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HARDWICKE'S SCIENCE-GOSSIP. 



[Oct. 1, 1S70. 



NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



r. h.— Ploughman's Spikenard {Inula conyza).— B. 



A. S. — Cgstopteris alpinu, Desv. — B. 



R. T. -Caret paniculata, Linn. — B. 



jl. P.— The two bees are Bnmbux lapidarius. The sexual 

 distinctions are described in Mr. F. Smith's " Catalogue of 

 British Hymenoptera in the British Museum," part I. p. 228. 

 — C. 0. w. 



S. B.— The insect sent belongs to the parasitical family of 

 Hymenoptera, Jchneumonidie. It is the Ophion lutewm. The 

 sting is somewhat severe. — F. S. 



H. M. H. R.— The headless humble bees have probably 

 been attacked by some insect (and not by birds) probably 

 when intoxicated by the juices of the Catalpa. It is not easy 

 to give any definite information on such a point without 

 having been on the spot. The bees are B. leucorum and B. 

 lapidarius. — F. S. 



H. (York).— Certainly not. Ferns in sitting-rooms are not 

 injurious to the health of the inmates. 



A. S.— Most of the terminations are diminutives or adjec- 

 tive forms. Consult your Latin grammar. 



M. S. H. H.— The common " Bedeguar," a gall caused by 

 insects. 



j. p._We are resolved not to insert exchanges or notes of 

 insects, if correspondents will not take the trouble to write 

 out the generic names in full, and distinct. The slovenly 

 habit of only writing the initial letter we shall by no means 

 encourage. 



F, j, \y. — A common fungus {Rhytisma acerinum). 



J. M.— Albino varieties of birds are common. We cannot 

 enter here upon the philosophy of the question. 



E. W.-We could not attempt to name such microscopical 

 fragments. 



J. K. J.— Very satisfactory ; thanks for offer. 



W. P. J.— Please send address to J. Britten, Esq., F.L.S., 

 Herbarium, Royal Gardens, Kew. 



L. A. H.-We do not see how we can help you with your 

 grievance. Unfortunately, there is plenty of quackery in the 

 world, working through the medium of advertisements. 



\ J.— The moss referred to Timmia nornegicn is Tri- 

 dnntium pellucidum ( Dicranum, Hedw, : Dichodunlium, 

 Schimper). — R. B. 



B. H.-We should refer the Usnea to U.florida.—W. C. 



EXCHANGES. 



Notice.— Only one "Exchange" can be inserted at a 

 time by the same individual. The maximum length (except 

 for correspondents not residing in Great Britain) is three 

 lines. Only objects of Natural History permitted. Notices 

 must be legibly written, in full, as intended to be inserted. 



Puccinia graminis, Bramble Brand, Bramble Rust, Rose 

 Rust, for any other Micro Fungi.— T. G., 20, New Street, 

 Dorset Square, London. 



Lagurux ooatus offered for any Pyrolaor Utricularia (dried). 

 — W. H. Beeby, Lansdowne Road, Croydon. 



Primrose Brand (Puccinia primula). — Send addressed 

 envelope and any (vegetable) object of interest to H. P., 12, 

 Margaret Street, Hull. 



Teucrium botrys, Lactuca saligaa, and others in exchange 

 for rare British Plants.— W. R. Hayward, 4, Ellesmere Villas, 

 Devonshire Road, Forest Hill, S.E. 



Fossils, from the Silurian Limestone at Dudley, offered in 

 exchange for three good Diatom Slides.— Address, G. Bowen, 

 95, Hampton Street, Birmingham. 



Good Slides offered for Cardinal Spiders. Mole Crickets, 

 or Stag Beetles. — Address, C. L. Jackson, No. 4, Clarendon 

 Terrace, Haulgh, Bolton. 



Microscopic Leak Fungi (unmounted) for objects of 

 interest (unmounted). — H. Durnford, Claremont House, 

 Waterloo, Liverpool. 



Desmidiac/k. — Slides of Pediastrum and Scenedesmus for 

 others, or material. Please send list. — Rev. John Hanson, 1, 

 Eagby Square, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds. 



Twenty-five Species of rare African Fggs, and 20 rare 

 British, for others from all parts of the world.— C. O. G. 

 Napier, 20, Maryland Road, Paddington. 



BitiTisii LEFinorTERA, including C. sponsa, for other 

 species, or Birds' Fggs. — Address, H. Miller, Jun., Ipswich. 



Twenty Plants from the Lower Pyrenees (including Ra- 

 mondia Pyrenaica) offered for 30 named Sea-weeds.— Address, 

 W. P. James, Collegiate Institution, Birkenhead. 



Caradrina alsines, Agrotis pitta, &c, for other Lepidoptera. 

 — J. Purdue, Ridgeway, Plympton, Devon. 



For Scales of Dace, Bleak, Sole, Barbel, &c, send stamped 

 address and object of interest to C. D., 18;, Oxford Street, 

 Mile End, E. 



Slides wanted in exchange for British Birds' Eggs. List 

 sent on application to C . B. Harcourt, 35, St. George's Square, 

 London, S.W. 



British Plants dried) for other British Plants.— Send 

 lists to J. C. Hutcheson, 8, Lansdowne Crescent, Glasgow. 



Longitudinal Section of Willow. — Send stamped ad- 

 dressed envelope to W. White, Monmouth. Any microsco- 

 pic material acceptable. 



A few Slides of Fossil Sections, in Shale, from North- 

 umberland Coal-tield, for rare Parasites, Injections, or really 

 good material.— Rev. J. K. Jackson, Talbot Street, Oldbury, 

 Birmingham. 



Transverse Section of Rush, and Leaf of Evergreen Oak 

 (mounted in exchange for other well-mounted objects of in- 

 terest.— J. Sargent, Jun., Fritchley, near Derby. 



Seeds of Verbascum Thapsus for stamped envelope, and 

 object of interest.— Address, E. Ward, Freehold Street, 

 Coventry. 



Wanted, British Marine or Foreign Shells in exchange for 

 British Lepidoptera. — Address, A. M., Post-office, Faversham, 

 Kent. 



BOOKS RECEIVED. 



"Annual Report of the Department of Agriculture of the 

 United States tor 1868." 



"Monthly Reports of the Department of Agriculture of the 

 United States for 1869." 



"Third Report of the Commissioners of Fisheries of Maine, 

 U.S. 1869." 



" The American Naturalist," for September, 1870. Vol. IV. 

 No. 7. 



" Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for 1868." 



"The Indians of Cape Flattery." By James G. ^Swan. 

 Smithsonian Institution, U.S. 



" The Gray Substance of the Medulla oblongata and Tra- 

 pezium." By J. Dean, M.D. Smithsonian Institute, U.S. 



" Autumn Supplement to Hooper & Co.'s General Catalogue 

 for 18;o." 



" The Gardener's Magazine." September, 18/0. 



" Curiosities of Mathematics, for the Instruction of Mathe- 

 maticians, &c.'' By James Smith, Esq. Liverpool: Edward 

 Howell. 



"The Animal World." No. 12. September, 1870. 



" Laud and Water." Nos. 240, 241 , 242, 243. 



" Le Naturaliste Canadien." August, 1870. 



"The Disposal of Town Sewage." By R. W. Peregrine 

 Birch, C.E. London : E. and F. N. Spon. 



'■' Fifth Report of the Quekett Microscopical Club for 

 1 869-70." 



" The Monthly Microscopical Journal." No. 21. September, 

 I870. London: Robert Hardwicke. 



" Bulletin of the Essex Institute." Vol.1. I869. Salem, 

 U.S. 



" Account of Newspapers and other Periodicals published 

 in Salem, U.S , from 1768 to 1856." 



" Historical Notice of the Essex Institute, Salem, Mass. 

 U.S." 



" Proceedings and Communicationsof the Essex Institute." 

 Vol. VI. Part 1. 1868. Salem, U.S. 



"The American Entomologist and Botanist." Vol. II. 

 No. 10. September, 1870. St. Louis : R. P. Studley & Co. 



" Vargasia : Boletiu de la Sociedad de Ciencias Fisicas y 

 Naturales de Caracas." No. 7. 1870. 



"The Canadian Naturalist." Vol. V. No. 1. Montreal. 



Communications Received.— W. R. T. — II. E. W.— A. H. 



— W. H. B.-C. F. T.-C. G. B.— H. P.— W. W. W.-J. B.— 

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

 M. J. B. W.— A. A. M.— M. S. H. II.— R. S. H— J. B. -H. P. 



— R. II.— J. R.— A. T.— W. R. H.— E. T. S.— H. D.— G. B.— 

 W. B.— J. W. G.— C. L. J— R. A.— T. W. W.— H. C. I..— 

 J. S. W. D.— H. M., Jun.— F. T. M.— J. B.— W. A. O'C— 

 V. J. W.— J. M.-S. B.— A. E— E. T. S —J. P.— T. W. R.— 

 H. R.— W. P. J.-T. W.— S. A. H.-E. B. F— A. M.— H.J.B. 

 —J. R. S. C.-W. W.— J. K. J.-G. H. H.— J. C. H.— 

 C. 13. H.— S. I. -A. S— C. D— H. G.— E. W.— J, H.— A. C — 

 G. G.— J. S.— C. O. G. N.— R. A.— B. H.— A. J. M. A — 

 L. A. H.-J. C. R.— W. W. S. B. 



