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often observed living specimens of Pandora lying in 

 burrows of sand, but he could not get at its natural 

 habitat. The shells were only washed up there by 

 the tide ; and if they did not get into their natural 

 situations, they died, and would always be found 

 with their valves gaping open. 



BOTANY. 



Manual of Botauic Teiois.— We beg to call 

 attention to the recently puljlished second edition 

 of this most valuable book. The author, Mr. M. C. 

 Cooke, has evidently spared no pains to bring it up 

 to the most recent botanical status. During the 

 past ten ten years a great number of new botanical 

 terms have come into use, and these the student will 

 now find fully explained. Especially in those words 

 necessarily required in dealing with monstrous 

 vegetable forms [Teratology), will the reader feel 

 thankful for so complete and time-saving a manual. 

 "We may add that the additional illustrations are 

 numerous, and such as cannot fail to be acceptable 

 to the student. 



Local Names or Common Plants.— The fol- 

 lowing are the names in use at Sidbury, near 

 Sidmouth, for some of the wild plants :— Summer- 

 farewell, Ragwort ; Willow-herd (largf.' hairy). Wild 

 Elox ; St. John's-wort, Tipson ; lied Campion, 

 Robin Hood ; Hemp-nettle, Wild Mint ; Tansy, 

 Mushroom ; Bulrush, Lever's Daisy ; Clyder, Clie ; 

 Eyebright, Peeweets ; Hemp Agrimony, Comfrey ; 

 Dropwort, Lemp ; Fleabane, Camels; Bindweed, 

 Withy Wine ; Mallow, Cheesenut ; Coriander, 

 Caxey ; Snapdragon, Dog's-mouth ; Ploughman's 

 Spikenard, Michaelmas Daisy ; Knapweed, Devil's- 

 bit; Spear-thistle, Horse-thistle; Eoxgloves, Pep- 

 pes ; Ox-eye Daisy, Horse Daisy ; Black Bryony, 

 Row-berries ; Common Nipplewort, Hasty Rogers ; 

 Bird's-foot Trefoil, Tom Tliumb ; Persicaria, Lamb's- 

 tongues ; Crowfoot, Giltincup ; Wild Camomile^ 

 Wild Camels.-^. D. B. 



The Hollyhock DisnAS'E. — Grevilka states 

 that during June and July this disease was reported 

 from different localities in England, as having caused 

 great damage to the Hollyhocks. It is caused by 

 Puccinia mahacearum (Mont.), a fungus not pre- 

 viously observed in this country, which was originally 

 desciibed by Montague as occurring on the under 

 surfaces of the leaves of Althcea officinalis. Speci- 

 mens of Maloa sylvestris, with this fungus parasitic 

 upon them, have also been recorded from Salisbury, 

 Chichester, and Exeter. 



Lysimaciiia punctata. — During a walk near 

 Norwich in the latter part of July last, I had the 

 satisfaction of finding a specimen of Lijsimachia 

 punctata under such circumstances as to prevent 



the supposition of it being an escape. Seeing no 

 mention of this plant in the Rev. Kirby Trimmer's 

 " Norfolk Flora," 1 should be glad to learn whether 

 it has been before met with in this county, and also 

 its other stations besides those given in the books. 

 — /. Wittey, B.A., Norwich. 



Pollen-Geain. — Whilst ex- 

 amining some pollen obtained 

 from a bee, a short time ago, 



I found, among others, the fol- 

 lowing (fig. 14'7). Can any 



reader inform me what plant it ^. , 



II X n 71 7r nr 7> ^'^- '''"• Unknow-n 

 belongs to ?— it. II. N. B. PoUen-grain. 



GEOLOGY. 



"Pick-Cheeses and Faiuy-Loaves."— On page 

 206, in the article on the above subject, reference is 

 made to fig. 130 as " from the Oolite." It should 

 have been to fig. 129. 



Geology of Castleton. — One of the most inter- 

 esting localities on the Derbyshire mountain lime- 

 stone, for fossil-collecting is Castleton, a spot 

 where we have spent some profitable weeks in that 

 pursuit. We beg to call attention to a neat little 

 handbook to the town, published by Mr. John 

 Tyrn, of Castleton, a well-known dealer in fossils. 

 Visitors will find it of great assistance in going over 

 this capital collecting-ground. 



CoAL: its Nature and Uses. — Under this 

 heading the Rev. J. M. Mello, F.G.S., has pub- 

 lished a paper read before the Chesterfield and 

 Derbyshire Institute of Mining, Civil, and Mecha- 

 nical Engineers. It deals principally with the 

 economic products of coal and coal compounds, and 

 well deserved to be reprinted. 



Elementary Crystallography. — Mr. J. B. 

 Jordan, of the School of Mines, has recently written 

 a capital little book bearing the above title, which 

 is published by Thomas Murby. It includes 

 several large diagrammatic sheets, showing the 

 modifications in the leading types of crystals from 

 the elementary forms, and is the best, most easily 

 comprehended, and cheapest little manual we have 

 yet seen. 



Geological Features and Parish Boun- 

 daries.— Among the most interesting papers read 

 before the British Association at Brighton last 

 year was one by Mr. William Topley, F.G.S., on 

 "The Relation of the Parish Boundaries in the 

 South-east of England to great Physical Features, 

 particularly to the Chalk Escarpment." Since then 

 the paper has been amplified, and published, with 

 sections, maps, &c., in the Journal of the Anthropo- 

 logical Institute. It is a bit of careful, conscien- 



