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THE STREAM OF LIFE ON OUR GLOBE: Its Archives, Traditions, and Laws, as revealed by Modern Discoveries in Geology and Palæontology. A Sketch in Untechnical Language of the Beginning and Growth of Life, and the Physiological Laws which govern its Progress and Operations. Second Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.

MIVART, ST. GEORGE, F.R.S., V.P.Z.S.

MAN AND APES: An Exposition of Structural Resemblances and Differences bearing upon Questions of Affinity and Origin. With numerous Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s. MONKHOVEN, D. VAN, Ph.D.

PHOTOGRAPHIC OPTICS, including the description of Lenses and Enlarging Apparatus. With 200 Woodcuts. Crown 8vo, cloth, 7s. 6d.

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BRITISH BIRDS, HISTORY OF. New Edition, Enlarged. Illustrated with 365 Coloured Engravings. Six Volumes, super-royal 8vo, cloth, £6 6s., reduced price, £4 14s. 6d.

BRITISH BUTTERFLIES, HISTORY OF. New Edition, Enlarged. Illustrated with 72 beautifully Coloured Plates. In One Vol., super-royal 8vo, cloth, £1 Is., reduced price 16s.

BRITISH MOTHS, NATURAL HISTORY OF. The Plates contain nearly 2000 exquisitely Coloured Specimens. Four Vols., super-royal 8vo, cloth, £6 6s., reduced price, £4 14s. 6d.

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cloth, £3 3s., reduced price £2 8s. NATURALIST'S LIBRARY (THE). Edited by Sir WILLIAM JARDINE, F.L.S. F.R.S. Containing numerous Portraits and Memoirs of Eminent Naturalists. Illustrated with 1,300 Coloured Plates. Forty-two Volumes, fcap. 8vo, cloth, gilt tops, £9 9s.

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Elephants, Marsupialia, Seals, Whales, Monkeys, and Man. INSECTS, 7 Vols. Introduction to Entomology, British Butterflies and Moths, 2 Vols., Foreign Butterflies and Moths, 2 Vols., Beetles, Bees. FISHES, 6 Vols. Introduction and Foreign Fishes, British Fishes, 2 Vols., Perch Family, Fishes of Guiana, 2 Vols.

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NAVE, JOHANN.

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COLLECTOR'S HANDY-BOOK of Algæ, Diatoms, Desmids, Fungi, Lichens, Mosses, &c. With Instructions for their Preparation and for the Formation of an Herbarium. Translated and Edited by Rev. W. W. SPICER, M. A. Illustrated with 114 Woodcuts. Fcap, 8vo, cloth, 2s. 6d. NEWMAN, EDWARD, F.Z.S.

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THE LANDSCAPE GARDENER: A Practical Guide to the Laying-Out, Planting, and Arrangement of Villa Gardens, Town Squares, and Open Spaces, from a Quarter of an Acre to Four Acres. For the use of Practical Gardeners, Amateurs, Architects, and Builders. With 24 Plans. Fcap. folio, cloth, 125.

NOTES ON COLLECTING AND PRESERVING NATURAL HISTORY OBJECTS. Edited by J. E. TAYLOR, F.L.S., F.G.S., Editor of "Science Gossip." With numerous Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.

Contents-Geological Specimens, by the Editor; Bones, by E. F. ELWIN; Birds' Eggs, by T. SOUTHWELL, F.Z.S.; Butterflies, by Dr. KNAGGS; Beetles, by E. C. RYE, F.Z.S.; Hymenoptera, by J. B. BRIDGMAN Fresh-water Shells, by Prof. RALPH TATE, F.G.S.; Flowering Plants, by JAMES BRITTEN, F.L.S.; Trees and Shrubs, by Prof. BUCKMAN, F.G.S.; Mosses, by Dr. BRAITHWAITE, F. L.S.; Fungi, by W. G. SMITH, F.L.S.; Lichens, by Rev. J. CROMBIE; Seaweeds, by W. GRATTANN.

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SCHOOLS FOR GIRLS AND COLLEGES FOR WOMEN: A Handbook of Female Education, chiefly Designed for the Use of Persons of the Upper Middle Class. With a Chapter on the Higher Employment of Women. Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

THE PRINCIPAL PROFESSIONS, A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK TO. Compiled from Authentic Sources, and based on the most recent Regulations concerning admission to the Navy, Army, and Civil Services (Home and Indian), the Legal and Medical Professions, the Professions of a Civil Engineer, Architect and Artist, and the Mercantile Marine. Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.

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HOW TO USE THE MICROSCOPE. Practical Hints on the Selection and Use of the Microscope, intended for Beginners. Second Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.

POMONA, THE HEREFORDSHIRE.

Containing Coloured Figures and Descriptions of all the most esteemed kinds Apples and Pears of Great Britain. Edited by ROBERT HOGG, LL.D., F.L.S. To be completed in SIX PARTS, 4to. Part I. Illustrated with 22 Coloured Figures and numerous Woodcuts, price 15s. Part II. Illustrated with 41 Coloured Figures and numerous Woodcuts, price 215. POPULAR SCIENCE REVIEW: A Quarterly Summary of Scientific Progress and Miscellany of Entertaining and Instructive Articles on Scientific Subjects, by the Best Writers of the Day. SECOND SERIES. Edited by W. S. DALLAS, F.L.S., F.G.S. With high-class Illustrations by first-rate Artists. The FIRST SERIES, edited by Dr. HENRY LAWSON, F.R.M.S., is Complete in 15 Volumes, fully Illustrated. Price in Parts, £7 12s. 6d. ; in cloth gilt, £9 2s.; in half morocco, extra, II 8s. SECOND SERIES, Vols. 1 and 2, in Numbers, 1; in cloth gilt, £1 45.; in half morocco, extra, £1 12s. See also page 31.

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HALF-HOURS WITH THE TELESCOPE: A Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a means of Amusement and Instruction. Fifth Edition, Illustrated. Fcap. 8vo,

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QUEKETT MICROSCOPICAL CLUB, Journal of the. See page 31.

ROBSON, JOHN E.

BOTANICAL LABELS for Labelling Herbaria, adapted to the names in the London Catalogue of Plants and the Manuals of Professor BABINGTON and Dr. HOOKER, with Extra Labels for all New Species and Varieties recorded in the recent volumes of "The Journal of Botany" and the Exchange Club Reports. In all 3,576 Labels, with Index. Demy 8vo, 5s.

RUSSELL, C.

THE TANNIN PROCESS. Second Edition, with Appendix. Fcap. 8vo, cloth, 2s. 6d.

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THE PRINCIPLES OF SCIENTIFIC BOTANY; or, Botany as an Inductive Science. Translated by Dr. LANKESTER. Numerous Woodcuts, and Six Steel Plates. Demy 8vo, cloth, 10s. 6d.

SCHMIDT, ADOLPH, assisted by GRUNDLER, grunow, JANECH, &c.

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SCHOMBURGK, R. H., M.D.

THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE FISHES OF BRITISH GUIANA. With 66 Coloured Plates. Two Vols., fcap. 8vo, cloth, 9s.

SCIENCE GOSSIP. A Medium of Interchange and Gossip for Students and Lovers of Nature. Edited by J. E. TAYLOR, F.L.S., F.G.S., &c. Published Monthly, with numerous Illustrations. Price Fourpence, or by post Fivepence. 14 Volumes published, price 5s. each. See also page 32.

SELBY, P. J., F.R.S., F.L.S.

THE NATURAL HISTORY OF PIGEONS. With 30 Coloured Plates. Fcap. 8vo, cloth, 4s. 6d.

THE NATURAL HISTORY OF PARROTS. With 30
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SHARPE, W., M.D., Surgeon Army Medical Department.
MAN A SPECIAL CREATION; or, The Pre-ordained
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THE CONQUEROR'S DREAM, and other Poems. Second
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SIMMONDS, P. L., Editor of the Journal of Applied Science. WASTE PRODUCTS AND UNDEVELOPED SUBSTANCES: A Synopsis of Progress made in their Economic : Utilization during the last Quarter of a Century, at Home and Abroad. Third Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth, 9s.

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