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HARDWICKE'S SCIENCE-GOSSIP. 



NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



To Correspondents and Exchangers. — As we now 

 publish Science-Gossip at least a week earlier than hereto- 

 fore, we cannot possibly insert in the following number any 

 communications which reach us later than the 8th of each 

 month. 



H. A. M.— The object* sent go by the common name of 

 " Sea-nuts," from their being brought by the gulf-stream to 

 our southern shores. They are the seeds of Mucuna prurieiis, 

 one of the notorious " cow-itch " plants. 



O. P. C— The rough or warty Puff-ball is Lycoperdon 

 gemmatum ; the smooth specimen, Lycoperdon pu.iillum. 



W. F. HENLKV.-The upright purple flowered plant is 

 Antirrhinum orontium, the other is Veronica arveneis. 



G. S. Barnes.— The plant marked A is the Fellow Balsam, 

 or "Touch-me-not" (Impatient noli-me-tangere), a native 

 of Britain; that marked B is the Yellow Monkey.flower 

 (Mimulus luteus), an escape from some garden, as it is a 

 native of Chili. 



H. Few (West Meon).— No. 1. You are probably correct — 

 Potentilla opaca ; it can only be an accidental introduction, 

 doubtless with wool from S. Europe. No. 2. Nigellu His- 

 panica, known by cottagers as " Devil-in-the-bush." We never 

 heard the name "Moses" applied to it; it is an old, and 

 frequently a favourite garden annual. No. 3. Philadelphia 

 coronarius. 



J. W. B. (Leicester).— The umbel you sent for our inspec- 

 tion is very unusual, and peculiar; not that the colour of the 

 flowers is a distinguishing characteristic (when it reached 

 us we could not perceive anv difference in colour,— perhaps 

 it had faded in drying). One of the umbellules is converted 

 into a pinnate leaf; this will aid you in understanding a well- 

 known natural law. Vide Masters' " Vegetable Teratology." 



Osmunda.— The fronds you inclosed to us are, No. 1. A 

 pretty variety of Polystichum aculeatum (Prickly Fern), 

 closely resembling in outline the well-known, though very 

 rare in Britain, " Holly Fern of the Alps." No. 2. Also 

 Polystichum aculeatum by Hudson. Withering and many 

 other botanists believed to be a distinct species, and accord- 

 ingly name it P. lobatum. In Newman's " British Ferns" 

 (page 111) you will find engraved several pretty forms of the 

 Prickly Fern. 



Sun-picture s (Glasgow).— No. 1. Cystoptens fragihs. 

 Nos. 2 and 3. Asplsnium Adiantum-nigrum. No. 4. Lastrea 

 dilatata. No. 5. Lastrea Ftlix-mas, Male Fern. Nos. 6 and 7- 

 Seeding fronds of Lastrea Filix-mas. Nos. 8 and 9. Do. do. 

 No. 10. Polypodium vulgare (common Polypody). Nos. 11, 

 12, and 13. Small seedling specimens of the Male Fern. The 

 pictures are very beautiful. The best book, as a guide to our 

 native ferns, is Moore's " Handbook of British Ferns" : it con- 

 tains excellent engravings of every species, it is also very 



cheap. 



J. W. B (Sparkbrook).— You are correct ; the species is a 

 Ranunculus (R. bulbosus). It is in a bad state for identifica- 

 tion;— could you send another, a dried specimen? It is 

 certainly not R. auricomus (Goldilocks). 



F. H. A. (Fishbourne).— The inclosure is, we believe, a 

 hybrid ; we have seen one, but with white petals, very similar, 

 however, in other respects. We should advise you to send 

 specimens to Dr. Syme. 



B. M. O. (Hastings).— No. 1. Juncus acutiflorus ; 2. Sclero- 

 chloa rigida ; 3. Juncus glaucus ; 4. Juncus bufonius. 



J. P. H. B. (Jersey). — £es : Sisymbrium Iris: we think the 

 inflorescence is very dense. 



R. K.— Your slides are, Nos. 1 to 4. Navicula rhomboides 

 and N. erassinervia ; 5. " Secondary plate " of Heliopelta Metii ; 

 6. Aulacodiscus crux, Ehr. in Microge'ologie ; 7- Fragment of 

 Aulacodiscus Sollittianus,Uorma.n, in Q. M. J.,anAEupodiscus 

 Rogersii, Kutzug, in Spec. Alg. ; 8. Tricerutum/avus (1 valve) 

 and T. condecorum, Kut., Sp. Alg., and Brightwell, in Q. M. J., 

 vol. hi. ; 9. T. megastomum, Brightwell, in Q. M. J., vol. iii. ; 

 10 contains the same; 11. Navicula ( = Pinnularia) radioaa. 

 The deposit mentioned in No. 12 probably arises from the 

 medium used; mastic is not soluble in turpentine. 



EXCHANGES. 



Wanted, mounted Arachnoidiscus ; will give mounted scales 

 of Lepisma, Battledore, or Podurea. I can give any number 

 of the insect Lepisma. Lists exchanged.— Address, Murray 

 Fowler, 20, Burn-row, Slamannan, N.B. 



Pure gatherings prepared of Fragilaria capucinia and 

 Diatoma elongatum, for other good Diatomaceous Material or 

 Slides.— John Redmayne, Surgeon, Bolton, Lancashire. 



Tertiary Fossils from any strata, for Permian, Rhattic, 

 Devoni'm, or other Palaeozoic forms.— A. Bell, 20, Little Earl- 

 street, Soho, London. 



Chrysitix, Fuliginosa, Velleda, Aglaia, Artaxerxes, Alsus, 

 Semele, and Pupas of Carpini, for other Insects.— R, Hay 

 Fenton, 48, Gordon-street, Aberdeen. 



Entomology : — Coliai edusa, Colias hyale, Leucophosia 

 sinapsis, Doritis Apollo. Good specimens of the above will be 

 given for Sphinx pinastri, Deilephila galii, Deilephila livornica, 

 or some of the Clear-wings.— Address, E. F. Johns, Winton 

 House, Winchester. 



I have the following Lepidoptera for other or Birds' Eggs : 

 — Sinapis Sibylla, W Album fuciformis, Dominula, Boboruria, 

 Orion, sponsa, promissa, &c. — Wm. Watkins, 25, Rutland- 

 street, Hampstead-road. London. 



Eggs of X. dispar, and Larva; of D. gonostigma, D.folatoria, 

 U. sambucala, &c, for Lepidoptera, British Birds' Eggs, and 

 Shells. — W. K, Mann, Granby House, Granby-hill, Clifton, 

 Bristol. 



Wanted, Mounted Alg» for other Algre Mounted, and 

 Foraminifera or Diatomacere mounted, lor Mounted Carboni- 

 ferous Foraminifera.— Send lists to G. R. V., 187, Dunlop- 

 street, Carbrook, Sheffield. 



Six Slabs of Polish Madrepore, rare sorts; six Minerals, 

 ditto; or twelve British Shells, ditto ; for a few second-class 

 specimens of Dudley Trilobites. — Send stamped envelope to 

 A. J. R. Sclater, 9, Bank-street, Teignmouth. 



Lathy rus maritimus, Crept* faslida, and Orobanche picridis, 

 for Nos. 106, 243, 290, 401, 4/2, 623,710, 1046, 1126, 1233, 1274, 

 1296, 1416, 1597, 7th edition, Lond. Cat.— A, B., 107, High- 

 street, Croydon. 



Eggs cf Curlew, Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Dipper, 

 Red Grouse, Crow, Ray's Wagtail, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 

 and others, for other good Eggs.— R. Standen, Goosnargh, 

 Preston, Lancashire. 



Seeds of the Er'mus Alpinus, a pretty wall or rock plant, 

 magenta-coloured flower, for any Fossils, except mountain 

 limestone. This is perhaps the only locality for it in England. 

 — Rev. W. S., Downham Parsonage, Clitheroe. 



Bupleurum tenuissimum, Salicornia radicans, Suoeda 

 fruticosa, Frankenia levis, for other good plants.— W. G. 

 Piper, care of F. Sutton, F.C.S., Norwich. 



For the beautiful JEciiium sanicula:, send stamped directed 

 envelope to John Turner, Davenport, Stockport. 



Fifty species of New Zealand Shells, for like number of 

 British Shells. Specimens to be named.— M. V. Hodge, 

 Wanganui, N.Z. 



Obisium trombidioides, for other Chelifers, alive or well 

 mounted.— C. F. George, The Grove, Kirton Lindsey. 



Ecgs of Dabchick, Partridge, sand Martin, Swallow, Black- 

 cap, Sedge Warbler, Meadow-pipit, &c, for Sea-bird's Eggs 

 preferred. — H. E. Forrest, 13, High-street, Shrewsbury. 



Duplicates : Pupas of P. muchaon and Imagos of L. dispur, 

 A. adippe, A. selene, T. quercus, P. agon, and F. pinaria ; 

 Desiderata: T. betulce, G. C. album, M. fuciformis, A. crateegi, 

 C.ptantaginis, or offers.— D. J. Preston, Riversfield, Catton, 

 near Norwich. 



Wanted, 772, 731, 749, 768, 726. for 7, 159, 325, 572, SS7, 

 594, 666, 1040, 112s, 1138, 1440, 1459, Lon. Cat. 7th edition.— 

 J. Henderson, Cranleigh, Guildford. 



Good specimens of H. semele, G. rhamni, C. cardui, M. 

 morrne, L. quercus, 0. vaccinti, also of Molytes coronatus, 

 for British Lepidoptera.— G. S. Barnes, Grove H ouse, Wey- 

 bridge. 



Wanted at once six or ten ounces of unprepared Forami- 

 niferous Soundings, Dredgings, or other good material pre- 

 ferably recent, for pure Foraminifera or two Slides.— J. Green, 

 March. 



Wanted a few Bulbs of Crocus sativus and Colchicum 

 autumnale; good exchange given.— H. Higgiuson, New Ferry, 

 Cheshire. 



Fossil Earths from Holland Cliff, Richmond, and New 

 Nottingham, U.S., for those from Monmouth, U.S., and 

 Moron, Spain.— Address, R. Battersby, Caragh Lake, P.C., 

 Killarney. 



Draba rupestris, Gentiana nivalis, and other rare plants 

 from Scotland, for South of England rare Plants.— L. Tetlow, 

 19, Radcliffe-street, Oldham. 



Duplicates: Nupta, pyramided, maura, typica, ianthina, 

 megacophala, impura, pallens, dispar, and quercus. — W. 

 Harper, Norlolk Park Cottage, Maidenhead. 



For exchange, Nos. 131, 179, 284c, 318, 338, 405, 576, 637. 

 668, 704, 873b, 984.— C. A. Oakeshott, 19, Eardley-crescent, 

 South Kensington. 



Cluster-Cups on Primrose and Gooseberry, Alexanders, 

 small Bugloss and Coltsfoot summer Violet with aborted 

 petals, Spiracle and Tracheal Tubes from larvae of Goat-moth, 

 a few Slides of the fang and poison-gland of viper, all mounted, 

 for good Slides. Send list.- G. Garrett, Harland House, 

 Wherstead-road, Ipswich. 



Correspondence and exchange wanted in Birds" Eggs 

 wiih American, Colonial, and Continental collectors, by C. 

 Dixon, 60, Albert-road, Heeley, near Sheffield. 



Fogs of the Quail, C. Snipe, and Ring Ousel, one side hole, 

 for those of the Swift, Dipper, Nightingale, or other rare Eggs. 

 —William Petch, Heeley, Sheffield. 



Mounted Bladders of Utricularia (see Darwin's "Insecti- 

 vorous Plants "), for other Slides.— J. B., 224, West George- 

 street, Glasgow. 



A plant of Vallimeria sent for good mounted or un- 

 mounted Micro. Object.— J. H., 101, Mill-street, Macclesfield. 



