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HARDWICKE'S SCIENCE-GOSSIP. 



NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



To Correspondents and Exchangers.— As we now 

 publish Science-Gossip at least a week earlier than hereto- 

 fore, we cannot possibly insert in the following number any 

 communications which reach us later than the 8th of each 

 month. 



G. N. W.— The grubs are the larva; of a species of Otio- 

 rynchus. The best plan of getting rid of them from roots is 

 by disturbing the soil. Try a little soot, both for top-dressing 

 and mixing with the soil. It is difficult to get rid of these 

 pests when once they have taken possession. 



Dr. T.— Whitaker's "Guide to the Geology of London" 

 (price Is.) may be had of E. Stanford & Co., Charing-cross, 

 or at the door of the School for Mines, Jermyn-street. 



L. S.— The quotation is a good illustration of how a great 

 error is always mixed up with a little truth. The fact is that 

 the caterpillar of the Hepialus virescens (a well-known New- 

 Zealand moth) is affected by a peculiar parasitic fungus, called 

 Sphatria Rob'rtsii, which lives at its expense, and eventually 

 kills it. The idea of a plant growing out of it, bearing flowers 

 and seeds, is additional nonsense. 



H. E. Watney.— You will find a notice of the Leek in the 

 article on " Cultivated Vegetables," on p. 145 of the volume 

 of Science-Gossip for 1874. 



W. C. H.— Your question is rather difficult to answer, as 

 the objects you name belong to the animal as well as the 

 vegetable kingdom. Dr. Bree's " Lower Forms of Life," 

 published at the Field office, will give you a good account of 

 the animals you name. Cooke's " Fungi," published by H. S. 

 King & Co., will be the best to consult as to the rest. Dr. 

 Bastian reviews Pasteur's researches in his " Beginnings of 

 Life." 



J. W. Mee. — Your sea-weed is Ptocamium coccineum, a 

 species which has a very extensive geographical distribution. 

 J. E. Jellico.— The Tortoise-shell Butterflies hybernate 

 during the winter, and it is no uncommon occurrence to see 

 them roused into activity during a warmer day than usual. 

 They may then be seen indulging in a weakly flight. 



M. G.— Get Yarrell's "British Birds"; the edition edited 

 by Prof. Newton is the best and most trustworthy. You may 

 get a tabulated list of birds, we should think, from E. 

 Newman, Bishopsgate-street, the editor of the Zoologist. 



C. Swatman.— You will get all the microscopical materia's 

 and objects you require at E. Wheeler's, 48, Tollington-road, 

 Holloway, London. 



G. R. Vine.— The specimens from river deposit at Clee- 

 thorpe were badly packed, and came so smashed together 

 that it was impossible to make them out. 



H. E. Forrest.— No translation of the book you mention 

 has appeared. You had better get Dr. Pritchard's " Infu- 

 soria. " Although an old work, it has Dot been superseded. 



M. S. — Your shells are: — 1. Succinea putris ; 2. Lymnea 

 auricularia. Mosses will be named next month. 



N. B. French.— We do not think the Turntable mentioned 

 on p. 15 of Science-Gossip is to be purchased. You had 

 better apply to the inventor, whose name is there given, and 

 who may be found by addressing a letter to him, in charge of 

 the Secretary of the Society. 



Erratum.— P. 46, col. 1, lines 9 and 10. " l/reconscious," 

 should be " conscious." 



J. H. B. Brooke.— If you will rub common tobacco snuff 

 into the fur of your dormouse, the ticks will soon be got rid 

 of. We have tried it with ferrets, and it answered very well. 

 —B.A.R.B. 



W. F. Wakefield.— You will see your question, relating 

 to the " Vegetable Caterpillar," answered in another part of 

 this column toZ. S. 



H.— Inquire at 192, Piccadilly about the parts of Schmidt's 

 " Diatomacea." Dr. Donkin, of Newcastle, has published a 

 work, in parts, on " British Diatoms." 



EXCHANGES. 



Beautiful Sand from Loango replete in interesting ob- 

 jects for mounting. Send a well-mounted object of interest, 

 or unmounted Diatoms, or Spicula from Sponge, if not 

 broken. — E. Eaton, 48, Currier's-lane, Ipswich. 



For half-section of a Cocoon of the Bombyx Yama-mai, 

 with all the silk on, send stamp and address to W. H. 

 Gomm, Somerton, Somerset. 



For Hair of Halithea aculeata (Sea-mouse) unmounted, 

 send other object of microscopic interest to Mrs. S., Brentford 

 End, Middlesex, W. 



Well set, correctly named British Beetles, for British 

 Plants, not necessarily uncommon, but must be well dried, 

 and mounted, and correctly named. — W. R. B., care of Mr. 

 Edwards, Lane's Buildings, St. Faith's-lane, Norwich. 



Could any of your American readers furnish me with 

 some live specimens of Rana pipiens (the great Bull-frog of 

 the United States) ? If any would be willingto exchange the 

 above species for anything I could offer, I should be glad. — 

 Frank Latchmone, Hitchin, Herts, England. 



Fossil Wood, from Clay Ironstone, 300 yards deep, 

 showing fibre well and easily separated minutely ; for any 

 good Slides. — Horace Pearce, the Limes, Stourbridge. 



A fine living plant of the New Zealand Fern, Todea 

 tuperba, for Foreign Shells.— T. R., 27, Oldhamroad, Man- 

 chester. 



Eggs of Squacco Heron, Little R. Plover, Hooded Crow, 

 Black Redstart, and others ; for other good Eggs (American 

 eggs preferred).— C Dixon, 60, Albert-road, Heeley, near 

 Sheffield. 



Crystals of Echinocactus vionaga, floret of Triehinium, 

 and other first-class botanical Slides, offered in exchange for 

 entomological or geological subjects. Lists exchanged. — 

 Address, the " Gardener," Rawden House, Hoddesdon, Herts. 

 A Studknt's Microscope, by Beck ; Eye-pieces C, D. E, F, 

 by Ross, Kellner C to D, l-10th inch Object-glass, by Ross; 

 and an Immersion Parabola, for exchange or otherwise. — 

 W. J. Dickson, M.D., Falkland, Fifeshire, N.B. 



Cuticle of Ivy. and Pollen of Lilium auratum, wel[ 

 mounted, for good Slides.— T. H. Buffham, Clarendon-road, 

 Walthamstow. 



Carboniferous Limestone Foraminifera, mounted, for 

 Lias, Oolite, Chalk Marl, or Eocene Foraminifera, mounted 

 or unmounted.— G. R. Vine, Hill Top, Attercliffe, near 

 Sheffield. 



Yorkshire Unios, or Anodontas, or IAmncea stagnalis, 

 for the same species from any other county.— J. Whitwham, 

 Cross-lane Marsh, Huddersfield. 



Offered:— 85J, 1.036, l,i>84, 1,109,1,142,1,215,1,216,1,241, 

 1,242, 1,339, 1,387, 1,465, 1,470, 1,580, 1,565, 1,5706, 1,607, 1,653, 

 1654, 1,6654, &c, " Lon. Cat.," 7th edition, for other Plants, 

 —John Wm. Burton, 35, Hemans-street, Liverpool. 



Good Specimen of Tengmalm's Owl {Nyctale funerea), shot 

 near Whitby, in exchange for a good History of British Birds. 

 — Wm. Lister, Glaisdale, Yarm, Yorkshire. 



English Mechanic, \o\&. xix. and xx., and 21 numbers of vol. 

 xxi., unbound, for B Eye-piece or 2 in. Aero. Objective for 

 Micro. — H. Ricket. 



I will give three Slides for a good Geological or Fossil 

 Section, mounted. List sent for selection. — E. Lovett, Holly 

 Mount, Croydon. 



Marine Dredgings from coast of Tangiers, on receipt of 

 stamped envelope.— E. Lovett, Holly Mount, Croydon. 



Six species of American Echinodermata, including the very 

 rare Ctenodiscus crispatus and Astrophyton Agassizii, given 

 for any volume of Science-Gossip except the 11th (unbound). 

 Would be glad to exchange Molluscaand Crustacea for same, 

 or for any of the first seven volumes of Nature, — E. T. 

 Nelson, Delaware, Ohio, U.S.A. 



Wanted, a quantity of Bermuda Fossil Earth, for Beetles 

 or Parasites, mounted. — M. Fowler, 20, Burn-row, Sla- 

 mannan, near Falkirk, N.B. 



Wanted, five good Injections for a Section-cutting 

 Machine, mahogany, brass mountings.— M. Fowler, 20, Bum- 

 row, Slamannan, near Falkirk, N.B. 



Wanted, series of G. C. album, F. cardui, L. sibylla, 

 A. iris, E. epiphron, E.medeu, C.davus, N. lucina, T. betulce, 

 C. hyale, C, edusa, L. sinapis, &c. Lepidoptera and Mol- 

 lusca offered.— W. K. Mann. 



BOOKS, &C, RECEIVED. 



" The Compleat Aneler." By Izaak Walton. A facsimile 

 reprint. London : Elliot Hock. 



•' Scientific Culture." By Prof. J. B. Cooke. London : 

 H. S. King & Co. 



" Domestic Floriculture." By F. W. Burbidge. F.din- 

 burgh : W. Blackwood. 



"Out and About." By Hain Friswell. London: Groombridge. 



" The Dwellers in our Gardens." By Sara Wood. London : 

 Groombridge. 



" Health in India." By Dr. Tilt. 4th edition. London : 

 J. & A. Churchill. 



" Memoirs of Caroline Herschel." By Mrs. John Herschel. 

 London: J.Murray. 



" Reflections and Maxims." By W. Penn. London : 

 Groombridge. 



" Sketches of British Insects." By Rev. W. B. Houghton. 

 London : Groombridge. 



"Smithsonian Report for 1674." Washington: Govern- 

 ment Printing Office. 



" Potter's American Monthly." 



"American Naturalist." 



" Monthly Microscopical Journal." February. 



" Land and Water." February. 



"Journal of Applied Science." 



" Les Mondes." 



" The American Journal of Microscopy." 



" The Western." 



"The Educational Reporter." 



" The House." 



"The Colonies." 



" Fancier's Journal." 



" Ben Brierley's Journal." 



&c. &c. &c. 



