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HARDWICKE'S SCIENCE-GOSSIP. 



NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



W. L. Sargant.— Fill a good-sized flowerpot with fr.sh 

 sawdust of oak, elm, poplar, willow, or other wood (not 

 deal or pine), put the Cossiis larva into it, and cover care- 

 fully v.ith a flat tile or 5late, also closinjj the hole at the 

 bottom of the pot with a similar hard substance, and leave it 

 till next June. If not full-fed or in pupa then, give it another 

 twelvemonth. It will not require warmth.— C. G. B. 



M. E. W.— T!ie in-s-ect inclosed is a Xipfiis /io/ul';ucus, a 

 beetle of the family Ptinidre, and always found in houses. 

 We can Rive no opinion as to the name of t!ie " Canary- 

 coloured Ephemeral Fly " either from figure or description. 

 Send the insect. 



C. W. BiN'GHA.M. — Your specimens were Alcyrodcs phiUi/- 

 rice (Halliday), belonging to a small family of Homoptera, 

 allied to the CoccidK, but d'stinct therefrom. — TJ. M'L. 



T. R.— It is not at all an unusual thing for the Vlula odorata 

 to bloom in the autumn. A variety has been tiained by the 

 horticulturists to this, as our correspondent may observe at 

 any florist's. 



E. H. G.— The shells are— 1. Cyc/ns oni/is : 2. Pupa mns. 

 corum. You should get Tate's " Land and Fresh-water 

 Shells," illustrated with coloured plates and published by 

 Hardwicke, 192, Piccadilly, at six shillings. 



W. P.N. — The fungus "inclosed is tolerably common. It 

 is Caluccra viscosa. 



R. H. N. 13.— Tlie objects on the backs of leaves are— 

 1. Eggs of a small fly ; 2. on oak-leaf, the gall of a species 

 of Ci/?iips; and 3. on box -leaf, merely a colourable altera- 

 tion of the chlorophyl. 



C. L. Jacksox. — You cannot do better than advertise your 

 want.s in our exchange column. 



Mosses. — Pennycuick. Nos. 1 and 6, Hi/pmcm denticnlutum ; 

 No. 5, Hypnuin loreum ; Nos. 2, .'i, and 4 had become detached. 

 Better specimens than these should be sent, and they ought 

 to be properly mounted, and not merely stuck to any sort of 

 paper, in a random fashion. — B. 



W. 11. \VARNf;K.— The names of the beetles inc'osed in the 

 quill are: — 1. Apadcrt/s roruU (L.): 2. Graplodera (uiipidn. 

 p/iuga (probably identical with G. coryli). The galls will be 

 named ne^t month. Plea^;c scrid us a few for further 

 inquiry. 



W. L. Nash. — The diatoms apiicar to be Coccoiifis sctifel- 

 luni ; but they are sadly intermixed with the sand. Try getting 

 lid of the latter by gravity. 



J. II. SwALi.on'. — The ob.iects sent us from an Echinus are 

 the scales of small fishes, probably portion of a dead 

 individual on which the Ec/iiinis may have fed. 



II. B. G. — Your specimen was tlie Jersey Toadfi.ix [Linaria 

 rvliHseriiintt). 



Arthur S.mvtu. — The superstition you relate is not un- 

 common. For the " old sayings and doings of our ancestors,'' 

 especially as bearing on beliefs associated with animals and 

 plants, see Charles Hardwick's "Traditions, Superstitions, 

 and Folk-lore." London, Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. 



E. LovKTT. — Will you be kind enough to send another 

 specimen ? Your last has got mislaid, or lost in trans- 

 mission. 



Arthur Goodp;. — It is not uncommon to find semi- fossilized 

 wood along the Norfolk coasts. It has been derived from the 

 " Forest Bed " that lies further to the north, at Cromer, and 

 extends under the German Ocean. Doubtless your spe- 

 cimen is such. 



J. A., JuN. — Your notes are in type: but unless there is spe- 

 cial occasion, we are obliged to adhere to our rule of priorit}' 

 in the insertion of communications. Your wish shall be 

 attended to. 



EiiRATA. — In Mr. Leslie's paper last month, for A'-gt/rus 

 read Argynnis ; and lor Daplidli read Daplidice. The P. D.'s 

 also go about seeking what they can devour. 



C. E. — The specimens are the dissipimcnts of the siliqna or 

 seed-pod of Lunari/i, a genus of the Alyssinea group of the 

 CrunifiTfe. 



W. J. HoopKR.— The grub inclosed in box is the larva of 

 the (ircat Stag Beetle [Lucanns cerims), 



R. II. WKsrROPP. — Weare sorry to say your communication 

 contained no vertebras, or anything of the kind, wlien it 

 reached us. 



R BARRiNf:To.v. — Your specimen appears to be the Alpine 

 Milk-vetch {Aalntgaliin alphuiK). Wc can make nothing else 

 of i"-. 



S. A. Brexna.v. — The fern is perhaps Poly/iodiuni 

 pJiyllitidls ,- but it is a most puzzling thing to have to name a 

 species from an imperfect pinnule. 2. The Greater Brcom-rape 

 iOni'ianche rupinn). 3. Corn Woundwort (Sluchijs art'ensix). 

 Will our correspondents, when they wish plants named, kindly 

 send them mjiower ? Tne last specimen was in a very imper- 

 fect state. 



EXCHANGES. 



E( HiN'i. — Will any of our correspondents wlio have the op- 

 portunity send us si)cc)mens of any of the British Echini, 



v.hole, for examination of the water- vascular system ? Also 

 larval forms of the above, if possilile. The specimens might, 

 after being killed in fre.sh water, be placed in a jar of glycerine 

 and water, half and half, with a dash of spirits of wine added. 

 Any expenses will be thankfully paid.— Address, Editor S.-G., 

 102, Piccadilly. 



Eggs of the Grasshopper Warbler, Sandwich Tern, Sparrow- 

 hawk, Kestrel Hawk^ and others, in exchange (or orher 

 British eggs. — Address, J. Watson, 20, Fountain Lane, 

 Blaydon-on-Tyne. 



A xu.MBER of fine pupre, including fourteen AcJiprmtfia 

 utropos, to exchange for good slide:, well mounted. — W. Lane 

 Sear, 24, Cecil Square, Margate, Kent. 



Vampire Bat, Polar Bear, and other good hairs, for Fern 

 Fronds withripe spores. — E. J. Wilson, 4a, Upper Cuniming 

 Street, N. 



FORA.MiNiFERA from Gravcsend chalk for other objects 

 mounted.— W. Freeman, 1 6."), Maxey Road, Plumstead. 



Cei.lu(,aria cii.iatv (well mounted) for a similar good 



object.— A<!dress, H. Gilbert, 45, St. George's Road, Peckliam. 



For a good unmounted object, a Pa'ate of Dog-whelk, well 



mounted as an opaque object. Send object and stamped box 



to Wm. Sargant, Jun., Caverswall, Cheadle, Staffordshire. 



For seeds of Godcfiri, ColliiiKia Bartstefulia, and Cenlrun- 

 thus maciost/tlwri, send stamped directed envelope and good 

 microscopical object to Henry L Kay, Cathnor Road, New 

 Road, Shepherd's Bush, London, W. 



Wanted good specimens of British Birds' Eggs, named, 

 in exchange for British Land and Fresh-water Shells. — 

 Address, H. Perkins, Hill House, Sibford, near Banbury. 



Good specimens of MacUaun (a limited number), Uhumni, 

 and Adonis, in exchange for any of the following ■—Paphia, 

 Aglaia, C. album, Hyale, Sinapis (female), Rubi, Qutrcus, 

 Ailon, &c. Answers in a week.— Robert Laddiman, 3, Cos- 

 tessey Terrace, Hellesdou Road, Norwich. 



A KEW specimens of Heliv obvohita for Pnludina vieipni:i , 

 Flnnorbis corneus, or other rare British species.— E. H. God- 

 dard, Esq., Rev. H. Moberly's, King's Street, Winchester. 



Wanted, British Butterflies or Moths in exchange for spe- 

 cimens of the following fevna -.—Polypudium dryoph-ris, 

 Al/osorus crispus, Asplmiuiii viride, or Cystopteris fragilis .— 

 J. A. G., The Elms, Banbury, O.xon. 



Send stamped and addressed envelops with an unmounted 

 object of hiterest for fine crystals of pure Oxalate of Ammonia, 

 to Miss Watkins, 15, I'nion Street, Deptford, S.E. 



Wa.vtkd, leaves of Vculziii scaOra and gracilis, in ex- 

 change for rich foraminiferous Sand from Connemara, or 

 other objects,— H. E. Freeman, 1, Rose Villas, Wood 

 Green, N. 



A i.iiiERAL number of good slides of spicules and selected 

 diatoms, for material'containing any Aulucadiscus, Eupodiscus, 

 Jslhmiii, or Arachudidiscus, or for a bit of Glass-rope Sponge. 

 — J. K.Jackson, Talbot Street, OWbury, Birmingham. 



PnvTEU.MAORBicuLARE, Gfiitianii amarcUa,a.\v\oVaets,. For 

 list apply to R. Payne, 12, Brock Road, Lordship Road, Stoke 

 Newington. 



British Birds' Eggs offered in exchange for Atropos, Cun- 

 vfilviili, Euphorbia, G.ilii, Lioornicu, Celerio, Elpenor, Por- 

 cdlns, Nerii. Any of the above.- W. Bowman, Upper Willow- 

 Hall, VVarley, Halifax. 



For Pollen of JMelumjiyrum prufense send stamped directed 

 envelope to J. H. Martin, 8(j, Week Street, Maidstone. 



Cuticle of Pinom/ and Plates of Ilolotliuria for other 

 it'e/^mounted objects.— A. C. Rogers, Red Lodge, South- 

 ampton. 



WcLi.-Mou.vTED ScctioHS of Teeth offered in exchange for • 

 otlicr well-mounted slides.— W. Nash, Stroud, Gloucester- 

 shire. 



Fossils wanted. Lias, Oolitic, Mountain Limestone, or Silu- 

 rian, in exchange for Norman's prejiared microscopical slides 

 and others.— S. J. Barnes, Trafalgar Road, Moseley, Bir- 

 mingham. 



Wings of British Butterflies and Moths for mounting, in 

 exchange for other microscopic material.- A. H. S., 50, Ar- 

 lington Street, Mornington Crescent, London. 



Good specimens of fietneic, Corydon, and a few of Fiiipen- 

 dulx foranvone requiring them, uponreccipt of a suitable box 

 and return postage.— H. A. Auld, ti2, Granville Park, Black, 

 h^ath. 



Wanted, Animal Parasites, Mites, &c., mounted or un- 

 monnted. Good slides given in exchange.— Address E. Lovett, 

 Holly Mount, Crovdon. 



Wkli.- MOUNTED slides of selected Diatoms for fragments of 

 HyiluHcuiaoY C/iirodota.—G. Moore, Dereham Road, Norwich. 

 PoRTiox of Wing of Panidssius Apollo and other character- 

 istic scales in exchange for well-mounted slides.- T. Shipton, 

 Jun., 12, High Street, Chesterfield. 



For scales of Rock-lish send stamped and directed enve- 

 lope, with object of interest, to F. S., Po.st Ofticc, Rugcley, 

 Staflordshire. , 



For exchange, slides of Entomological objects, &c. Send 

 lists to H. M. J. Underliill, 7, High Street, Oxtord. 



L. Gi.AHER (living specimens) for other British Land and 

 Fresh- water Shells. -H . I.aver, Colchester. 



