THE YALLET IsT^TTJI^^-X-iIST. 4& 
Minerals. Scientific an 
a I Books, 
Shells, Fossils, Birds, 
AND ALL OBJECTS OF NATURAL HISTORY ARE BOUGHT, SOLD AND 
EXCHANGED BY 
A. E. FOOTE, 1223 BELMONT AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
Specimens sent to any part of the world bv mail. Specimen copy of an illustrated monthly 
bulletin of 16 pages sent free. I received the highest award given to any one at the Centen- 
nial Exposition of 1876, and the only award and medal given to any American for "Collections 
of Minerals." Mv Mineral Catalogue, of 50 pages is distributed free to all customers, to 
others on receipt of 10 cents. It is profusely illustrated and the printer and engraver charged 
me about $900,00 before a copy was struck off. By means of the table of species and accom- 
panying tables most species may be varified. The price list is an excellent check list contain- 
ing the names of all the species and the more common varieties, arranged alphabetically and 
preceded by the species number. The species number indicates the place of any mineral in 
the table of species, after it will be found the species name, composition, streak or lustre, 
cleavage or fracUire, hardness, specific gravity, fusibilitv and crystallization. 
Catalogue of shells giving 2500 species 3c. stamp, printed on heavy paper on one side, ac- 
companied with Genus List, 10c. in lc. stamps. Catalogue of Birds' Eggs and Taxidermists 
Supplies, 3c. Catalogue of Books, 32 pages, 5c. 
COLLECTIONS OF MINERALS. 
For Students, Amateurs, Professors, Physicians and other Professional Men. 
The collections of 100 illustrate all the principal species and all the grand subdivisions in 
Dana and other works on Mineralogy; every Crystalline System; and all the principal Ores 
and every known element. The collections are labelled with aprinted label thatcan only bere- 
moved by soaking. The labels of the $5.00 and higher priced collections give Dana's species 
number, the name, locality, and in most cases, the composition of the Mineral. All collec- 
tions accompanied by my Illustrated Catalogue and table of species. 
NUMBER OF SPECIMENS. 
Crystals and fragments. 
Student's size, larger. 
Amateur's size, 2>£xlK in 
High School or Academy size, 2Kx33£ in. Shelf Spec. 
College size, 3^x6 in., Shelf Specimens 
25 
in box 
50 
in box 
100 
in box 
100 
200 
300 
$ 50 
1 50 
$1 00 
3 00 
$1 50 
6 00 
$1 00 
5 00 
10 00 
25 00 
50 00 
$2 00 
10 00 
25 00 
50 00 
150 00 
$3 00 
25 00 
50 00 
100 00 
300 00 
Directions for Sending Insects* 
All letters desiring information respect- 
ing noxious and other insects, should be 
accompanied by specimens, the more in 
number the better. Such specimens should 
always be packed along with cotton, wool, or 
some such substance, in a little pasteboard 
box that is of convenient size, and never en- 
closed loose in the letter. Whenever possible 
larvae (i= e. grubs, caterpillars, maggots, etc.) 
should be packed alive, in some tight tin 
box— the tighter the better, as air holes are 
not needed— along with a supply of their ap- 
propriate food, sufficient to last them on 
their journey; otherwise they generally die 
on the road and shrivel up to nothing. Along 
with the specimens send as full an account 
as possible of the habits of the insect, res- 
pecting which you desire information; for 
example: what plant or plants it infests; 
whether it destroys the leaves, the buds, the 
twigs, or the stem; how long it has been 
known to you ; what amount of damages it 
has done, etc. Such particulars are often 
not only of high scientific interest, but of 
great practical importance. 
IMP OUT ANT TO CONTRIBUTORS. 
Any article appearing in the Valley Nat- 
uralist, if ordered within 5 days after pub- 
lication day (the first of every month) will 
be printed in neat style on 100 slips at the 
modest price of $1.00. Thus giving the con- 
tributors a chance to secure their articles 
printed apart from the general matter, to 
sent to their friends who do not receive the 
Valley Naturalist. This offer will be 
especially convenient for those who contri- 
bute lists of birds, plants, shells, insectsj etc., 
from certain localities. All orders must be 
accompanied with the money. We fill all 
orders the same day they are received. 
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THE 
VALLEY NATURALIST 
Boot and Joli Printing 
Estaulishment. 
We are now prepared to do all kinds of Book 
and Job Printing, Binding and LI ^iOgraphing in 
the latest and best style, and at the lowest rates. 
Naturalists' printing, such as Check Lists, Cata- 
logues, Pamphlets, Circulars, Labels, Cards, 
Letter Heads, Envelopes, etc., a specialty. 
Estimates cheerfully furnished. Address all 
communications to 
THE YALLEY NATURALIST, 
Boom 36, N. W. cor. Third and Pine Streets, 
saint LOUIS, mo. 
Collections of Shells, Fossils, &c, at equally 
low rates. Send for the "Naturalists' 
Leisure Hours" giving full particulars. In 
sending please state whero you saw this acl - 
vertisement. Specimen copies free. 7-12 
A. E. FOOTE, M. D., 
1223 Belmont Ave. Philadelphia, Pa. 
Prof, of Chemistry and Mineralogy. 
Fellow of the A. A. A. "S.; LifeMember of the 
Pa. A. N. S. and of the A. M. A". H. 
SHELLS FOR SALE. 
ALL LAND AND FBESH WAT EE UNIVALVES! FRESH AND GOOD! 
FROM MY COLLECTION. MY LABEL WITH EACH SPECIES. 
PRICE 90 DOLLARS. 
ALSO 200 SPECIES SAME, PRICE $20. 
ALSO 75 SPECIES OP " UNIONES," 
220 SPECIMENS, PRICE $7.50. 
All Good and Accurately Named. 
"W- "W- CALKINS, 
t- f CHICAGO, ILL. 
WE WILL SEND 
TO ANY ADDRESS, UNTIL 
FEBRUARY, 1879, 
FOR 15 CENTS. 
Subscriptions Received in Postage Stamps. 
