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AMERICAN CAGE BIRDS. 
■Canaries, each 2.50 
Mocking Birds, females, each i.oo 
" " singers 12.00 
Robins 2.50 
Blue Birds ("Blue Robins") each 1.50 
Indigo Birds, each i.oo 
Nonpariel, each 1.50 to 2.00 
Virginia Cardinal, each 3.00 
Bobolinks, each 1.50 
Yellow Birds, each 1.50 
QUADRUPEDS. 
Terriers, black and tan, each 5.00 
Terriers, Scotch and Skye, each 5.00 
Newfoundland Pups, each 10.00 
to 5.00 
to 2.00 
to 2.00 
to 2.00 
to 30 00 
to 30.00 
to 15.00 
to 15.00 
to 25.00 
to 30.00 
to 3.00 
to 4.00 
to 25.00 
to 4.00 
to 2.50 
to 15.00 
to 5.00 
to 5.00 
o 75 
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0.50 
0.20 
Pomeranian or Spitz " 5.00 
■Greyhounds, English, " 10.00 
Greyounds, Italian, " to. 00 
•Guinea-Pigs, ci^ww^^w, per pair 1.50 
" " " " large 1.50 
■Gwin^a-Vxgs, all white, " 2.00 
Squirrels, ^m,)/, _ " 5.00 
Squirrels, all white " i5-oo 
Squirrels,_/?j//;/_^ " 3.00 
Squirrels, small red " 2.00 
Rabbits, common, per pair i.oo 
Rabbits, fancy breed, according to age and 
purity of breed, per pair 3.00 
Ferrets, English, " 15.00 
Raccoons, each 4.00 
■Cats, Maltese (males), each 5.00 
" " (females), each 3.00 
Cats, Albinos^ pink or blue eyes, each 3.00 
Rats, white China, pink eyes, per pair 1.50 
'R.ats, piebald, per pair 1.50 
Mice, white, pink eyes, per pair 0.50 
Mice, piebald, per pair 0.50 
Prices Faid for Pet Stock by Pealers. 
•Guinea-Pigs, per pair $0.40 to 
Squirrels, gray, each 0.50 to 
Squirrels, Xy/w^, per pair 0.25 to 
"White mice, per pair 0.15 to 
MARINE AQUARIA STOCK. 
Fringed Sea Anemone, Medium-sized speci- 
mens - 1.50 
White-Armed Anemone 0.50 
Small Orange " o.io 
Buccinum Snails, per dozen 0.25 
Small Crabs, each 0.25 
Silver Shrimp, each o.io 
Small Hermit Crabs, each 0.15 
Small Spider Crabs (decorating) 0.15 
Barnacles, each 0.15 
Sheepshead Lebia 0.25 
Killie " " o 10 
Eels' " 0.10 
Serpulse, per mass 0.75 
Edible Mussels, per mass 0.25 
Mussels, edible, per mass 0.25 
Sea Cucumbers i.oo 
Sertularia 0.25 to 0.50 
ALG.E "sea-weeds." 
Ulva, per mass 0.25 to 0.50 
Solaria, " 0.25 to 0.50 
FRESH WATER AQUARIA STOCK. 
FRESH-WATER STOCK. 
Stickle Backs, Nest-building, per pair 0.30 
Plants, per bunch 0.15 I Small Turtles, per pair. 0.25 
Shells, per quart o-5o 1 Snails, per dozen 0.20 
Small Dip-Nets o-5o Frogs, each 0.25 
Aquaria Cement ilb.box 0.30 | Fresh-Water Mussels., o.io 
S,!?lf5LT"^' Microscop. 
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Small Rock-Fish, Sun-Fish, Dace, Cat-Fish, 
Tadpoles, Eels, Lizards, each o.io 
■Gold-Fish o-5>5 1 These are all varieties of 
Pearl-Fish 0 25 (. the golden 
Silver- Fish 0 25 j carp 
Japanese King. gio 2.00] or gold-fish. 
SEMI-AQUATIC PLANTS FOR ORNAMENTA- 
TION OF PONDS, LAKES, AQUARIA AND 
FOUNTAINS. 
White Water-Lily, per root 0.25 
Yellow " " 0.25 
Arrowhead Lily, 6 bulbs 0.25 
Pitcher-Plants, per root 0.25 
Fresh- Water Cattails, per root 0.25 
Giant Rush " '* 0.25 
Floating Heart (Limnantheum), per root 0.25 
Calamus (sweet-flag), per root 0.25 
Water-Cress, cuttings 0.25 
Jack-in-the- Pulpit, 6 bulbs 0.25 
Lobelia Cardinalis 0.25 
Large, Showy Blue Lobelia 0.25 
Water Violet (very c'lrious) 0.25 
Prices Paid by Pealers. 
At this season of the year all stock for aciuaria 
brings a high price. 
Aquannm fish (now scarce) per hundred 1.5010 2.00 
Gold Fish («(?7w scarce) per hundred 8.00 to 10.00 
Aquarium Plants {nota scarce) per hundred 
bunches 5.00 
SHELLS. 
Collections of small "cabinet" shells for schools, private 
cabinets, range from $5.00 to $50.00. 
Mother-of-pearl shells, for painting, 75 cts. to $1.50. 
Single specimens of cabinet shells range from 25 cts. each 
to $3.00. 
Masses of corals, 50 cts. to $3.00. 
Green snail and cowry, with the Lord's Prayer engraved 
on them, 50 cts. to $2.50 each. 
Conch shells, for mantels or hearthstone ornaments: West 
India Conch, 25 cts. ; East India Yellow Helmet, $1.00 to 
$2.50; Bahama Black Helmet, 50 cts. to $1.50; Bahama 
Hatchet Helmet, 50 cts. to $1.25. These shells are also for 
cameo engraving. Zanzibar Cameo, 25 cts. to $1.00. 
Ground and polished shells : New Zealand Green Ear, 50 
to 75 cts. ; New Zealand White Ear, 50 to 75 cts. ; Japan 
Black Ear, 50 cts. to $1.00; California Red Ear, 75 cts. to 
$1.25. 
Fine shells for fancy work, according to colors and variety, 
per quart, $1.00 and up. 
Fancy Wood for Scroll Sawingr. 
The prices given for the various Avoods used in 
this work are for the best of qualities of seasoned 
material, planed on both sides, ready for imme- 
diate use. They can be furnished in quantities to 
suit purchasers. Prices are by the square foot, 
and vary according to thickness of material. 
THICKNESS. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Black Walnut Per Ft. 
White Holly " 
Oak or Ash " 
Mahogany " 
Red Cedar " 
Rosewood " 
Satinwood " 
Birds'-Eye Maple " 
Tulip " 
Ebony " 
Cocobola " 
Amaranth " 
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5 INCHES LONG. 
BEST IMPORTED SAW BLADES 
Sizes to No. 6, per dozen 
" " " gross 
" No. 7 and 8, per dozen... 
" gross.... 
" No. 8 and 10, " dozen 
" " " " gross 
For all information on this subject, as to relia- 
ble dealers, etc., etc., send postal card to Young 
Scientist, When desired, the goods can be sent 
through this office, but in all cases remittances 
must accompany the order. 
10c 
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15c 
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