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HARDWICKE'S SCIENCE-GOSSIP. 



G. R. (Boothstown.) — Your specimens are too imperfect to 

 be critically determined ; kindly send others in fruit, and we 

 shall he most happy to aid you. 



A. Bealev. — The best book on British and foreign freshwater 

 shells.jis that by R. Rimmer, price iar. 6d. It gives a photo- 

 graph of every species of shell. 



H. W. L. — The "Wampum Clam" (Venus mercenaria) is 

 not a plant, but an 'edible bivalve mollusc, well known in the 

 United States. It has just been laid down in British waters on 

 the Cheshire coast, where we hope it will breed. 



W. Hambroiigh. — The specimen of a cowslip sent us is an 

 interesting example of "fasciation," whereby is meant the 

 growing or fusing together of two or more flower stems. 



F. Emsby. — "The Midland Naturalist" is published by 

 David Bogue, 3 St. Martin's Place ; " The Field Naturalist " 

 by Heywood, Manchester ; "The Young Naturalist " by John 

 Kempster & Co., Bolt Court, Fleet Street. You will get 

 Doubleday's List from Van Voorst. 



EXCHANGES. 



Unset Lepidoptera. — I have a quantity of last year's 

 insects, which require relaxing and resetting ; they include 

 Sibylla, Paphia, Adippe, ./Egon meliloti, &c. Will give them to 

 any one on receipt of box and return postage. — A. E. Gibbs, 

 The Hollies, St. Albans. 



Wanted for special research. Living specimens of Gordius 

 aquaticus, the hair worm. — Thomas Bolton, 57 Newhall 

 Street, Birmingham. 



Wanted, Aulacodiscus Kittoni, with 2-10 or more processes, 

 for which three slides of diatoms are offered for each, Pleuro- 

 hippocampus, P. angulatutn, or others. — W. Hanwell, 46 

 Charlotte Street, Hull. 



Eggs of osprey, killdeer, plover, mealy redpoll, gull-billed 

 tern, and others equally rare for exchange. — T. Dealy, Grey 

 Street, Derby. 



Brilliant object, crystals of plumbic iodide (mounted 

 opaque) in exchange for other equally interesting slide. John 

 R. Marten, Cottage Hospital, Redhill, Surrey. 



Wanted, L. C. Ed. 7 — 436, 438c, 460, 463, 474, 481, 485, 

 493. 5°9» 5io, 518, 521, 561, 564, 567, 574, 579,580, 593, 594.595. 

 6oo, 605, 611, 613, 620, 623, 638. — T. A. Dymes, Eastbourne. 



Wanted, micro-photographs of statuary or animals, will give 

 in exchange insect preparations. Communicate with list first. 

 — J. Boggust, jun., Alton, Hants. 



Wanted, Bate & Westwood's " Sessile-eyed Crustacea," 

 Shuckard's " Bees," Rye's " Beetles," Moggeridge's " Harvest- 

 ing Ants and Trapdoor Spiders," and other Natural History 

 Works, for Stark's " Mosses," Moore's " Ferns," Landsborough's 

 " Sea weeds," &c. — C. A. Grimes, Dover. 



Having some dried specimens of the fritillary (Fritillaria 

 Meleagris),' a few of which are white, I shall be glad to send a 

 specimen' to any botanist applying for one and enclosing a stamp. 

 — F. Hayward Parrott, Walton House, Aylesbury. 



A telescope, and a few books, amongst others, "Public 

 School Atlas of Ancient Geography," edited by Rev. George 

 Butler, and " Manual of Natural History for Travellers," in ex- 

 change for a good pocket lens, lepidoptera, bird's eggs or fossils. 

 — F. B. Mason, St. Gregory's, Stratford-on-Avon. 



Slides of Bacillus tuberculosus in sputum, and Bacillus 

 Anthracis in lung, to exchange for well-mounted slides of 

 selected or named diatoms, or insects, either whole or dissections. 

 — Dr. Wallis, East Grinstead, Sussex. 



Bankivia varius, Stomatella imbrkata, Nassa pellucida, 

 Uttio margariti/er, Conovulus myosotis, and about 150 other 

 duplicate foreign and British shells to exchange. — J. W. Cundall, 

 Carrville, Alexandra Park, Redland, Bristol. 



For specimens of Trichinium Manglesii, a beautiful flower 

 from W. Australia, and a beautiful object for the micro, send 

 any other object or slide to — B. B. Scott, 18 Chiswell Street, 

 Needham Road, Liverpool. 



Wanted correspondents in foreign countries to send the sea- 

 weeds, zoophytes or dried specimens of flowering plants in ex- 

 change for British mosses, plants, ferns, sea-weeds, &c. — B. B. 

 Scott, 18 Chiswell Street, Needham Road, Liverpool. 



L. glutinosa and British marine shells for British or foreign 

 land and freshwater shells. — T. D. A. Cockerell, 62 Wimpole 

 Street, London, W. 



Wanted, either a cabinet or box with trays to hold micro 

 objects; for exchange, Cassell's " History of the War between 

 France and Germany," 2 vols, cloth, gilt, illustrated, and vol. 1 

 Cassell's " Household Guide," illustrated. — J. Burton, 78 

 Theobalds Road, London, W.C. 



Swiss Plants. — Spendidly-mounted and well-preserved Swiss 

 plants, all correctly named, price 6d. each. — Address, Dr. B., 

 care of Editor of Science-Gossip. 



Wanted, good specimens of Botrychium lunaria and 

 Ophioglossum vulgatum. Rare British plants given in exchange. 

 Also specimens of American plants offered for Continental 

 species, especially Carices. — H. Lomax, 56 Vauxhall Road, 

 Liverpool. 



Science-Gossip for 1865, 66, 67, and other natural history 

 works ; also a quantity of micro material ; offers, plants accept- 

 able.— A. Allettsee, 49 Colby Road, Upper Norwood, S.E. 



Lantern Slides full size, wanted in exchange for first-class 

 microscopic slides. — B., 36 Windsor Terrace, Glasgow. 



Wanted, interesting microscopical slides. Send list to — 

 Mr. T. F. Uttley, 5 Clarence Street, Albert Square, Manchester. 



Brula ceca — parasite of hive bee— well mounted in fluid 

 without pressure, for good anatomical or mineralogical slides. — 

 Edward Horsnaiil, n Snargate Street, Dover. 



A few herons' eggs for exchange. Wanted, gulls', sand- 

 pipers', grouse, and other rare English eggs. — W. J. Hart, 

 London Road, King's Lynn. 



A small collection of Lepidoptera, including some rare 

 species in pine store boxes ; Nummulites larvigatus and vario- 

 larius ; also twelve species of marine zoophytes, named, for 

 mounting.— G. W. Colenutt, 48 Union Street, Ryde, I. of W. 



Wanted, Tate's "British Molluscs," Carpenter's " Micro- 

 scope," &c, Thome's or Prantl-Vine's "Botany," in exchange 

 for well-mounted micro slides, algae, diatoms, desmids, micro 

 fungi and other material, and rare flowering plants. — Thomas 

 Birks, jun., Old Goole Mill, Goole. 



Wanted, good specimens of Barbadoes chalk containing 

 polycistina or sponge spicules, quantity preferred ; will give 

 good exchange in well-mounted objects or material. — J. M., 

 51 Great Prescott Street, Goodman's Fields, London, E. 



Valuable collections of British fossils, minerals, recent shells, 

 and rock specimens for disposal. Wanted, first-class microscope 

 or Geological Society's journals. — E. Wilson, 18 Low Pavement, 

 Nottingham. 



Two small six-drawer cabinets for exchange, corked, glazed, 

 and papered ;* offers invited. — H. H. Druce, The Beeches, 

 43 Circus Road, St. John's Wood, London, N.W. 



Three hundred microscopic slides to exchange for polariser 

 objectives, books on natural history, or other good slides ; send 

 lists, &c. — Wm. Tylar, 35 Burbury Street, Hockley, Bir- 

 mingham. 



To exchange or otherwise — Cypraa, Conus, Oliva, and other 

 genera. — J. M. W., The Hawthorns, Bootle, Liverpool. 



Wanted, copy of Wood's " Insects at Home." Exchange 

 first-class slides or cash.' — W. S. Harris, 44 Partridge Road, 

 Cardiff. 



A large 'number of duplicate interesting micro slides for 

 exchange ; send list or offers. Also, bull's-eye condensor, 

 universal motion, for micro apparatus, slide cabinet, or offers.— 

 J. E Read, 112 Pottergate Street, Norwich. 



Wanted, eggs of the following, in clutches: ring ousel, wood- 

 lark, merlin, golden plover, sandpiper, snipe, rock-pipet, pied 

 flycatcher, and others ; will give rare British lepidoptera and 

 other eggs in exchange. — Thomas H. Hedworth, Dunston, 

 Gateshead. 



Beautiful fossil sand from Sancat's tertiary deposits, con- 

 taining well-preserved foraminifera, shells, coral spicules (any 

 quantity), in exchange for good mounted slides. — E. Rodier, 

 61 Rue Mazarin, Bordeaux, France. 



Wanted, zoophytes and marine shells for British mosses or 

 micro slides. — Lichen, 15 Horton Lane, Bradford. 



Ceterach officinarum, A. adiantum-nigrum, A. trichontanes, 

 A. ruta-muraria, for other ferns. Please send list. — Edward 

 Howell, Gasworks, Yeovil. 



BOOKS, ETC., RECEIVED. 



"The New Principles of Natural Philosophy." By W. L. 

 Jordan. London : David Bogue. 



" Land and Water." 



"Midland Naturalist." 



" Natural History Notes." 



" Studies in Microscopical Science," edited by A. C. Cole. 



" Ben Brierley's Journal." 



" American Naturalist." 



"American Monthly Microscopical Journal." 



" Science." 



" Boston Journal of Chemistry." 



" The Botanical Gazette." 



" Cosmos : les Mondes." 



" Le Monde de la Science." 



"Ciel et Terre." 

 . " Bulletin des Sciences de !a Societe Beige de Microscopic" 

 &c. &c. &c. 



Communications received up to ioth ult. prom : — 

 J. N. Y.— A. H. B.— B. H.— J. B. T.— W. H.— T. D.— 

 A. J. S.— J. B.— C. G.— E. L. R— H. M. E.— H. G. W.— 

 A. L.— A. H. S.— C. K.-C. F. G.-C. R.— J. W. C— 

 T. F. U.— P. E. W.— F. H. P.— E. T. S.— J. B., jun.— 

 W. T. L.— T. A. D.— T. H. M.— E. T.— S. E. C. and Coy. 

 — C. H. G.-T. S. M— A. E. G.— J. R. M.— G. M. D.— 

 D. W. M.— A. B.— J. B.— H. W. K.— B. B. S.— T. D. A. C. 

 — H. E. W.— Dr. P. Q. K.— H. H. D.-A. P.— F. E.— H. L. 

 — E. A. K.— Dr. C. C. A.— A. O.— J. M.— G. S. T.— 

 W. S. C. B.— E. L.— F. C— J. P. P.— M. G— G. R.— E. W. 

 —A. H. B— W. J. R.-G. W. C— W. I. H.— J. R. N.— 

 W. I. L— W. W. M— W. T.-W. L. B.— A. A.— W. W.— 

 A. J.-W. !H.— A. E. L.— D. B.— F. K.— S. C. S.— E. R.— 

 J. P. G— T. H. H.— H. E. W.— J. E. R.— E. H.— W. H. H. 

 — C. L. W., &c. 



