NATURAL SCIENCE NEWS. 



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EGGS. 



Your selection of any species, either in sets, 

 singlas or 2d class, listing at if 1.00 or under at 

 Lattin'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 $1.00 or under m 

 Lattin's old pink catalogue—always name a 

 few extras when selecting this premium. 



CORALS. 



Precious, Corallium rubrum, 1 oz. package 



of polished branches $ 25 



Rose Coral, Manecina 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,Ehipidogorgia oecatorial5, 25, 50 

 Purple Sea Fa,n,BhipidogorgiajtabeUum\h, 25, 50 

 Creamy Sea Fa,nJildpidogorgia elegansjlv. 50. 75 

 Purple Sea Feather, Pterogorgia setosaib, 50, 1 00 



ECHINODERMS. 



Sand Dollar. Echinarachnius par ma 10 



Philippian Urchin. Loganum bonani 35 



White Spinned Urchin. Ilipponoe esculenta.. 85 

 "Aristotle's Lantern" the sea urchins den- 

 tal apparatus 15 



Giant Purple Urchin, Strongylocentrotus 



J'ranciscanus 51 



King of the Echinoderms, Met alia, pert or alis-l 00 



Black Starfish, Echinaster sentus 35 



FOSSILS. 



Shark Teeth $ 5 



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



Scaphites nodosus 10, 25, 50, 1 00 



Polyp Coral 10, 25 



MINERALS." 



Chiastolite Crystals $ 15 



Satin Spar 10, 25, 50 



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



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, i 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 M to % inch 

 in diameter, Carnelian, Heliotrope or 

 Bloodstone, Chalcedony, Clouded Agate, 

 Banded Agate, Fortification Agate, Rib- 

 bon Agate, Brown Agate, Red 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, Cameoes, 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 one of these identical stones (jew- 

 elers are buying these stones for this 

 very purpose). When ordering state 



variety desired 10, 15. 20, 25 



l 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 " i 00 



" Indiana 5 " 1 00 



" North Carolina 5 " 1 00 



'• Kentucky 5 •' 1 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 in Box 35 



Big Tree (Calif.) bark attached to wood 75 



Package containing 1 Liver Bean, 12 assort- 

 ed Sea Beans and 1 '. Cassia Beans 25 



Set of World's Fair Tickets 1 00 



Chinese Coin, cash 5 



Broken Bank Bill 10 



6 var 50 



Chameleon in alcohol 'M 



Egg of Hammerhead or Leopard Shark 15 



" Skate or Sand Shark 5 



" Case of Periwinkle _ 15 



Acorn Barnacle 10 



double 20 



Sea Horse.slightly imperfect a5 



Hermit Crab in Shell 35 



Sawfish Saw, 8 in 35 



Curio (Vase) Sj onge 35 



Young Naturalist's Marvelous Collection, 



'95 edition, contains nearl y 50 specimens 75 



Mexican Watchman's Whistle, clay, unique 15 



Resurrection Plants 15. 25 



FOREIGN STAMPS, ETC. 



Packet, 100 var $ 15 



100 choice mixed, retail l-5c 35 



1000 mixed 50 



Sheet of 25 selected lc stamps 15 



" 25 " 2 " 30 



" 25 " 3 " 45 



" 25 " 4 " 60 



" " 25 " 5 " 75 



Set of 6 var., unused, 1 to 50c, Venezuela, 15 



1880 15 



Set. 4 var., used, Chili Telegraph 25 



Set, 7 var., unused, Ecuador 15 



Set, 4 var., used, Ecuador, 92 10 



Set, 20 var , unused, French Colonies 40 



Set, 6 var., used, Guatemala, 1886 35 



lc unused Guatemala prov.. 1886, surch 10 



4r unused, Guatemala, 1878 10 



kr unused, Guatemala, 1879 10 



10c Vermillion, unused, New Brunswick, 



1860 25 



5c on 3c unused, British Honduras, prov., 



1891 10 



lc used. British Guiana, 18S0 5 



Portraits of Rulers 50 



Coats of Arms of the World 50 



Merchant Flags of the World 25 



Gummed Hinges, per 1000 12 



Blank Approval Sheets, per 25. c0 



Popular Album, linen boards, 1200 spaces, 



60 ill. pages 15 



Philatelists Album, boards 35 



cloth, gilt 75 



SUPPLIES. 



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



express at purchaser's expense 75 



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



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, 100 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 



BOOKS &c. 



Apgar's "Key to Birds of N. E. U. S." $ 50 



Cook's "Birds of Michigan" 75 



Chapman's "Birds of Eastern North Amer- 

 ica." 3 00 



Earl's "Pets of the Household" 50 



Ingersoll's "Bird-Nesting" 1 25 



Langille's "Our Birds in Their Haunts" 2 25 



Mcllwralth's "Birds of Ontario" 2 00 



Steam's "Bird Life in Labrador" 60 



Bird Preserving and Bird Stuffing _ 35 



Maynard's "Manual of Taxidermy" ...1 25 



Lattin's • Standard catalog, of Eggs" (1896) \ i 

 Steai'n's 'Notes on the Natural History of 



Labrador" 50 



Eberhart's "Elements of Entomology," 4(j 



plates- 300 ligures 50 



Eberhart's "Outlines of Economic Ento- 

 mology" 50 



Eberhart's "Key to the Families of Insects" 25 

 The Pistol— A practical handbook on its 



Use and Care 50 



Amateur Trapper and Trap-maker's Guide 75 



Shooting on the Wing, illustrated, cloth 75 



The Young Oologist, Vol. I and II nicely 



bound 85 



The Oologist, Vol HI and IV nicely 



bound 75 



The Oologist, Vol. IX, 1892, 1.98 pages 



bound 1 00 



An Exchange Notice (or a card good for one) 



inOOLOGiST oi'Natural Science News 25 

 A year's subscription to TheOologist with 



exchange card 50 



A year's subscription, with two exchange 



coupons, to Natural science News...1 00 

 Advertising space in Oologist or N. Sci. 

 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 0D 



Penikese, the issues of Natural Science 

 News, containing this valuable serial 

 complete, on Agassiz's famous summer 

 school at Penikese Island, written by 

 an eminent Pioressor who spent both 



seasons at the Island '75 



The Oologist, a package of forty (40) back 

 number, all different, my selection 1 00 



NOVELTIES. 



Double Pendant Satin Spar Stick Pin $ 15 



Quartz Crystal Stick Pius 35 



Brazilian Beetle Stick Pins 35 



Agate Brooch 50 



Crocidolite Brooch 75 



Agate Shoe Buttoner 75 



Agate Glove Buttoner 50 



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



Charms 25 



Agate Stamp Box 1 00 



Pearl Penholders 35, 75 



Pearl Letter Openers 50 



Pearl Shell Spoon 35 



Pocket Magnifier 35 



Shell Napkin Ring 35 ' 



■' Purse 25 



■' " line 75 



" Ship, thimble holder with thimble 40 



Shell Match Safe 35 



" Brooch 25 



Flag Stick Pin 10 



ChautauPua Pennant Stick Pin 10 



New Subscribers. 



New subscribers to Natural Science 

 News are always in demand and dur- 

 ing the months of April and May its 

 publisher will give 59 cents worth of 

 premiums for each new subscriber a 

 present subscriber may send him. This 

 50 cents worth of premiums must be se- 

 lected from the list of premiums given 

 on this page, and ten cents must be ad- 

 ded to cover the mailing expenses of the 

 present. Remember the new subscriber 

 can accept the $1 premium offer page, 

 and will secure all the perquisites con- 

 nected with the same and this 50 cents 

 worth of presents is an additional offer 

 on our part made to present subscribers 

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