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THE NATURALISTS' COMPANION. 
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liAA^BOM JVOTES. 
A lemon weighing 4 pounds and 
13 ounces was recently picked at 
Ikinasoffkee, Fla. 
What do you think of the articles 
in this issue, rtqider. 
Bead every advertiseinent. 
H. M. Downs has our thanks for 
a lac-sirnile of Ben Franklin's first 
paper. 
We have just been presented with 
a line specimen of garnet I>y Mr. 
Warren Carter, winch shows the 
very fine quality of his goods. 
Thomas Spencer contends that 
suhoxide of iron, and nothing else, 
is the iirime agent in the origin and 
maintenance of life on the earth. 
Our agent, B. W. Ford, Bristol, 
Conn., has presented us with a line 
rubber stamp and outfit, which for 
neatness of design and evenness of 
work can’t be beat. See “ad.” 
Collectors, look out for the adver¬ 
tisement of E. M, Haight, of Biver- i 
side. Cal., which will appear in the ; 
next issue. He is one of the most 
extensive dealers in curiosities in 
America. Brices away down. 
It IS with pleasure that we an¬ 
nounce the advertisement of Mr. J. 1 
S. Jelieris. We have done consid- ' 
erable dealing with this gentleman, ^ 
and find him perfectly reliable. A 
number of his line specimens adorn 
our collection. Notice his “ad.” 
Ernest Ostrom, of Danbury, la., 
intoims us that a woodpecker com¬ 
monly called the yellow hammer or 
yellow-winged woodpecker [yellow 
shafted flicker] laid 24 eggs in one 
month in a nest near that place. 
Six of these eggs are now in his pos¬ 
session. 
AVe have received a fine liint ar¬ 
row head, which with pleasure avc 
add to our extensive collection, from 
Joseph Wigglesworth, an arclneolo- 
gist and dealer of Wilmington, Del. 
One of these arrowheads would be 
a very valuable addition to any col¬ 
lection. See advertisement. 
