on receipt of order. 



both British and Foreign Butterflies and Moths. 



CABINETS. Special Show Room. 

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t„™* -c„„„ Minerals and Dried 



Insect. Eggs. . Han k, Fossils, &c. 



8 Drawers .... 33/- .... 30/- .... 25/- 



4 Drawers 



Insect. 

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Minerals and Dried 

 -^-egs- Plants, Fossils, &c. 



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12/- 

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