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"one of corals I ever saw. Every species
is well segmented and Mr. Davis
appears to be very careful in specific
differentiation and "conservative" as to
species. The collection is for sale
but the price evidently will be high.
Mr. Davis has worked out much
of his material with acid. He never
uses more than half a cup of acid
to a casket of corals. Then he allows
the casket thoroughly dry before
placing in the acid some fine specimen
slightly more acidic than dried one. An
iron spatula and small clean jarppies
is dipped over the species.
One mile north of Brooke station
south Louisville is the Davy (Kentucky)
locality. The Niagara and Corwin
localities are to the east Louis-