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HARDWICKE'S SCIENCE-GOSSIP. 



\V. K. — We are sorry to say your specimens have been mis- 

 laid. Can you send us others ? 



R. V. — You will arrive in Australia at the wrong time of year 

 for collecting. 



Geo. NiCHOLSOM. — The "Science-Gossip Botanical Ex- 

 change Club" has not only been founded, but has distributed 

 all the collected specimens among the members, which number 

 about one hundred. 



M. B. — Put some damp Moss in with your Green Tree Frogs, 

 and give them an occasional worm when they wake up. 



S. G. S.— In addition to those dredged up off the Essex 

 coasts, and found beneath the London Clay of Suffolk, the 

 localities where remains of the Corphyodon have been found in 

 the Woolwich beds are two places in the neighbourhood of 

 Camberwell. 



T. E. W.— Your insect is the Great Sawfly {Sirex gigas). 



Jas. Thompson. — Your fungus is the rather rare " Yi^x- 

 cu\^^' C\\xh" {Cla7'ariapistillaris). 



M.^CDONALD Steel. — The thistle sent us is very interesting. 

 The peculiar growth is due to the development of the upper 

 parts of the capitulum into leaves. 



G. O. Howell. — The objects found on the garden-path are 

 gasteromycetous fungi, and a species of Niiiularia. 



M. B. (Dudley). — Your specimen is a Sednm, or more popu- 

 larly named Stonecrop ; but in the absence of flowers we cannot 

 give you its specific name. 



F. W. (Old Broad-street). — From your description, we should 

 think the shrub is Veronica Aiuiersonii. We were not, how- 

 ever, aware of its peculiar intoxicating properties. It would be 

 interesting, especially so to entomologists, if, when you have 

 correctly ascertained its name, you would make it public. 



H. H. (West Ashling). — The true Polygonum duinctoruin 

 has highly-polished seeds, not unlike ebony. We have carefully 

 examined the specimens sent, and find it is P. convolvulus, 

 P. pseudo-dumetoruin, Wats. The angular stem, although 

 this is not always to be relied upon, and dull, striated fruit ; if 

 you slightly magnify the fruit, you will observe it to be covered 

 with niinute points, whereas in P. ditinetoriivi it is smooth. 

 This character you may rely upon with certainty. 



Elation (Radcliffe).— The true Shamrock seems to be a 

 disputed point. Whilst one would declare it to be Wood Sorrel 

 {Oxalts), another just as stoutly clings to the Clover ; the latter, 

 however, is the plant mostly selected by the Irish peasantry to 

 be worn on St. Patrick's Day. Write to Mr. Wheldon, Great 

 Queen-street, London ; he will probably supply you with Gal- 

 pine's book. 



J. C. (Oscott, Birmingham) — By holding up the leaf to the 

 light, the veins running from the midrib to the margin are seen 

 to be forked. This simple plan will point out a fern, apart from 

 the fructification. It is the Hart's-tonguc Fern, although we 

 have never seen the stipe so long in British specimens. 



(Harrow).— Get "Geological Stories," price 4s., published 

 by Hardwicke & Bogue, 192, Piccadilly, W. 



EXCHANGES. 



A FEW Galathea, Edusa, and Corydon, in exchange for 

 Eup/irosyne, Rubi, Argiolus, Argon, or Panisciis, or many 

 common Moths (unset preferred).— A. W. Rosling, 20, Bootham, 

 York. 



I HAVE about 60c species of Brachiopoda, and wish_ to add 

 species I have not got. I would give in exchange Trilobites, 

 or one or two American Brachiopoda. — C. Callaway, Welling- 

 ton, Salop. . r << If 



Wanted Microscopic Objectives, m exchange for Micro- 

 scopical Dictionary."— T. C. Maggs, Yeovil. 



Sea-shells for exchange, and shall be glad to hear of any 

 one who is willing to exchange. — J. Backhouse, junr., 20, 

 Bootham, York. 



I HAVE Diatoms, Spicules, Spines, Skins and Scales, Palates, 

 &c., mounted or unmounted. Shall be glad to exchange for any 

 unmounted material really good. — E. Barker, Aquarium, Rothe- 

 say, N.B. . „ J . 



Crocus nudijlorus, growing or dried plants offered in ex- 

 change for any rare dried plant. — Lists to W. Jones, Man- 

 chester-street, Oldham. 



A good writing-diamond, for gUss slides for mounting. — 

 Apply, sending sample slide, to Wm. Sargant, junr.. Cavers- 

 wall, Stoke-on-Trent. 



Will exchange Eggs of Guillemot, Razorbill, &c., for Bri- 

 tish Lepidoptera. — List to J. Wrangham, 73, High-street, 

 Bridlington. . 



Some living Chrysalides of Emperor Moth {S. carpini), in 

 exchange for Sea-birds' Eggs. — Jas. Ingleby, Eavestone, near 

 Ripon. 



Wanted, Animal Parasites, either mounted or unmounted. 

 — Apply to W. A. Hyslop, 22, Palmerston-place, Edinburgh. 



Haworth's "Lepidoptera Britannica," Stainton's "Ma- 

 nual," Samouelle's " Entomological Cabinet," Newman's " But- 

 terflies," Carpenter's " Microscope," 4th ed., and others. 

 Wanted, Hassal's "Fresh-water Algje," Johnston's "Zoo- 

 phytes," or Ross's 4-ioth Condenser. Ca.sh or by arrangement. 

 -J. Hodkinson, loi. Mill-street, Macclesfield. 



L. C, 7th ed.— Nos. 858, 923, &c., for other Plants.— Send 

 lists to J. Comber, Southgate House, Winchester. 



Eggs of H. dispar and O. antigua, for other Eggs. J. T- 



Rodgers, 222, Chadderton-road, Oldham. 



One-holed Eggs of Heron, Hooded Crow, Stockdove, Jack- 

 daw, Magpie, Garden Warbler, L. Redpole, Long-tailed Tit 

 Pipets, Coot, Kestrel, Blue Tit, Razorbill, Guillemot, &c., &c.', 

 to exchange for Nightingales, Owls, Cormorants, Shag, C. Gull^ 

 Grasshopper Warbler, C. Bunting, Wryneck, Crested Grebe, or 

 other rare Eggs. — J. F. Pratt, Westgate, Ripon. 



For Hypninn Siuarizii (in fruit), send other Moss or object 

 of interest, on stamped envelope, to Mrs. Skilton, Brentford 

 End, Middlesex. 



Cyclas rivicola, Zua lubricn, Helix nfinoralis, var. hoftensis, 

 for any other common Shell not in collection. — Mrs. Skilton, 

 Brentford End, Middlesex. 



L. C., 7th ed. — Nos. 120, 257, 273, 282 383, 389, 390, 576, 

 634, 651, 729, 829, 865, 1015, 1036, 1040, 1131, 1501, 1571, 1597, 

 1639, for other British Plants. — W. J. Hannan, 6, Tatton- 

 street, Ashton-under-Lyne. 



For deep-sea sounding from INIediterranean, send some object 

 of interest or good material. — A. Alletsee, 11, Foley-street, 

 Portland-place, London. 



Duplicates.- 19, 72, 93, iii, 157^, 169, 196, 198, 203, 285, 

 279. 326, 363, 338, 354, 622, 722, 760, 1264, 1281, 1283, 1297, 

 1584, 1586, and others, for local plants. — Send lists to J. H. A. 

 Jenner, 4, East-street, Lewes. 



For PluiHularia cristata and Anguinaria spatula (un- 

 mounted), send stamped envelope or object of interest to J. 

 Wooller, 7, Farm-road, Hove, Brighton. 



Di;pLic.\TES. — Eggs of Pied Flycatcher, Whinchat, Wheat- 

 ear, Yellow Wagtail, Lesser Redpole, Carrion and Hooded 

 Crow, Brown Snipe, Common and Lesser Tern. Desiderata— 

 any Fritillaries (e.xcept dark -green and pearl-bordered). Skip- 

 pers, Blues (except Chalkhill and C'ommon), Hair-streaks 

 (except Green), Sybilla {G. album), Polychloros, Mac/uion, 

 Khainni, Cardainincs. — R. McAldowie, 82, Bonaccord-street, 

 Aberdeen. 



Lepidiion lati/oliuin, Filago gallica, Spiranthes autuin- 

 nalis, Dipsacus pilosus, Centaurea solstitialis, &c., for other 

 rare plants or microscopic material. — Send list to G. Tenyiere, 

 23, Crouch-street, Colchester, Esse.x. 



Books wanted. — Johnson's "Spongiada: and Lithophytes," 

 Edinburgh, 1842 ; "British Spongiadse," by Bowerbank, Lon- 

 don, 1864.— Address, R. Allen, Troy, New York, U.S.A. 



A gentlei\l\n, having a well-stocked laboratory of Chemical 

 Apparatus, in value exceeding .£50, wishes to exchange the 

 -same for a good Microscope, Slides, and Apparatus. — H. Hilder, 

 33, St. Andrew's-road, Hastings. 



S. rivicola, P. ainnicuin, P. vortex, P. carinatus, P. cor- 

 neus, P. contortus, L. palnstris, L. glabra, H. virgata, H. 

 cnporata, H. erictorutn, H. lapicida, and B. acutus, offered 

 for N. Jiiiviatilis, H. couciniia, H. re7)elata, H. obiwluta, P. 

 ringens, or any Vertigos. — Edward Collier, 7, Dale-street, 

 Manchester. 



Wanted, exchange in Birds' Eggs with American, Colonial, 

 and Continental collection, by William Stoate, Wembdon, 

 Bridgwater. 



BOOKS, &c., RECEIVED. 



"The Origin of the World," by Dr. J. W. Dawson, F.R.S 

 London : Hodder & Stoughton. 



" Proteus ; or Unity in Nature," by Dr. Radcliffe. Second 

 Edition. London : Macmillan. 



" Monthly Microscopical Journal." November. 



" Land and Water." ,, 



" The Natur.ilist." 



" American Naturalist." October. 



" American Journal of Microscopy," ,, 



"Western Journal of Science and Industry." September. 



" Botanische Zeitung." October. 



" Land and Water." November. 



" Law Journal." ,, 



" Industrial Art." ,, 



&c. &c. &c. 



Communications have been received up to 

 ULT., from:— T. S.— V. M. G.— G. R. V.— H. M 

 F. C— E. A. W.— A. W. R.— M. B.— T. C. M.— C. 

 — C. J. A.~H. B.— W. G. H. C— G. L.— J. B., jun. 

 — E. B.— A. J. F.--J. M. H.— J. A., jun.— G. 

 C. B. R. A.— W. R. T.-R. T. G.— A. W.— W. E. T.- 

 — G. T. B.— M. J. W.— C. W. H.— S. E. B.— E 



F. R B.— J. F. R.— C. W. H.— F. V. P.— W. S. K. 

 -R. S.-Col. F. A. D.— Prof C. S. B.— Dr. B 

 W. S., jun.-W. J.— J. G.— C. F.-E. F. C— J. E. 

 —A. S. H.-J. W. W.— W. H. G.— T. B.— J. F. P. 

 J. H.-G. T. B.-S. G. S.-J. A. S.-E. B. K. W.- 

 _j. W.— J. I.— T. H. P.— J. C— M. K.— W. K.- 



G. F. C— J. T. R.— S. T.-Dr. H. F. P.-G. T. B.- 

 W. I. H.— J. I. N.— J. T.— A. A.— J. C — E. 

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 J. C.— W. R. T.-H. H.— C. D.-R. H. N. B.— T. 

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