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HARDWICKE'S SCIENCE-GOSSIP. 



NOTICES TO CORRE SPONDENTS. 



W. H. GoMM. — Your flowers were too much decomposed 

 for identification. You should have sent them in a dried, not 

 in a wet state. Send some dried specimens. 



L. R. Raymond. — Your plant is the yellow Iris (Iris pseudo- 

 acorus). The bivalve is the " Swan Mussel," {Anodon 

 nygneus). 



J. K. Jackson.— Thespecimen was, as you said, very much 

 crushed and unidentifiable. It appears to be the young of 

 the Sea Mouse (AphrodUa iiculeata), a marine annelid. 



E. A. Hall.— Your list of lepidoptera sent for exchange 

 would fill at least a dozen lines, and three are all we can 

 allow, unless as advertisements. Could you not cut up the 

 list into two or three " exchanges " ? 



E. E. Evans.— 1. Your plants are the Soap-wort (SaporaaWa 

 officinjlis), belonging to the nat. order Cnryophyllacem. 2. 

 First get your aquarium into a balanced condition by means 

 of fresh-water snails [Lymnea, Pahidina, &c.), which will eat 

 away the green confervse, before you put in your fishes. 3. 

 You will find an account of how to proceed with the eggs of 

 the Goat-moth in Newman's " British Moths." 4. We do not 

 know why you have not succeeded in sugaring. Persevere ! 



J. L. WiGAN.— No exchange inclosed in your envelope. 



G. H, P. — We do not remember having seen a bifurcated 

 leaf of the common Laurel before, and are glad to put it on 

 record. 



W. B. Marshall.- See article on "Collecting and Pre- 

 serving Flowering Plants," by James Britten, F.L.S., in May 

 No. of Science-Gossip for 18/2. You will be able to get 

 botanical drying-paper, of the needful sizes, from any natural- 

 history dealer in London. 



J. H. A. (Dover).— Thanks for your exquisite sketches of 

 antennae of butterflies and moths. 



M. J.^ — No fern inclosed. 



B. E. Smith.— Your specimen is the pretty Grass of Par- 

 nassus (Faniassiii palustris). 



F. E. L.— The parasitic insects on the back of the leaf sent, 

 are the " Scale Insects " (female), a species of Coccus, allied 

 to the cochineal insect, probably srjuamifera. 



M. R. Shaw.— Your terminal portion of the frond of 

 Osmunda regalis, although not quite the usual mode of growth, 

 can hardly be termed abnormal. It has probably.been arrested 

 in its further development by the dry season. 



E.vTo (Hull), who inquired for some liquid in which to pre- 

 serve insects for subsequent dissection, cannot do better than 

 try glycerine. It is preferred to spirits by American natural- 

 ists, on account of its being free from the inconvenience 

 complained of by " Ento."— C. P. G. 



S. Pea RCE.— Your two fungi are Polyporus varius. See 

 Cooke's " British Fungi," vol. i. 



W. Hamborough. — The micro-fungus on leaves of coffee- 

 plant is Semeleia vastatri.r, B. & Br. See " Gardener's 

 Chronicle " for 1873.— M. C. C. 



J. H. A. Jenner— Your Puccinea on leaf of " Sweet Wil- 

 liam" is the "Lychnis Brand" (Puccinea lychnidearum). 

 See Cooke's " Handbook of British Fungi," vol. ii. page 505. 



Miss Saunders. — Your specimens supposed to be fungoid 

 germs on red currants, are not fungi at all, but probably some 

 insect secretions. 



W. M.— All communications sent to the Editor for this 

 correspondent have been duly forwarded to him. 



Flints. — Will the correspondent who sent us some frag- 

 ments of flint with supposed lichens or fungi attached to 

 them, kindly send us his name and address, as they have been 

 mislaid i" 



W. PuT.MAN (Hebden Bridge).— H^;;n2/m rusciforme, Fis- 

 sidens pvsillus. 



W. B. Hegg (Pennycuick).— 1,3, 4. Mnium hormim; 2, 5. 

 Bryum capiltare. 



B. Belfiei.d (Rochdale).— 1. Hypmim sericeum ; 2. H. 

 plumosum ; 3. S. rutabulum ; 4. H. fluitam ; 5. H. filici- 

 num ; 6. H. serpens. — R. B. 



W. E. (Oxford).— Plants, No. 1. Valerianu nfficin/ilis, L., not 

 at all uncommon in damp or shady places ; 2. Zysimuchia 

 vulgaris, h. , 3. C/j/oj-u /)ei/fy?(«i(/, a species frequent in chalky 

 places. — R. 



J. K. (Newport, Mon.) — It is impossible to name specimens, 

 without leaves, in fact nothing but the flowers, or fruit. 

 They are probab'y, Linuria repens, and Centaurea nigra. L. 

 Send in future none but perfect specimens, and we shall feel 

 a pleasure in naming you as many as you wish — R. 



Dr. MoKTON.— The specimen labelled No. 1, which you 

 think is Pimpinelta magna, is Sis(m amoninm. P. magna is 

 very rare : the one marked No, 2 is the more common Pimpi. 

 nella »n,rifraga. — R. 



W. T. B.— No charge is made for "exchanges," unless 

 they exceed three lines in length. 



For Seeds of Cuscuta trifolH, send stamped directed 

 envelope to W. H. Gomm, Somerton, Taunton. 



Good sections of Cedar, Quillai Bark, and Yew, well 

 mounted, offered for other good Slides.— E. Lovett, Holly 

 Mount, Croydon. 



Four varieties of Foreign Diatomaceous Earths, for good 

 Slides or Material.— T. Gardner, Queen's-road, Watford. 



Duplicates : Pupse of P. machaon and imagos of T. 

 quercus, A. adippe, and Z. lonicertp. Desiderata: A. iris, 

 C. hyale, A. paphia, A. atropos, or otfers,--D. J. Preston, 

 Riversfield, Catton, Norwich. 



For a small section of the Bread-fruit Tree, send stamped 

 directed envelope to W. H. Hey, Upminster, Romford. 



Pollen of Catalpa seringafolia (rare), mounted in damar, 

 for an equally good Slide.— E. Lovett. Holly Mount, Croydon. 



For Toome Bridge Diatomaceous Earth or mounted Scales 

 of Podura or Lepisma, send good Slides or Material to 

 G. J. Johnson, Hale, Altrincham. 



MicRo-FUNCi (named) for Marine Polyzoa.— Mrs. C. F. 

 White, 42, Windsor-road, Ealing. 



Wanted, a few fronds of Wolffia arrhiza (dried); Sussex 

 Flowering Plants in exchange.— Rev. F. H .Arnold, Fishbourne, 

 Chichester. 



First-class Micro-slides for Mole Crickets, Great Green 

 Grasshopper, Giant Corkroach, Locusts, Field Crickets, or 

 good foreign specimens of the Grasshopper, L'lcust, Cricket, 

 or Cockroach families.— C. L. Jackson, 11, Hisketh-street, 

 Southport. 



Duplicate British Birds' Eggs, Eagle, Osprey. Diver, Auk, 

 Bustard, Crane, &c.— Apply to T. H. Phuler, Vale Royal, 

 Northwich, Cheshire. 



Rare Shells offered: Clausiliarttgosa, var. Srhlechtii 

 (new and rare variety, recently determined by Mr. Jeffreys), 

 I Helix ohnoluta, Helix revelata, Piiidiuin cinereum, Clausilia 

 I dubia, Pupa anglica, Pupa edentuln, for other named rare 

 I Pupas or Vertigos, or Testacellas, Succinea ohlonga, L. imn- 

 j lutus, L. glutinosus, or Acmelineata. — W. F Sutton, Gosforth- 

 : grove, near Newcastle- on-Tyne. 



I Bulbs of Gloriosa superba just received from India; also 

 Wings and Feathers of Indian birds, for good Micro slides or 

 Books on Microscopy, especially Micro-Dictionary.— Apply to 

 W. M., Post OflSce, Epsom. 



Section of Human Clavicle sent on receipt of stamped 

 envelope and other Objects; good Slides in exchange fur 

 others.— Tylar, l65, Well street, Birmingham. 



Land-sdells, chiefly West Indian, for others. Lists ex- 

 changed ; British not required.— C. P. Gloyne, 3, Great 

 George's street West, Cork. 



Spiracles, &c., of Foreign Moth {Bombyx Cecrriphi) offered 

 for Named Diatom Slides, or good Microscopical material. — 

 Edward Ward, Higher Broughton, Manchester. 



FiRST-CL-ASs Slides of Naoiculu bomhus, Odontidium undu- 

 latum, Rhahdonemu arcuatuyn , Ii. ri inutum, Pragilaria assumis 

 and undosa, for other really good Slides.— H. B. Thomas, 

 Boston, Lincolnshire. 



For Sertularia operculata and Hydrallinania falcata, send 

 stamped envelope and object of interest to A. Havvard, 1, 

 Shirley-villas, Addiscombe-road, Croydon. 



For unmounted Palates of Cniton and Pearly Son (wanted 

 Animal Parasites, &c.), send stamped envelone to r ' Mnr- 

 farlane. Links, Kirkcaldy, N. B. ^ * '^^" 



Diatoms, Spicules, Fungi, Plant Hairs, &c. (good Slides! 

 for material containing A. Ehreitbertii, A Oreganus A 

 Kittoni, E^argus,a.uy Isthmia or Auliscus.-J. K. Jackson' 

 Oldbury, Birm.ngham. ' 



Chemistry.- I have for exchange; Bunse i Burner with 

 rose and tube, Retoit Stand, Spirit Lamp, Pestle and Mortar 

 &.C., and a few pure Chemicals. Full list on aoDlication'— 



F. G., Box B, SO, Po^t Oflice, Leeds. " 

 Spartina alterniflora for good specimens of any of the 



following :— Nos 59, 72, utficitialis; Uy, US, 216, dubwm ■ o^, 

 395, 330, 386, 472, 518, 600, 655, 768, 805, 893, 93i' Qu*' Qld' 

 997, 1042, 1063, 1077, 1086, 1089, 11(18, 1131, lo(i6 V130 V'Wl' 

 1308, 1345, 1366, 1418, Lon. Cat., 6th ed.— Address A "b ' 

 107, High-street, Croydon. "' " ' 



Cuticle of House-leek, P.dlen of Ox-eye Daisy, Sunflower 

 and Cup/iea tgneu, Gizzard of Cockroach, Gizzard of Gr„;li,l 

 vtridissima. Spines of Echinus, Sting and Poison-bag of \Vasi> 

 all mounted, offered in excnange f t ^ood Mounted Slides ■- 



G. Garrett, Harland House, Wherstead-road, Ipswich 

 Helix lamellata and Zunitesexcacatug for Sphwrium c'orneuw 



var. nuclevs ; Pisidium funtinnle, vars. Henslowana, 

 pulchella. and pallida, or P. nitidum. var. splendent or any 

 *•"=• J. \Mutinham, Cross-lane, Marsh, Huddei=- 



EXCHANGE3. 



For living specimens of Ilrlix cartbusiana, seni box and 

 pos'age to J. H. A. Jcnner, Lewes. Any local species accot- 

 able. .- r -r 



good varieties 

 field. 



Lycopus europtrus, Atropa Belladimna. Artemisia Ahsiulhiiim 

 Polygona hydrapiper, for Uagra lute,,, Banunculas phil.motiZ 

 Patentaia verna, Tioli paluXris.-G. C. Druce, Nortliamp'on 



.SwALLow.TAiLEi> (P. Mar/,aon).—A few Pupa; mexchan-e 

 for any of the following : — «. cecropi,i, B 

 jihemus, Siiturnia In, Acti 

 — Robert 

 Norwich. 



pertiyi, 13. pi, I,/. 



« '"""--AnsAers within a week. 

 Ladd man, Cossey-terrace, Upper Helleado'i 



