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BIRD SKINS. 



Any species, your selection catalogued at $1.00 

 or under by "Worthen" or by "Lattin" in the 

 old pink catalogue at prices quoted in either 

 of the lists mentioned. It's always advisable 

 to name at least $100 worth of extras." 



EGGS. 



Your selection of any species - , either in sets, 

 singles or 2d class, listing at $1.00 or under at 

 JLattin's ''Standard Catalogue" prices. When 

 selecting this premium you must always name 

 extras to be used as substitutes to the full 

 amount of your order. 



SCIENTIFIC SHELLS. 



Your selection from species listing at $1.00 or 

 under as offered in Lattin's Shell List in his 

 June ('95) Bulletin. When selecting this pre- 

 mium "extras" must always be named to fully 

 equal the amount of the order. 



SHOWY SHELLS. 



Any species catalogued at $1X0 or under m 

 Lattin's old pink catalogue— always name a 

 few extras when selecting this premium. 



CORALS. 



Precious, Corallium rubrutn, 1 oz. package 



of polished branches $ 25 



Rose Coral, M'inecina areolata 10, 15, £5 



Organpipe Coral, Tubipora musica 10, 25, 50. 1 00 



Spike Coral, Madrepora cervicornis 10 



Branch Coral. Pocillopora bulbosa 10, 25 



Yellow sea Fa,n,Ithipidogorgia occaloria 15, 25, 50 

 Purple Sea Vnn,Ilhipidogorgia Jlnbellumlb, 25, 50 

 Creamy Hea,,Fa,u,Mhipidpgorgia elegans <5, 50. 75 

 Purple Sea Feather, /Yf rogorgia se/osaib, 50, 1 00 



Sea Pen, Jfennatula aculeala 25. 50 



Giant Sea Pen, Pennatuleaborealis 1 00 



ECHINODERMS. 



Sand Dollar. Echinarachnius parma 10 



Philippian Urchin. Loganum bonani 35 



White Spinned Urchin. Hipponoe esculenta.. 35 

 "Aristotle s Lantern" the sea urchins den- 

 tal apparatus 15 



Giant Purple Urchin, Strongylocentrotus 



franciscanus 51 



Deep Sea Spatanga, Schizasier 25 



Deep Sea Hedgenog, Plwrmosoma placen- 

 ta, very rare 25, 50, 1.00, 2 00 



King of the Echinoderms, Metalia pect oralis2 00 



Medusa's Head, Astrophyton Agassizii 



25, 50, 1.00. 2.00, 3 00 



Deep Sea Starfish, Archaster Agassizii 50 



Atlantic Starfish, Asterias vulgaris 25, 35, 50 



Black Starfish, Echinaster sentus 35 



California Starfish, Asterias ochracea 25, 50 



Compass Starfish. Heliaster Kubingii 50 



Armor Starfish. Nidorella arinata ,"0 



FOSSILS. 



Shark Teeth $ 5 



Trilobite, Calymene seruria 25, 50,75, 1 00 



Pentremites 10 



Scaphites nodosus 10, 25, 50, 1 00 



Mazan Creek Fossil Ferns in kidney-shap- 

 ed nodules 50 



Polyp Coral 10, 25 



[MINERALS. 



Chiastolite Crystals $ 15 



Satin Spar 10, 25, 50 



Quartz Crystals, Ark 10, 25, 50, 1 00 



Coquina 10, 25 



Native Lodestone 10, 25, 50 



"Electric" stone ....10, 25, 50 



Geodes, Quartz, both halves 50, 1 00 



Opalized Wood 10, 25, 50 



Meteorites, perfect specimens 25 



Ferruginous Quartz, doubly term, crystals 10 



Opal, green var. from Wash 10, 25, 50 



Opal, Mexican, cut and polished 50, 1 00 



Tourmaline, brilliant black crystals 10, 25, 35 



Gem Stones, small cut and polished semi- 

 precious stones of almost every con- 

 ceivable form, shape, size, color and 

 style, ranging in size from v± to % inch 

 in diameter. Carnelian, Heliotrope or 

 Bloodstone, Chalcedony, Clouded Agate. 

 Banded Agate, Fortification Agate, Rib- 

 bon Agate, Brown Agate, lied Agate. 

 Black Agate, Moss Agate, Agatized 

 Wood, Mocha Stone, Dendritic Agate, 

 Brecciated Agate, Onyx (in great var- 

 iety), Nicolo, Sard, sardonyx, Agate- 

 Jasper. Lapis Lazuli. Crocidolite (Tiger 



eye). Fossil Corals, Wood Agate. Labra- 

 dorite. Rock Crystal, Amethyst. Aven- 

 turine, C.imeoes. Intaglioes, etc. etc. 

 Fully one-half of them are suitable for 

 jewel purposes, and if you wanted one 

 mounted to replace a setting in a pin, 

 cuff button, watch charm, ring top, or 

 in other jewelry, your jeweler would 

 charge you all the way from 25 cents to 

 $1 for oiie of these identical stones (jew- 

 elers are buying these stones for this 

 very purpose). When ordering state 



variety desired 10, 15. 20, 25 



1 doz. assorted, my selection, small 60 



1 doz. assorted, my selection, choice 1 00 



INDIAN ARROW and SPEAR HEADS. 



From Oregon. Bird and Jewel Points .35 to $ 75 



•' Miss.. Red Jasper 10" 35 



'• Ohio 5 " 50 



'■ Illinois 5 ." 1 00 



Indiana 5 •• l 00 



North Carolina 5 ■' l oo 



Kentucky 5 ■' l 00 



MISCELLANEOUS CURIOS. 



Alligator Teeth 5. 10. 15. 25 



Revolutionary Gun Flint 15 



Tusk or Wampum Shell 5 



Money Cowry shell 5 



Dove Shell from British Guinea, exhibit at 



World's Fair, 5 for 10 



Chinese Horn Nut 5 



Beetel Nut 10 



Lucky Tooth of Cod 5 



Mammoth Porcupine Quill 15 



Scorpion m Box 35 



Big Tree (Calif.) bark attached to wood 75 



Package containing TLiver Bean, 12 assort- 

 ed sea Beans and "l ( Cassia Beans 25 



Set of World's Fair Tickets 1 00 



Chinese Coin, cash 5 



Broken Bank Bill 10 



6var 50 



Chameleon in alcohol 20 



Egg of Hammerhead or Leopard Shark 15 



" Skate or Sand Shark _ 5 



" Case of Periwinkle 15 



Acorn Barnacle 10 



double 20 



Sea Horse 35 



Hermit Crab in Shell 35 



Sawfish Saw, 8 in 35 



Curio (Vase) Si onge 35 



Young Naturalist s Marvelous Collection, 



'95 edition, contains nearly 50 specimens 75 



Mexican Watchman s Whistle, clay, unique 15 



Resurrection Plants 15, 25 



FOREIGN STAMPS, ETC. 



Packet, 100 var 



100 choice mixed, retail l-5c 



1000 mixed 



Sheet of 25 selected lc stamps 



25 



Set of fi var.. unused, 1 to 50c, Venezuela. 



1880 



Set. 4 var.. used. Chili Telegraph 



Set, 7 var., unused. Ecuador 



Set, 4 var., used, Ecuador, C J2 



Set, 20 var.. unused, French Colonies 



Set, 6 var., used, Guatemala, ltms. 



lc unused Guatemala pro v., 18*6, surch 



4r unused, Guatemala. 1878 



'_tr unused, Guatemala, 1879 



10c Vermillion, unused, New Brunswick, 



1860 



5c on 3c unused. British Honduras, pro v.. 



1891 



lc used. British Guiana, 18*0 



Portraits of Rulers 



Coats of Arms of the World.... 



Merchant Flags of the World 



Gummed Hinges, per 1000 



Blank Approval Sheets, per 25 



Popular Album, linen boards, 1:00 spaces, 



60 ill. pages 



Philatelists Album, boards 



cloth, gilt 



SUPPLIES. 



Taxidermist. 



An assortment of Glass Eyes of sizes and 

 colors most commonly used. This pre- 

 mium at regular rates will catalogue at 

 exactly $1.0j and the selection must be 

 left entirely with me $1 00 



Tanning Liquor, 1 qt. bottle of the best, by 

 express at purchaser's expense 1 00 



Tags with strings, long kind, best, per 100 25 I 



Hack or Bone Saw with blade _ 75 



Hand Vise.. 75 



Tweezers, best _ 25 



Catapult or Pocket gun, without rubber 15 



Oologists. 



15-100 Egg Drill 15 



Blowpipe white metal 20 



Embryo Hook, polished steel 15 



Tweezers best 25 



Datas, loo assorted 25 



Trays, white, 4 sizes assorted, per 100, (25 

 of each size) by express at purchaser's 



expense 85 



Peabody's Field Note Book 25 



Entomologists. 



Net, folding with joint handle $1 75 



Tweezers, best 25 



Disinfecting Cones, per doz 20 



Magnifier. 3 legged 75 



nickel pocket folding 35 



Geologists. 



Labels, per 10J 25 



Magnifiers and Tweezers, see above. 

 Specimen Vials, for small specimens of 

 all kinds, assorted sizes with corks, by 



express at purchaser's expense per doz. 30 



BOOKS &c. 



Apgar's "Key to Birds of N. E. U. S." 



Cook's "Birds of Michigan" _ 



Chapman's "Birds of Eastern North Amer- 

 ica." , 3 



Earl's "Pets of the Household" 



Ingersoll's "Bird-Nesting" l 



Langille's "Our Birds in Their Haunts" 2 



Moll wraith's "Birds of Ontario" 2 



Steam's "Bird Life in Labrador" 



Bird Preserving and Bird Stuffing 



Maynard's "Manual of Taxidermy" 1 



Lattin's ' Standard Catalog, of Eggs" (1893) 



Steam's 'Notes on the Natural History of 

 Labrador" 1 



Eberhart's "Elements of Entomology," 4o 

 plates - 300 figures 



Eberhart's "Outlines of Economic Ento- 

 mology" 



Eberhart's "Key to the Families of Insects" 



The Pistol— A practical handbook on its 

 Us 3 anl Caie 



Amateur Trapper and Trap-maker's Guide 



The Young Oologist, Vol. I and II nicely 

 bound 



The Oologist, Vol III and IV nicely 

 bound 



The Oologist, Vol. IX, 1892, 298 pages 

 bound l 



An Exchange Notice (or a card good for one) 

 in Natural Science News 



A year's subscription, with two exchange 

 coupons, to Natural Science News .1 



Advertising space in Natural Science 

 News to the amount of $1.00. Should 

 you desire to select this premium and 

 not care to use the space at once a cred- 

 it card will be issued for the amount 

 which you can use when needed : 1 



Penikese, the issues of Natural Science 

 News, containing this valuable serial 

 complete, on Agassiz's famous summer 

 school at Peniitese Island, written by 

 an eminent Pro essor who spent both 

 seasons at the Island 



The Oologist, a package of forty (40) back 

 number, all different, my selection 1 



Shooting on the Wing, illustrated, cloth..... 



$ 50 



NOVELTIES. 



Double Pendant Satin Spar Pin 3 



Quartz Crystal Stick Pius 



Brazilian Beetle Stick Pins 



Agate Brooch 



Crocidolite Brooch 1 



Agate Shoe Buttoner 



Agate Glove Buttoner 



Agate, Moss Agate, Tiger Eye, etc., Watch 



Charms 



Coral Necklace 



Agate Stamp Box 



Pearl Penholders 50, 1 



Pearl Letter Openers 



Pearl Shell Egg Spoon 



Pocket Magnifier 



Shell Napkin Ring 



■' Purse 



•' " fine 



" Ship, thimble holder with aluminum 



thimble 



Shell Match Sate 



" Brooch 



