VOL. I. No. 32. 



ALBION, N. Y., SEPTEMBEE 7. 1895. 



Weekly, $1.00 a Year 



Wants, Exchanges, and For 

 Sales. 



Brief special announcements, "Wants," "Ex- 

 changes," "For Sales," Inserted In this depart- 

 ment tor 25c per 35 words. Notices over 35 words 

 charged at the rate of one-half cent per each ad- 

 ditional word. No notice inserted tor less than 

 25c. Terms, cash with order. 



All copy must reach us at least three days 

 prior to date of Issue in order to insure inser- 

 tion in any given number. 



WANTED.— Meteorites. New and unde- 

 scrlbed ones especially desired. Good prices 

 paid for complete "falls"or 'finds., "EDWIN E. 

 HOWELL, 612, 17th St. N.W.,Washington.D.C. 



WANTED. — Books on Natural History. Can 

 give common eggs, shells, curios, etc. in ex- 

 change. W. H. HILLER, It? W. 23d St., Los 

 Angeles, Cat. 



TO EXCHANGE.— First class sets and skins 

 of Cal. birds for same not in this locality. Sets 

 of Hawks and Owls especially desired. ' CHAS. 

 D. KAEDING, Box 20, Drytown, Amador Co., 

 Calif. 



FOR SALE.--10 ga. shot gun, U. S. Arms Co. 

 make, complete set reloading tools, 20 hole 

 block, 3 joint, rod implements swab, scratch- 

 brush, wiper and canvass carrying case leather 

 bound for $15.00 cash, gun alone cost $25 00. J. 

 MORRIS, 524 Kickapoo St., Leavenworth, 

 Kans. 32-2t. 



TO EXCHANGE. — Natural Science speci- 

 mens for books on scientific subjects. Write 

 stating what you have and what class of speci- 

 mens desired. THE NEBRASKA CITY NAT- 

 URALISTS' ASS'N, J. R, Bjn-.vell, Sac'y, 

 Nebraska City, Neb. 



BULL TERRIER or other good breed of dog 

 wanted. State cash price. W. S. JOHNSON, 

 Box 67. Boonville, N. Y. 



SINGLES! SINGLES! I have now on hand 

 In great quantities singles of the following 

 species, all are 1st class and accompanied by 

 full data: Laughing Gull, Black Skimmer, 

 Clapper Rail and Common Tern. Will ex- 

 change for 1st class sets with complete data. 

 JNO. W. DANIEL, JR., Lvnchburg, Va. 



PRINTING. 

 3x6 or 3X4 '/ 2 

 bargains. Send 

 Periwinkle 

 Petrified Mo 

 thing postpaid, 

 curios, stamps. 

 Price 2c. Notice 

 GOWEY 



Lists, colored poster paper' 

 . per 100, 19c; per250, 35c. Other 

 for estimate on any job. 

 Egg Case, extra fine 18c. 

 ss, large, De Pue, 12c. Every- 

 Send for catalogue of shells, 

 minerals and Indian relics, 

 ad. in last weeks N. S. N. 

 BROS. & CO., De Pere, Wis. 



Come to Florida. 



A fortune can be made in a few year3 

 in pineapples and tomatoes; vegetables 

 raised the whole year. An ideal home. 

 For particulars write Ii. P. Osier, 

 Avon Park, Fla. 29&Otf 



MINERALS, 



Ancient Indian Relics, Stamps and 

 Curiosities. 

 Price List, Postage Free. 

 W. Perry Arnold, Stpnnington, Ct. 



FLORIDA SHELLS 



In reach of all. Cheaper than the 

 cheapest. Now is the time to start a 

 collection. 



1. Strombus alatus, 2 to VA inches 4c 



2. Fulgur perversus, 3 to 8 inch 6 



3. Fasciolariatulipa,2 to 6 inch 8 



4. •' distans, 1 to 3 inches 4 



5. " filamentosa. 1 to 3 inch 2 



6. Cardium magnum, 3% to 4 inches 6 



7. " muricatum.l'Unch single valves 1 



8. " serratium.l to 2A inch 3 



9. Area ponderosa. 2 to 3 inch 3 



10. " no*, 1 to 4 inch 3 



11. " floridanum, 2 to 'Z l A Inch 3 



12. Cytherea (callista) gigantea, 3 to 5 inch.. 10 



13. " " maculata, 1 to2!4 inch 6 



14 Natica duplieata, 1 to 3 inch 2 



15 Chama Arcinella. 1 to 2 inch 5 



16 Dosinia discus, 2 to 4 Inch 5 



17 Pholas costat.us,3 to 6 inch, double valve.. 15 



18 Murex pomum, 1 to 3 inch 3 



19 " salleanus, 1 to 3 inch 5 



2i> Pyrula papyratla, 3 to 5 inch 8 



21 Pecten exasperatus, % to 3 inch, single 1 



2i Conus Floridanus, U to 1 inch 2 



23 " proteus, 1 to 3 inch 10 



24 Pinna muricata, 4 to 10 inch 8 



25 Lucina edentula, \% to 3 inch, single 2 



26 Cancellarla carolinensis. 1 to 1% inch 3 



27 Oliva litterata, 1 to 214 _ 2 



28 Anomia ephippium, 1 to 2V t Inch 1 



29 Melongenasubcoronata, 2 to 6 inch 8 



30 Cerithium eburnum. 1 to Pi inch 3 



31 Turritella. 1 to l 1 /. inch 2 



32 Tel Una, V, inch l 



33 Marginella, l 4 inch 2 



34 Large liver sea bean, 3c ; black banded sea 



bean, 2c; grey sea beans l 



35 Sea beaver 15 



36 Conch spawn ribbon, 18 inch to 2 feet 20 



37 Skate eggs 5 



38 Rose coral, shaped like a rose 10 



39 Florida air plants 10 



40 Tarpon scales 2 



$2 15 



Retail price for the above 40 specimens is $2.15 

 by our price list. We will send any one of the 

 above numbered specimens upon receipt of 

 price quoted, or the entire collection, 40 speci- 

 mens, upon reciept of ;only $1.50. We gather 

 our own shells and gather only first class shells. 

 By comparison our prices will be found a half 

 lower than other dealers, because we are right 

 on the coast and are put to no extra expense. 

 Give me an order and you will be convinced. 

 Send stamp for price list. 



J.C. Baker successor to Baker & Hanson, 

 Myers, Lee Co., Florida. 



Attention Entomologists. 



Wanted at Once for Cash 



The following butterflies put up in papers: 

 Sapilio turnus. Sapilio troilus. Sapilio aster- 

 ias Sapilio ajax Dantis archippus.Gclns phll- 

 odice, Megan caesonia, Eurema Mexicana. 



Also the following pupre and cocoons alive : 

 Turnus Troilus. Asterias, Ajax, Nudulosa, Hy- 

 lacus, Abbottii, Octomaculata, D. Myron, D. 

 Vemicolor. Ceanothi, Gloveri. Columbia, Ex- 

 eoecatus. Myops,[Zeminatus, Juglandis, Thysbe, 

 Augulifera. 



Write number and lowest price. Must be all 

 A No. 1 specimens. All letters answered. 



J- BODENBURG, 



523 Missouri Ave., East St. Louis, Ills. 



When answering advertisements always men- 

 tion the n/VXURAL SCIENCE NEWS. 



MINERALS 



BOOKS. I want good clean second-hand 

 copies of any Book which I offer for sale in my 

 new (May issue) Naturalist's Bulletin. 

 Look over your old Books and send me a list of 

 the ones you will "swap," stating lowest ex- 

 change price and what vou can use for the 

 same. FRANK H. LATTIN, Albion, N. Y. 



T Pehches for sale .—I have on hand 15,000 

 small T perches 3 inch base. I wish to dispose 

 of these at once and in order to do so have put 

 the price clear down to hard pan. Oak finished 

 5 cents each ; pine, painted white, 4 cents each ; 

 pine, not painted. 3 cents each. All sizes will 

 be turned to order. Sample sent prepaid for 10 

 cents in stamps. E. L. HALEY. Phillips, Me. 



SHELLS, etc. The White 

 City Collections. 50 fine cabi- 

 net specimens. *3. 50 smaller size, $2. 50 ama- 

 teur size. $1. Printed name and locality with 

 each specimen. 50 Shells. Corals, and Marine 

 Specimens, only $3. 100 Fossils, including fine 

 Fish. Trilobite, Crinoids, Corals. Sponges, 

 several fine Ferns, etc., only $8. A great varie- 

 ty Unios with one valve highly published from 

 35c to $1, very showy. Taxidermy in all its 

 branches at reasonable prices. "illustrated 

 catalogue by mail, 10c. J.M.WIERS. Natural- 

 ists Agency, 357 W. VanBuren St., Chicago, 111. 



FirstClass Bird Skins 



WITH FULL D/KTP0 



Indigo Bunting $ 20 



Varied Thrush GO 



Pileolated Warbler 40 



Tennessee Warbler 00 



Bohemian Wax wing 1 00 



Summer Tannger 40 



Chuck-wills-widow 1 50 



Little Blue Heron (white) 1 00 



Pileated Woodpecker 1 00 



American Pipit 20 



Yellow-throated Warbler 40 



Hooded Warbler 45 



Purple Grackle 25 



Lapland Longspur 40 



Mammal Skins: Reptiles and Batra- 

 chiaus. 



For sale by 



H. H. & C. S. BRIMLEY, 

 Raleigh, N. C. 32 -2t 



THE GIANT TUSK SHELL. 



You have all, or nearly all, seen the 

 common tusk shell handled by all deal- 

 ers. It will give you an idea of the 

 shape of this shell but not of the size. 

 I have one that measures 3| inches, 

 while 3* is common. All are perfect. 

 Regular price, 35 cents. I will send 

 them prepaid as long as they last at 

 15 cents or two for 25 cents. 

 Address 



ERNEST H. SHORT, 



ALBION, N. Y. 



When answering advertisements always men- 

 tion the NATURAL SCIENCE NEWS. 



