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HARDWICKE'S SCIENCE-GOSSIP. 



R. Wood. — The insects are Lefrisma saccharina, belonging 

 to the Thysanuradpe. 



Mr. C. E. Waddington has sent us a slide purporting to 

 contain mineralised diatoms, which we searched in vain to 

 find. Mr. Waddington forwarded it to us as a specimen of 

 unfair exchange by one who frequently uses our columns. We 

 can only hope it is a mistake, for we feel ourselves bound to see 

 that fair play is used, and would strongly counsel generosity in 

 exchanges. 



A. C. — We only observed one species of Acarus in the 

 beetles sent us, the common beetle-mite {Gaiiiasus Coleoptra- 

 toriitn). 



F. H. S.— Vour bottle contained the larva of a dragon-fly, 

 and the eggs of some species of mollusca, probably Lymnea. 



W. D. Carr. — The Cticullcra is strange to us. The Area is 

 not complete, but appears to be rugosa ; the small shells are 

 Delphinula probably Pratii. 



W. Thomson. — The abortion of the ovary of the bird cherry 

 sent us {Pnirtus piidus), resembles a well-known monstrosity of 

 the plum, called " bladder " plum, which contains no stones, 

 and is elongated like a bladder. This is figured in Masters's 

 " Vegetable Teratology," page 464. 



C. H. G. — Accept our best thanks for specimen of red 

 geranium, showing leaves replacing flowers in the umbel. It 

 was a very interesting object. 



Naturalist. — There is no " Southern Naturalist ;" Dixon's 

 "Geology of Sussex" (new and recent edition) will give you 

 the geology, and the publications of the Brighton and Sussex 

 Natural History Society, and of the Eastbourne Natural 

 History Society, are rich in papers on the fauna and flora. 



EXCHANGES. 



Fungi. Wanted, correspondents with some knowledge of 

 fungi ; also books on this subject, especially Berkeley's " British 

 Fungology" (Reeve), and the parts which have appeared of 

 Cooke's " Illustrations of British Fungi." Will give full value 

 in exchange. Send particulars of requirements to J. R., Strood 

 Green, Billingshurst. 



Wanted, a powerful magneto-electric machine, with double 

 magnet preferred ; exchange. — John R. Marten, chiropodist. 

 Red Hill. 



Sea-weeds. Offered, specimens of foreign genera and 

 species. Wanted, British. Lists on application.— R. Wood, 

 Westward, Wigton. 



Mosses and lichens in exchange for mosses, flowering plants, 

 or fossils. Lists exchanged. — E. H. Starling, 146 Alexandra 

 Road, London, N.W. 



Chameleons. — Wanted, different species, in spirits or skin. 

 Exchange, fossils, shells, &c. — George E. Mason, 6 Park Lane, 

 Piccadilly, London. 



Sea-weeds (Ulva latissimd) and sea anemones, especially 

 Actinoloba diatitkiis, wanted in exchange for stellate hairs 

 (mounted) and other micro objects. — R. A. R. Bennett, Walton 

 Manor Lodge, Oxford. 



Wanted, gatherings of desmids ; especially Quasfrum, 

 Cosmarium, Staurastrum, Desmidium, and Didymoprium. 

 Valuable botanical slides, reproducing figures in Sachs's 

 " Botany" in exchange. — C. V. Smith, Carmarthen. 



Duplicate, Artemis, caught this year. Wanted, Edusa, 

 Rhamni, Hayle, Cardamines, Corydon, Carpini, Villica, Do- 

 minula, and others. — R. Garfit, Vine House, West Street, 

 Alford, Lincolnshire. 



Wanted (tide-blown only), eggs of shrikes, pied flycatcher, 

 stonechat, wheatear, goldcrest. longtailed tit, Ray's wagtail, 

 rock pipit, hawfinch, twite, nuthatch, and teal, in exchange for 

 rare dried plants or eggs. — G. F. W. Lees, 95 Tanners' Lane, 

 Warrington. 



FoK exchange, birds' skins and eggs, also birds in flesh.— 

 J. T. T. Reed, Ryhope, Durham Co. 



Wanted, coins, medals, tokens, and naval and military war 

 medals in exchange for fossils, minerals, and a variety of 

 natural objects. — F. Stanley, Margate. 



Diatoms (mounted and named) wanted in exchange for 

 shells and fossils, &c. — P. , Mason, 6 Park Lane, Piccadilly, 

 London. 



Side-blown specimens of white-throated sparrow, great 

 northern shrike, golden-winged woodpecker, killdeer, red- 

 winged starling, recd-warblercoot, and many others. Full data. 

 — W. Wells Bladen, Stone, Staffordshire. 



A few local birds' eggs to exchange for other side-blown. — 

 S. E. Duvall, Butter Market, Ipswich. 



Offers in exchange requested for stuffed heron, partridge, 

 pheasant, and turtledove ; also the following skins, great 

 northern diver, great black-backed gull, and two silver pheasants. 

 — Alfred Baker, Tewkesbury. 



Large cabinet, suitable for birds' eggs, shells, fossils, &c., 

 height 20 in., depth 11 in., width 18 in. Will exchange for 

 birds' eggs.— S. Wager, 72 Middle Street, Stroud, Gloucester. 



I am anxious te correspond with collectors, amateur or pro- 

 fessional, of marine organisms living, especially Hydrozoa and 

 Polyzoa.— E. Wade Wilton, Northfield Villas, Leeds. 



A collection of about 1500 foreign and British postage- 

 stamps in Oppens' " Stamp Album," to be exchanged. Wanted, 

 cabinet for butterflies and moths or microscopic slides, &c. — 

 F. A. A. Skuse, 143 Stepney Green, London, E, 



Entomology : set of specimens of large skipper butterfly and 

 drinker moth in exchange for set of specimens of other sorts. — 

 W. Foddy, 13 King Street, Stony Stratford. 



Will exchange five volumes of " Design and Work " for 

 works treating on the microscope or microscopic apparatus. — 

 L. Francis, 20 Frogmore Street, Abergavenny. 



For exchange, forty-one numbers, unbound, in good con- 

 dition, with plates, highly finished in colours, of "The Genera 

 of Recent and Fossil Shells," by G. B. Sowerby. Wanted, 

 section cutter, books on natural history, &c. — John] Boggust, 

 jun., Alton, Hants. 



Testacella Maugei, Conovulus viyosotis, &c., offered for 

 PiiJ>a rhrgfns, Vertigo alpestris, Lij/inea involuta, &c. — J. W. 

 Cundall, Carrville, Alexandra Park, Redland, Bristol. 



Wanted, specimens, alive or dead, of natterjack toad and 

 edible frog. Also fresh plants of Conclhtutn aututnnale and 

 PolygomiiH bistorta. For exchange. — S. B. Axford, 15 Com- 

 mercial Road, Bournemouth. 



Slide of Gomplionetna geminatuiti in exchange for any 

 interesting object.— A. W. Griffin, Saville Row, Bath. 



Trigonia pulchella (Agaz.) in exchange for other Trigonia.— 

 W. D. Carr, 80 Carholme Road, Lincoln. 



W.\NTED, polariscope, camera lucida and Lieberkiihn. Can 

 offer in exchange small entomological cabinet of six drawers, 

 drying-house for setting lepidoptera, the "Entomologist" and 

 Science-Gossip of 1878 to date, ako a good guitar of Dutch 

 make.— J. P. Hiller, 38 Hornsey Street, Holloway, N. 



\ Object-glass, Smith and Beck, and ?, Baker, for five pounds, 

 less than half cost. Warranted perfect. Forwarded on receipt 

 of cheque. — Rev. R. Browne, 120 Inverness Terrace, Bays- 

 water, London, W. 



Aicidium Urticcz, Xenodochus carhonarius. Mounted 

 slides of above. Send lists, botanical preferred. — A. Norris, 

 Urmston, Manchester. 



BOOKS, ETC., RECEIVED. 



"A Manual of the Infusoria." By W. Saville Kent, F.L.S. 

 Part 6 (complete). London: D. Bogue. 



"Animal Intelligence." By G. R. Romanes, LL.D. 

 London : C. Kegan Paul & Co. 



" Faith the Life-root of Science." By H. Grifiith. London : 

 Elliot Stock. 



"Studies in Nidderdale. " By Joseph Lucas. London: 

 Elliot Stock. 



' ' Catechism of Modern Chemistry." By E. W. Volckxsom- 

 London : Kegan Paul. 



" Smithsonian Report, 1880." Washington : Government 

 Printing Office. 



" Micrographic Dictionary." 4th edition. Parts 8 to 13. 

 London : Van Voorst. 



" Studies in Microscopical Science." By A. C. Cole. 



" Northern Microscopist." 



"Midland Naturalist." 



" Scottish Naturalist." 



" The Field Naturalist." 



" Proceedings of the Liverpool Naturalists' Field Club." 



"Journal of the Postal Microscopical Society." No. 2. 



"Natural History Notes." Vol. ii.. No. 7. 



" Land and Water." 



" Aunt Judy's Magazine." 



"Ben Brierley's Journal." 



" American Naturalist." 



" Boston Journal of Chemistry." 



" Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, New York." 



" Cosmos : les Mondes." 



" Ciel et Terre." 



"Revue Botanique." 



" Feuille des Jeunes Naturalistes." 



" La Science pour Tous." 



" Le Monde de la Science." 



&c. &c. &c. 



Communications received up to 8th ult. from : — 

 C. F. G.— T. W. O.— R. A. R. B.— J. N. S.— A. W.— A. L.— 

 G. E. M.— C. V. S.— C. E. W.— T. S. K.— P. Q. K.— R. L. M. 

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

 J. B.-W. B. G.— E. L.— A. K.— L. S. G.— J. J. R.— A. W. G. 

 — L. F. W. F.— C. H. G.— F. A. A. S.— C. F. G.— F. H. A.— 

 E. W. W.— S. W.— A. B.— H. M.-J. R. N— D. B.— 

 E. C. R. L.-S. B. A.— J. W. C— J. F.-P. M.— Theta— F. S. 

 -W. W. B.— J. T. T. R.— G. F. W. L.— F. K.— P. Q. K.— 

 T. M.— W. B. G.-T. C.-R. G.— J. D. H.— J. G. R.-J.T. R. 

 -G. B.— R. M. C.-L. F. W.— G. D.-B. T.— F. T. AV.— 

 W. L.— S. G. R.— E. S.— J. S.— E. M.— E. W.— H. L. — 

 J. E. P.— E. B. K. W.— A. N. P.— E. L.— A. H. S.— H. E. W. 

 — A. C— &c.; 



