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ADDITION OF SOME FOSSIL FLORAS

.................................................................................. Number of ex.

1) Flora of the carboniferous system near Saarbrücken .............. 80

2) Flora of the carboniferous system in Bohemia ........................ 30

3) Middle Tertiary formation (lignit) from the Wetterau and from the Vogelsbirg (Upper hassia)........................................................................... 120

4) Eocenflora from Leoben (Austria) .......................................... 10

.................................................................................... Summa 240

In dividing geographically my palaeontological collection I had the intention to compare the faunas and floras of the divergent different countries in their geological and zoological particularities in the different formations. Possessing so many exemplars of the species of nearly all formations I could form from the doublets also a methotic - geological collection and a systematic collection always can be taken out if wished for to make instructive comparisons.

THE METHODIC - GEOLOGICAL COLLECTION.

Forming this collection I took care to represent the normal and abnormous formations of rocks not only in their position in the geognostic system, but also in their petrografic caracter. As far as possible I also tried this with the more distant not European countries. Europa naturally is more amply represented. The greatest part of the stones are freshly cut exemplars in the size of 12 □". Some also doubly the seize or if not possible to get them 12 □" large half as large.

I furnished the collection in the different stoneformations with the minerals that are found in them.

The whole collection is provided with etiquettes giving the name of stone and its locality, often the etiquette tells also the publications wherein the stones or minerals are spoken of. The collection will count more than 4000 exemplars and with regard how it is set in order, how caracteristically the choice of the pieces is, and that the ores and minerals to be found in the different stone formations are nicely represented and that also a fine collection of artefacts of the stones will make the whole collection a very rare one and particularly fit for instruction.

THE GEOGNOSTIC - MINERALOGICAL COLLECTION OF DIFFERENT LOCALITIES.

Particularly richly furnished from hassia and the adjacent environs of Wetzlar from which countries I once made an ample geological publication. Than there are nice local suits of Tirol and Carinthia, from the North of France, Newsealand and some districts of America (Brasilia and hollandish Guyana). The seize and freshness of cutting of the pieces is the same as in the geografical suits.

THE SYSTEMATIC - MINERALOGICAL COLLECTION.

Consists of nearly 3600 exemplars. A great part of it are of very large seize, capitalpieces, which will make quite an adornment to any collection. The new mineral substances made in the last time are not yet represented and the whole collection is not thoroughly complete, but put on an ample style, with a good choice of caracteristic minerals, all set in order after the R. BLUM's compendium of mineralogy.

GIESSEN, PRINTED BY W. KELLER.

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