1863 Catalogue of Marine Glass Models - the list of models

 Price list of the Sea Anemones [Aktinien], now available

[Price in Thaler/Neugroschen]

species	Thlr   /   Ngr
Actinia chiococca Cocks	–              5
–             concentrica Risso	–            20
–           diaphana Rapp	–              5
–           mesembrianthemum Ellis	–            20
rubra Brugu.	–            15
Actinoloba Dianthus (Ell.) Gosse	–            20
Adamsia palliata Johnston (Act. carcinopoda Otto) mit Krebs  [with Crab]	1             –
Aiptasia Couchii Gosse	–            15
Anemonia cinerea Contarini	–             5
Anthea Cereus (Ellis) Johnston	–             8
–            –           maxima veneta 7 1/2	2            –
Aureliana Augusta Gosse	–           10
–                heterocera Gosse	–             5
Balanophyllia regia Gosse	–             5
Bolocera eques Gosse	–           20
–               Tuediae (Johnst.) Gosse	–           20
(Bunodes Ballii (Cocks) Gosse	–             5
Bunodes coronata Gosse	–           10
–               gemmacea (Ellis) Gosse 2 St. [2 Pc.]	–           15
–               thalia Gosse  2 St. [2 Pc.]	–           15
Capnea sanguinea Johnst.	–           10
Caryophyllea Smithii Stokes	–           15
Cerianthus Lloydii Gosse	–             5
Corynactus viridis Allman	–             1
Gregoria fenestrata Gosse	–             8
Halcacampa chrysanthellum Gosse 2 St. [2 Pc.] [correct spelling:  Halcampa chrysanthellum]	–             3
-                     microps Gosse	–             5
Hormathia margaritae Gosse	–           15
Ilyanthus Mitchellii Gosse	–           10
Lophophelia prolifera (L.) M. Edw.	–             2
Milnea callimorpha Rchb. [AKA  Edwardsia (Milnea) callimorpha Gosse ]	–            5
–             carnea Rchb. [AKA  Edwardsia (Milnea) carnea Gosse ] (NB. Der Name Edwardsia, den Gosse beiden Arten giebt, ist schon längst von Salisbury in der Botanik vergeben!) [The name Edwardsia, which Gosse assigns to both species, has long since been claimed by Salisbury in botany !]	–          2-8
Paracyanthus pteropus Gosse	1
–                       taxilianus Gosse	–             1
-                        thulensis Gosse	–             1
Peachia hastata Gosse	–             8
–                       triphylla Gosse	–             8
–                       undata Gosse	–           10
Phellia Brodricii Gosse	–             4
–                      gausapata Gosse	–             4
–                       muricocincta Gosse	–           10
–                       picta Gosse	–             8
Phyllangia americana G. *)	–             2
Sagartia bellis (Ellis) Gosse	–       5-10
–             chrysosplenium Gosse	–             5
–             coccinea (Müll) Gosse	–             5
–             ichthyostoma Gosse	–             3
–             miniata Gosse	–             3
–            nivea Gosse	–             5
–            ornata (Holdsworth) Gosse	–             5
–            pallida (Holdsw.) Gosse 2 St. [2 Pc.]	–             5
–            parasitica (Couch.) Gosse	–           20
–            pura (Alder) Gosse	–             2
–            rosea Gosse  3 St. [3 Pc.]	–           10
–            sphyrodeta Gosse  2 St. [2 Pc.]	-              5
–            troglodytes (Johnst.) Gosse	–             5
–            venusta Gosse	–             5
–            viduata (Müll.) Gosse	–       5-10
Sphenotrochus Macandrewanus M. Edw.	–             1
-                          Wrightii Gosse	–             2
Stomphia Churchiae Gosse	–           10
Tealia coriacea (Lesson.) Rchb.  2 St. [2 Pc.]	–           20
–          crassicornis (Müll.) Gosse 2 St. [2 Pc.]	–           20
–          digitata (Müll.) Gosse	–             8
Zoanthus Alderi Gosse	–             5
–               Couchii Johnst.	–             5
-               sulcatus Gosse	–             3
(NB. Die Autoren in Parenthese haben die bei gesetzten Arten als Actinia beschrieben) [NB. The authors in Parenthesis have described the according species as Actinia]

The selection will soon be expanded in a new catalogue, highly recommended to friends of nature and science. Letters and funds are requested free of charge.

Dresden, October 15, 1863, Leopold Blaschka, kleine Schiessgasse No. 2.

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Chris Meechan, formerly employed at the National Museum Cardiff, analysed the early sets of sea anemone models that survive in Great Britain. He listed 68 species. The list of models presented here is almost identical: 67 species, so only one less (i.e. Sagartia viduata var.).
Instead of  the Phyllangia the correct species Hoplangia was included in Chris' list [see note *) hereunder].

When browsing the 1863 catalogue, Chris' attention was drawn to  Adamsia palliata with Crab [mit Krebs]. It may be assumed, that this anemone was modeled on a representation of the hermit crab,  with which it lives in symbiosis. Hitherto, we are not aware of early Adamsia models with this feature - but later on the Adamsia was modelled on the shell of a Whelk - in which the hermit crab houses.

 *)  The genus Phyllangia is mentioned in Gosse 1860 (pg 337), as a synonym for Hoplangia.
A quick internet search learns that  Phyllangia americana is a species of the Western Central Atlantic (Belize and Mexico) so it cannot be connected to Gosse 1860 at all. Let us assume that Leopold was misinformed here, and that later on he corrected the wrong nomenclature.

In the next blogpost the Postscript by Ludwig Reichenbach - as published in the catalogue