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The illustrations 



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7- 



8. 



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II 



12. 



Butterflies, Moths, and 

 Beetles. By W. Kirby 



Crustaceans and Spiders. 



By F. A. Skuse. 



Fungi, Lichens, etc. 



By Peter Gray. 



Mosses. 



By James E. Bagnall, a.l.s. 



Pond -Life. 



Bv E. A. Butler, f.z.s. 



Seaweeds, Shells, and 

 Fossils. By P. Gray and 

 B. B. Woodward. 



Ants, Bees, Wasps, and 

 Dragon-flies. By W. H. 



Bath. 



Coins & Tokens (English) 



ByLlew. Jewitt, f.s.a. With 

 a Chapter on Greek Coins 

 by Barclay V. Head. 



Reptiles. 



By Catherine Hopley. 



British Birds. 



By H. A. ]\Iacpherson. 



Silkworms. 



By E. A. Butler, f.z.s. 



Land and Fresh Water 

 Shtiis. y ]. W. 



Williams, J. W. Taylor, and 

 W. Dennison Roebuck 



13. Fossils. ^ 



By J. W. Williams. 



14. The Microscope. 



By V. A. Latham. [In prep. 



16. Book Collecting. 



By J. H. Slater.. [In- preparation. 



17. Marine Shells. 



By J. W. Williams & others. 



[_In preparation 



18. Colonial Coins. 



Bv D. F. Howorth 



19. Grasses. 



By F. Tufnail. TJn ' preparation. 



20. British Ferns. 



By E. J. Lowe. 



21. Pond-Life (Algse,- Diatoms 



etc.) By T. Spencer Smithson 



22. Chess Problems. 



By E. W. Rayner. 



23. Postage Stamps. 



By W. T. Ogilvie. 



24. Flowering Plants. 



By James Britten, f.l.s. 



[In preparation 



25. Th9 Telescope. 



By J. W. Williams. 



26. Copper Coins of Modern 



Europe. By F. C. Higgins. 



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