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HARDWICKE'S SCIEN CE-GO S SIP. 



NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



W. Ranson.— Matlock is the best place in Derbyshire for 

 obtaining minerals, but not half of those sold there as commg: 

 from the neighbourhood, are of local origin. 



T. c. We received your post card inquiring as to the cost 



of the advertisement of the Butterfly raffle, but we must 

 decline its insertion, as rafdes are illegal ! 



W. S. O. — The season for the study of micro-fungi is just 

 coming on, the first plants producing them being the Lesser 

 Celandine {Ranunculus ficarin). You cannot do better than 

 at once to procure Cooke's " Microscopical Fungi," published 

 by Hardwicke, 192, Piccadilly. 



L. We only admit " Exchanges " gratis in the column 



devoted to them. A collection for nale would be charged as 

 an advertisement. 



J. B. S.— Your specimen is Hepatica triloba, a European, 

 though not a British plant. 



H. C. R. — The " Geological Magazine," edited by H. 

 Woodward, F.R.S., is the only serial of the kind, published 

 monthly at Is. 6d., by Triibner & Co. 



J. P. G.— Can you send us another specimen of the beetle ? 

 The last was lost in transit. 



M. J. G. — The empty eggs on the specimen of Sertularia 

 are those of a species of Natica. The Ectocarpus is encrusted 

 with diatoms, and the specimen from a cave at Tenby, and 

 near Beaumaris, is Cellularia avicularia. 



E. M.— Waterhouse's Cabinet List of British Coleoptera 

 may be obtained from the author, British Museum. There 

 are also lists (not for labelling) by Crotch, Rye, & Sharp.— 

 G. C. B. 



T. J. WooDROW.— You had best apply to the Hon. Secre- 

 tary of the Geologists' Association, University College, 

 Gower-street, for information respecting their meetings and 

 excursions. That will be the society best calculated to meet 

 your wishes. 



R. O. S. — Your specimens are: — I. Dipkasia pinaster; 2. 

 Sertularia cuprefsina ; 3. Curallina officinalis. The latter is 

 a sea-weed, not a zoophyte. 



Preserving Animals, &c.— D. H. (Antrim) wishes to 

 know the best way of obtaining the skeletons of animals 

 otherwise than by placing the bodies near ants' nests. J. W. 

 also asks for the title of some work giving instructions for 

 collecting Crustacea. Perhaps some of our readers will 

 kindly answer their queries. The latter had best refer to 

 SciENCE-Gossip for June, 1872, article on " Collecting and 

 Preserving " Lepidoptera, for entomological information. 

 The vol. for I872 further contains a lengthy article on " Collect- 

 ing and Preserving " Coleoptera. 



Mi-;s H.— Some of 'your plants we can make out; others 

 are too obscure and badly preserved. There are no numbers 

 affixed to the specimens. The following are those named :— 

 Vinca minnr, Diplotaxis murialin, Valerianella olitoria, 

 Festucauni glumis , Lagurusovertus, Ornithiygalum umhellatum, 

 Sherardia arvensis, in addition to common species of Galium, 

 Lychnif, &c. Get Mrs. Lankester's " Wild Flowers worth 

 Notice," London : Hardwicke, 192, Piccadilly. 



W. D. E. — The insects which committed such ravages on 

 your currant bushes are Nematus ventricosus (Gooseberry 

 Saw-flv) common on both gooseberry and currant trees. — 

 G. C. B. 



Errata.— In Mr. J. O. Harper's article on the Hemiptera 

 last month, several important errors require correction. On 

 page 53, for Trissiem read TrimercB, for "trestle," read 

 " bristle," and " stout " for " stone." 



E. Evans. — We are always happy to act as a mode of com- 

 munication between subscribers. No charge is made for 

 " Exchanges " if they do not exceed three lines in length. 



EXCHANGES. 



Wkll-mounted Slides of Stellate Scales from rare ferns ; 

 viz., Nothnrhlitna Itevis and Goniiiphlebiuin sepultum ; also 

 same in situ, for really good Slides. — J. Carpenter, Turners 

 Hill, Cheshunt. 



Sections of Spinal Chord of Cat, Brain of Mouse mounted 

 in balsam, for (mounted, named, and selected) Diatomacese. — 

 G. G., 11, North-terrace, Alexander-square, London, S.W. 



Eggs of Kestrel, Sparrow-hawk, Curlew, Golden Plover, 

 Dipper, common Tern, and others, for equally good Eggs. 

 Unaccepted offers not answered. — Jas. Ingleby, Eavestone, 

 Ripon. 



Good specimens of Glyphomitrium Daviesii and Seligeria 

 pusilla, for other scarce British Mosses.— Saml. A. Stewart, 

 North-street, Belfast. 



British Land, Fresh-water, and Marine Shells, for Foreign 

 Land or Fresh-water. — G. bherriff Tje, 68, Villa-road, Hands ■ 

 worth, Stafifordshire. 



SLiDESof Arborescent Silver for Microscopic Slides. — F. G. 

 Mellish, 32, Knowle-road, Brixton, London, S.W. 



Imacos of Cynthia and Cecropia for Pupse of Machaon and 

 Carpini.—S. H. Gaskell, Edgeley, Stockport. 



Spiracle from larva of Geofrupes stercoraria and a dozen 

 named species of Spiculse, including Gorgnnin, Alcyoniam, 

 Muncea, &c., well-mounted.— Send list to J. Wilson, Owen's 

 College, Manchester. 



Skin of Thornback Skate (showing spines, &c.), with many 

 other duplicates. — Send list to C. C. Underwood, 25, Glouces- 

 ter place, Portman-square, London, W. 



For Slide of Cholestrine, send stamped box and well- 

 mounted Slide of Urinary Deposits to Wm. Sargant, jun., 

 Caverswall, Stoke-on-Trent. 



Good dried and pressed Specimens of Sea-weeds wanted 

 for ornamental purposes. — J. Song, Regent-road, Salford. 



LON. Cat., .3a, 31, 68, 122, 201, 259, 261, 287, 1325,1338, 

 1371, Ac, for 3b, II vars., 12, 13, 36, 47.50vars., 56, 59,60,61, 

 62, 228*, 237b, 147, 148, 161, 676, &c.— John E. Robson, Sea- 

 view, Hartlepool. 



British Mosses wanted for Flowering Plants. — W. H. 

 Pearson, Blue-Boar-court, Manchester. 



Wanted, the Monthly Microscopical Journal (excepting 

 vols. 1 and 2), for which 24 slides of choicely mounted Micro- 

 scopic Objects will be given for each well-bound volume, or 

 18 slides for each 6 clean numbers. — Captain John Perry, 42, 

 Spellow-lane, Liverpool. 



Wanted, Scibnce-Gossip (previous to 1870); 15 Micro- 

 scopic Slides for good bound volumes, or 12 slides for each 

 12 numbers. Foreign gatherings of DiatomaceEe and Korami- 

 nifera will be given instead of slides if preferred. — Captain J. 

 Perry, 42, Spellow-lane, Liverpool. 



Sections of Kidney injected two colours ; ditto from 

 human foetus, and other anatomical preparations, for other 

 really good slides, not diatoms or fungi. Lists exchanged. — 

 W. W. Jones, 14, Lancaster- street, Lancaster-gate, Hyde- 

 park. 



Transverse section of .4cer campestris, and skeleton leaf 

 of Populus tremula, well mounted, for other good slides. 

 Entomological subjects preferred. — E. Lovett, Holly Mount, 

 Croydon. 



Shells wanted: Helix revelata, H. fusca, Achatina acicula, 

 £. glutinosics, L. innolutus. Offered : Clausilia dubia, H. sericea, 

 Planorhis imliricatus, Planorbis lisnis, and others. Exchange 

 of Desiderata invited. — W. F. Sutton, Gosforth-grove, near 

 Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 



L. dispar, ulmata, brumata, hyperanthus, &c., for other 

 species of Lepidoptera. Please send list of Duplicates. — 

 C. G. Thomas, The Grove, Highgate, N. 



Wanted : H. obnoluta, 3. lamellatn, H. concinna, H. fusca- 

 Offered: II. pulchella, H. rupestris. Pupa secitle, C. lubricut 

 &.C. — Mis.s F. M. Hele, Ellensleer, Redland- grove, Bristol. 



BOOKS RECEIVED. 



"A Sketch of the Geology of Suffolk." By J. E. Taylor. 

 F.L.S., F.G.S., &c. Reprinted from White's Gazetteer of the 

 County. 



"On the Modified Turkish Vapour Bath." By J. L. 

 Milton. London : Hardwicke. 



" Smithsonian Report" for 1871. 



"Mental Physiology." By Dr. Carpenter, F.R.S. London; 

 H. King& Co. 



" Journal of Applied Science." March. 



" The Lens." December. 



" On Instinct and Reason." By John Colquhoun. 



" Grevillea." March. 



" Monthly Microscopical Journal." March. 



" Supplement to the Fauna and Flora of Eastbourne." By 

 F. C. S. Roper. 



" Silver & Co. 's Handbook for Australia and New Zealand." 



" Bulletin of the U. S. Geological Survey of the Terri- 

 tories." No. 1. 



Communications Received up to the 12th ult. — T. B. W. 

 —A. T.— F. H. L — W. F. S -J. L — E. E.— J. E. R.— E. L.— 

 C. M.— J. L. H.— H. C. C— A. M.— F. W. B.— F. K.— G H. K. 

 — T. B. W.-Dr. C. C.A.— S.J. McI.— C. M.— T.W.— F. M. H. 



— F. W. H.-II. M. W.— C. G. T.— C. L.— W. H. W.— R. H. M. 



— T. S — M. L.— R. B.— W. F. S.— J. H.— G. W. B.— W. C- 

 E. E. E.— C. C. U.— S. H. G.— W. S. jun.— E. L.— J. L. H.— 

 W. F. D.— W. W. J.— W. H. P.-G. G.- J. W.— E. H.— S. A. S. 

 —J. B.— .1. G.-F. W. B.— Geo. G.— J. I.— J. C— C. W.- 

 H. E. W.— T. W.— R. T.— E. E.— J. F. R — R. H.-S. S. R.— 

 T. B.— G. S. T.— E. G. S.— C. C. U.— D. R.— H. A. M.— 

 J. H. G.-M. A.— A. G. R. T.— J. K.— J. F. F. R.-S. H. G.— 

 C. P. H.— W. H.— H. G.— O. A.— S. A. N.— W. E. T.— T. T — 

 R. G. S.— A. T.— M. O.-T, B.— L. D. C— J. P.— S. C. S.— 

 R. H.— &c. 



