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miles N.E. by E. of Aberdeen, in So fathoms of water, on 26th 

 May. 



MONOGRAPH OF THE LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA OF 

 THE BRITISH ISLES. By John W. Taylor. Part 10 (6th June 1904). 

 In this important work a large number of Scottish records are 

 given, far too numerous to quote. 



LAPHRIA FLAVA IN SOME NUMBERS NEAR NAIRN. J. W. Yer- 

 bury. Ent. Mo. Mag., September 1904, pp. 211-212. An 

 interesting note on the habits of this species, with hints as to the 

 best method of capture. The species is also recorded from the 

 Abernethy Forest. 



LIST OF BRITISH DOLICHOPODID^E, WITH TABLES AND NOTES. 

 By G. H. Verrall, F.E.S. Ent. Mo. Mag., July and August 1904, 

 pp. 164-173; September 1904, pp. 194-199. -- Several Scottish 

 records are given, including Psilopus wiedemanni and Hygro- 

 cehuthus diadenia from Aberlady, Dolichopus planitarsis from 

 Aberdeen, D. atripes from Braemar, and D. discifer from Lairg. 



SOME SPRING-TAILS NEW TO THE BRITISH FAUNA, WITH 

 DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES. G. H. Carpenter and Wm. 

 Evans. Proc, Roy. Phys. Soc. Ed. 1902-4, xv. pp. 215-220, pi. 4. 

 Deals with four species, Isotoma sexoculata, Achorutes manubrialis, 

 A. propinquus, sp. n., and Xenylla maritima, all taken in Scotland. 



BOTANY. 



FUMARIA CAPREOLATA, L., IN ORKNEY. By Edward S. Marshall. 

 Journ. Bot., 1904, p. 186. Notes as found there the form capreo- 

 lata, L., proper ( = pallidiflord) ; purpurea, Pugsley, Borai, Jord. ; 

 and confusa, Jord. 



NOTES ON THE DRAWINGS FOR " ENGLISH BOTANY." Compiled 

 by F. N. GARRY, M.A. Issued as a separately paged (201-248) 

 supplement to Journal of Botany, in issue for June, includes from 

 Potamogeton trichoides to Holcus mollis. 



GALIUM SYLVESTRE IN WORCESTERSHIRE. By Frederick 

 Townsend. Journ. Bot., 1904, p. 240. Under this heading there 

 are references to its occurrence (vouched by specimens in the British 

 Museum) in Lanarkshire (M'Nab) and in Sutherland (E. S. 

 Marshall). 



ADDRESS DELIVERED TO THE BERWICKSHIRE NATURALISTS' 

 CLUB (gth October 1902). By Sir Archibald Buchan-Hepburn, 

 Bart. Proc. Ber. Nat. Club, xviii. pp. 201-209. Contains interesting 

 notes on the Conifers introduced at Smeaton House, East Lothian, 

 on the effects of the severe winter 1 860-61 upon them, and on their 

 size in 1902. 



