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HA RD WICKE'S S CIENCE- G SSI P. 



M. Johnston. — The books on British spiders, bees, beetles, 

 etc., by Stavely, Shuckard, Rye, and others, are fairly exhaustive 

 for students. You could hardly procure better general text- 

 books to work by. 



J. M. — Mr. R. St. Stephens', A. R.S.M., address is as follows: 

 25 Fondwych Road, West Ha'iipstead, London, N.W. 



EXCHANGES. 



Offered, thirty-six varieties of downs from British birds, 

 correct and clean, for two good slides or prepared anatomical 

 sections, or other material. — \V. Sim, Gourdas, Fyvie, N.B. 



Vol. V. of " Records of Buckinghamshire," unbound and 

 perfectly clean, published at igs., by Bucks. " Archaeological 

 Society," in exchange for books on natural history, or offers. 

 Rejected offers not answered. — F. H. Parrott, 35 Doughty 

 Street, London, W.C. 



Legal. — A collection of statutes now in use, with notes in 

 the margin, together with an abridgment of the residue which 

 are expired, altered and worn out of use. With statutes made 

 in the reigns of Charles I. and II., by Thomas Manby, a.d. 

 1670. Quite perfect. What offers'/— B. M. O., 7 Cavendish 

 Terrace, Ellacombe, Torquay. 



Offered, Science-Gossip for 18S3, clean, unbound ; also 

 newly bound, in one volume, 1865-1867. Wanted, books or 

 magazines on botany.— E. Hogben, 2 Royal Terrace, Bexhill, 

 near Hastings. 



Ten years' Science-Gossip and other scientific papers offered 

 in exchange for the figured volume of "British Marine Shells," 

 by G. Jeffreys, or for tropical shells. — Miss F. Hele, Fairlight, 

 Elmgrove Road, Cotham, Bristol. 



Wanted, Carpenter's " Revelations of the Microscope" and 

 works on Infusoria and pond-l.fe, or micro slides or apparatus. 

 A few fossils and books in exchange. — C. L. Lord, 34 Burlington 

 Crescent, Goole. 



Wanted, Science-Gossip, Nos. 1-52, 59, 60, 68-70, 89, 94- 

 120, 122, 126-129, and 131. Can offer Science-Gossip, 1876- 

 1882. — F. C. King, 2 Clarendon Street, Preston, Lancashire. 



Wanted, Pisidinm roseuni, Zotrites nitidus, Z. glaber, Test, 

 haliotidea, Succinea oblonga, Helix fitsca, H. pygiuea. Pupa 

 ringens, and Acme lineata. Send desiderata. British land 

 and freshwater shells offered in exchange. — John R. B. Mase- 

 field, Ro-ehill, Cheadle, Staffordshire. 



Named rocks wanted from Cheviots and south of Scotland. 

 Rocks, fossils, shells, etc., offered in exchange. — J. Hawell, 

 Ingleby Greenhow Vicarage, Northallerton. 



Wanted, accessories, reagents, etc., for histological works. 

 Apply, stating requirements, to — F. R. Rowley, 60 Lower 

 Hastings Street, Southfields, Leicester. 



Wanted, collections of rare foreign stamps, coins, and medals. 

 Offered, natural history specimens. — W. K. Mann, Wellington 

 Terrace, Clifton, Bristol. 



Offered, many continental dried plants; send list for ex- 

 change to — C. Copineau, Juge au Tribunal civil de Doullens 

 (Somme), France. 



A Swift's microtome, in good condition, cost ,£5. Will ex- 

 change for standard books. — C. Morley, 21 Eccleston Road, 

 Ealing, W. 



Wanted, complete volumes of Science-Gossip; thirty-si < 

 different micro slides, neatly mounted, for exchange. — Fred. 

 Beddow, Derby. 



" Nature," from 1st January, 1885, till now, or the end of 

 current volume. What offers'/ Wanted, Braithwaite's " Mosses," 

 in parts, or natural history books. — J. W., 3 Norfolk Terrace, 

 Dumfries. 



Clean copies of Science-Gossip, complete for the year 1884, 

 and 1886, omitting Jan. and four numbers of 1885 (Jan., Oct., 

 Nov., Dec), all good, clean copies ; also vol. v. of the Postal 

 Microscopical Society ("Journal of Microscopy and Natural 

 Science"), and Oct. part of vol. iv., in first-class condition; also 

 microscopic lamp and turntable for mounting, the latter nearly 

 new. Particulars on application. — W. W. Ranson, The Cottage, 

 Priory Road, Anfield, Liverpool. 



Wanted, a specimen of Rubus suberectus ; midland plants 

 or a book in exchange. — R. Garner, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staf- 

 fordshire. 



Wanted, eocene fossils, named and localised, in exchange 

 for others ; also, what offers for first ten parts of Brown's 

 " Fossil Conchology," with 37 plates, some coloured, containing 

 about 1200 figures, published at 30^. — George E. East, jun., 

 241 Evering Road, Upper Clapton, E. 



Cassell's "The Sea," "Countries of the World," "Familiar 

 Wild Flowers," "Illustrated Readings," and "Technical Edu- 

 cator;" also Science-Gossip for 1884-86, with coloured plates 

 complete; all unbound and in the very best condition. What 

 offers in micro apparatus, lirst-class slides, or slide cabinets? — 

 W. Mathie, 42 McKinlay Street, Glasgow. 



Wanted, nests with eggs of British and foreign birds ; rare- 

 eggs offered in exchange. — J. T. T. Reed, Ryhope, Durham. 



Micro slides. — What offers in first-class slides only, for 

 Louis' series of 12 slides selected diatoms in groups, also for 

 Watson's type ^lide of 50 diatoms from Campeachy Bay? A 

 large number of miscellaneous slides for exchange. Offers not 

 entertained not answered. — W. Mathie, 42 McKinlay Street, 

 Glasgow. 



Botanical preparation, offered for loan of "Microscope in 

 Botany." — W. White, Litcham, Swaffham. 



Herbarium, Briti-h and foreign, what offers?— J. Harbord 

 Lewis, F.L.S., 145 Windsor Street, Liverpool. 



Exotic butterflies: many fresh duplicates, including Om. 

 Brookiana, arruanus ; Morpho cypris, Adonis; Urania rhy- 

 pheus, etc. Also wings of brilliant species for microscopic pur- 

 poses. — Hudson, Railway Terrace, Cross Lane, nr Manchester. 



Wanted, "Conchologia Iconica," vols, xviii.-xx. ; also 

 " Monographs 011 Mollusca " (Palasontographical Society). State 

 requirements. — .1 iss Linter, Arragon Close, Twickenham. 



Wanted, Kirby & Spence's "Entomology" and Science- 

 Gossip for 1885 and 18 56, bound or unbound : will give in ex- 

 change "The Amateur Photographer" for 1886 or 1885, un- 

 bound or otherwise. — C. Gregory, c.o. Mrs. Sharp, 4 Bateman 

 Terrace, West Kensington Park, W. 



Wanted, "Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society," 

 N is. 132 (November 1877), 134 (May 1878), and 143 (August 

 1880), any or all. — W. G. Spencer, Stanton House, The Fosse, 

 Leicester. 



What offers for the "A^ri Igment of the Gardener's Dic- 

 tionary," by Philip Miller?— H. M., Townfield Street, Chelms- 

 ford. 



The " Stamp Collector's Handbook," by E. L. Pemberton ; 

 "Violin-Making," by E. H.Allen: some good fishing-tackle 

 and a rod, never used. Wanted in exchange, back volumes of 

 Science-Gossip before 18S6 (bound or unbound), micro appa- 

 ratus of any kind, zoological or physiological slides. — Miles 

 Johnston, Oban House, Balham Park Road, Balham. 



Well-mounted Polyzoons for exchange : also Batracho- 

 spermum ntoniliforme and other algae. — W. Stott, Lostock, 

 Bolton. 



"Nature," vol. i. ; " Intellectual Observer," vols. ii. and v. ; 

 "English Mechanic," vols, xxx.-xxxiii. ; all well bound; ex- 

 change. — Linden, New Brompton, Kent. 



Wanted, supplements to Wood's "Index Testaceologicus," 

 also back numbers (i8?2 and previous years) of the "Journal of 

 Conchology." — C. L. S., 8 Trinity Street, Hastings. 



P. vivipara, H. arbustoritm, H. ericetorum, D. polymorpha, 

 C. laminata, C. tridens, A. anatina, and good micro slides in 

 exchange for other land and freshwater shells. —J. C. Black- 

 shaw, 4 Ranelagh Ro-»d, Wolverhampton. 



BOOKS, ETC., RECEIVED. 



" Mountains and Mountain-Making," by T. M.Reade, F.G.S. 

 (London: Taylor and Francis). — " The Greyhound," by Hugh 

 Dalzell (London : L.Upcott Gill). — " Handbook of Practical Bo- 

 tany," by E. Strasburger( London: Swan Sonnenschein& Co.). — 

 "Text-book of British Fungi," by W. Delisle Hay (London: 

 Swan Sonnenschein &Co.). — " Sonnets on Nature and Science," 

 by S. Jeffreson (London: T. Fisher Unwin). — "British Pe- 

 trography," by J. H. Teall, part 10. — "Proceedings of the 

 Camera Club." — Cole's " Studies in Microscopical Science." — 

 "The Amateur Photographer." — "The Camera." — "The 

 Scientific Enquirer." — "The Garner" (vol. for 1S86). — "The 

 Naturalist." — "The Botanical Gazette." — " Journal of the 

 New York Microscopical Society." — " Belgravia." — " The 

 Gentleman's Magazine." — " Le Monde de la Science." — 

 "American Monthly Microscopical Journal." — "The Mid- 

 land Naturalist." — " Feuille des Jeunes Naturalistes." — "The 

 American Naturalist." — "Journal of Microscopy." — "Journal 

 of Quekett Microscopical Club." — &c. &c. 



Communications received up to the 13TH ult. from: 

 R. G.-C. P.-G. F. H.— M. G.-C C— W. C. P.-C. M.— 

 C. W.— W. K. M.— H— T. M. R.— G O. H.— C. I.— S. S. L. 

 — T. R. F. G.— E. P. P.-E. H. W.— F. B.— H. I. F.— A. T.— 

 F. R. W.— I. G.— J. R. B. M.— J. W. B.— W. I. N.— F. C. K. 

 — M. H.— C. W. D. -R. H. N. B.— F. H.— C. L. L.-R. W. C 

 —J. M.— C. W. H.— E. H.— J. H.-E. G.-M. J.— C. R.— 

 W. S.— F. H. P.— I. F. H.— E. C— A. H B.— F. L.— W. J. N. 

 — T. W.— W. M.-G. H.— G. E. E.-J. T. T. R.-J. W. C.— 

 I. B.— J. L.— W. M. R.— J. S. W.— I. W.— W. E C. N.— E. A. 

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

 _F. B. W.— F. D. B.— F. E.— H.— M. R.— W. W.— W. G. S. 

 — E. E. T.— M. J.— H. M.-G. S. P.— R. B. P.— C. G.— S. S. 

 —J. C— J. H.— L.— P. E.W.— H. N. W.-J. J. B.— A. O.— 

 W. J.— H. H. R. C.-J. L.— C. L. S.— Dr. M.— J. B.— W. S. 

 —J. S. G.-H. U. J.—]. G. G.— R. D. P.— F. G.— H. M.— 

 C. P.— H. W. L.— H. F. H.— J. R. C— &c. &c 



