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HARDWICKE'S SCIENCE-GOSSIP. 



A. Pollakd. — For skeletons of typical vertebrates apply to 

 Mr. E. Wade Wilton, Naturalist, Leeds. 



R. Henslowe. — The stalked objects on the backs of the 

 leaves of your rose-tree are the eggs of the lace-wing fly 

 (Chrysopa vulgaris), a neuropterous ir.sect. 



EXCHANGES. 



Wanted, batches of H. nemoralis and hortensis — fine con- 

 dition shells — from all parts of the kingdom ; will give equal 

 exchange in Helix pisana, virgata, caperata, and Bulimus 

 acutus, all in great variety. — C. Jefferys, Tenby. 



Wanted, mammal, bird, reptile, and batrachian skins, must 

 be in good order ; will give in exchange New Zealand bird skins 

 and skeletons, Tertiary fossils, marine shells, crustaceans, all 

 named, or will specially collect for naturalists for exchange a? 

 above. — S. H. Drew, Wanganui, New Zealand. 



Wanted, photos of interiors of museums, cases, specimens, 

 etc. ; in exchange will give photos of New Zealand scenery, 

 8 X 6, or photos of country since Tarawera eruptions, showing 

 rift in mountain, etc.— S. H. Drew, Manganui, New Zealand. 



Wanted, the following rough Silurian corals, about the size 

 of the palm of the hand or larger. Favosites Gothlandica and 

 the chain coral and other varieties, in exchange for polished 

 corals in beautiful spongy forms, Stromatoporas. Also wanted, 

 corals from chalk, oolite, and Favosites from Much Wenlock, 

 in exchange for rough Devonian corals and sponges. Also 

 wanted, the four varieties of shells Ianthinas for other rare 

 British shells.— A. J. R. Sclater, M.C.S., 23 Bank Street, 

 Teignmouth, Devon. 



A nice specimen of pyroxene andesite from South America, 

 cuts extremely beautiful rock sections for the microscope, in 

 exchange for a few mounted rock sections or quartz minerals or 

 shells from the Cape.— A. J. R. Sclater, M.C.S., 23 Bank Street, 

 Teignmouth, Devon. 



Wanted, dragonflies, grasshoppers, and other insects in 

 spirit, also well-set Lepidoptera ; exchange micro slides. — H. 

 Ebbage, 165 Hagley Road, Edgbaston. 



Two vols, of Science-Gossip, with coloured piates, unbound ; 

 exchange fossils or marine shells.— Fred Chaliis, Chelmsford. 



Exotic butterflies' wings. —Having just received -a large 

 consignment of Morphos and other brilliant South American 

 butterflies, most of which have unfortunately got so damaged 

 in transit as to be of no use as cabinet specimens, I have a 

 number of fragments of M. menelaus and others to dispose of, 

 suitable for microscopic purposes. — J. C. Hudson, Railway 

 Terrace, Cross Lane, Manchester. 



Wanted, chalk and red crag fossils in exchange for others 

 from different formations, also specimens of quartzite from any 

 localities.— A. T. Evans, 385 Cooksey Road, Small Heath, 

 Birmingham. 



To coin collectors, etc. : what offers for pennies, date 1864? — ■ 

 A. W. Harrison, Trevor Lodge, Thornton Heath. 



Wanted, rocks and fossils from all formations. Send list to 

 —Thomas W. Reader, 171 Hemingford Road, London, N. 



Wanted, British and foreign land and marine shells. Stamps 

 or fossils offered in exchange. — T. W. Reader, 171 Hemingford 

 Road, London, N. 



Wanted, one or two well-made cabinets in exchange for 

 natural history specimens. — C. Jefferys, Tenby. 



Wanted, foreign stamps in exchange for British marine 

 shells. — C. Jefferys, Tedby. 



Offered, London Catalogue, 8th edition: 59, 73, 137, 138, 

 153, 252, 291, 309, 346, 370, 415, 614, 725, 819, 898, 905, 919, 

 93 6 . 939. *°°7> i-°°l, Iol6 > 1034, 1046, 1126 b, 1133, 1138, 1333, 

 i4°4» 1775- Desiderata: 6, 26, 39, 41, 45, 46, 50, 51, 74, 87, 95, 

 in, 117, 121, 146, 160, 163, 230, 236, 311, 494, 535, 586, 623, 

 633. 68 7> 9°9. 5 2 °. 9 2 7> 93 2 » 94°. io 36» i°43> io 74. I °75» 1324, 

 I3 2 5> J 3 2 9i J 334. I35°> I3°9> J379. J 399» MI7. I 4 2 °, MSO, 1460, 

 1464, 1546, 1591, 1597, 1641, 1651, 1763, 1781, 1783, 1784, 1839, 

 1849, 1855, or common British fossils. 



Wanted, A try/a reticularis, Linn., from its various geo- 

 logical and geographical positions ; any number of specimens 

 can be used. Also want British Palaeozoic Brachiopoda in any 

 quantity. Can offer in exchange fine specimens of the American 

 "walking fern," Camptosarus rhizophytlus (rare), and good 

 coal measure fossils of Kansas.— W. R. Lighton, Sec, Kansas 

 Society of Nat. History, Leavenworth, Kansas, U.S.A. 



Pholas crispata, Tellina crassa, Conovulus myosotis, Tere- 

 bratula cafiut-scrpentis, etc., offered for other British shells 

 new to collection.— J. W. C , Carrvi le, Alexandra Park, Red- 

 land, Bristol. 



Offered, Sph. ovale and Limnca glabra for Helix aspersa, 

 var. exalbida, or Acme lineata. Wanted, a large cabinet, 

 suitable for collection of British land and freshwater shells.— 

 John R. B. Masefield, Rosehill, Cheadle, Staffordshire. 



Duplicates: U. margariti/er, A. cygnea (small), H. vir- 

 gata, hortensis, ericetorum, Clausilia laminata, rugosa, etc. 

 Desiderata: H. obvoluta, revelata,/usca, C. Rolphii, biplicata, 

 Unio tumidus, etc.— T. A. Lofthouse, 67 Grange Road, Mid- 

 dlesbrough. 



Wanted, Pisidium nitidum, roseum, Ancylus lacustris, 

 Testacella haliotidea, tnaugei, Succ. oblonga, Zonites fulvus, 

 Helix obvoluta, Bui. montanus, Pupa riugens, marginata, 

 Vertigo (all species), Balea perversa, Clausilia Rolphii, bipli- 

 cata, Achatina acicula, Acme lineata. Offered, marine shells, 

 Echinoderms Crustaceans, sea birds' eggs.— C. Jefferys, Tenby. 



Dragonflies wanted from all parts of the world for figurin?. 

 Good exchange given.— W. Harcourt Bath, Ladywood, Bir- 

 mingham. 



Wanted, British dragonflies. Offered in exchange, Lepi- 

 doptera, coleoptera, and land and freshwater molluscs. — W. 

 Harcourt Bath, Ladywood, Birmingham. 



Wanted, works and pamphlets relating to dragonflies, espe- 

 cially by Hagen and De Selys.— W. Harcourt Bath, Ladywood, 

 Birmingham. 



Wanted, botanical, histological, and other sections for the 

 microscope.— Suter, 5 Highweek Road, Tottenham. 



Fungi. — J. Hamson, 19 Victoria Road, Bedford, wishes to 

 correspond with a view to exchange of specimens and mutual 

 assistance in determining species of Hymenomycetes. 



A young beginner would be thankful for any object of natural 

 history or natural history books. — Beginner, c/o Mrs. Harper, 

 Cerdic Cottages, North Beach, Great Yarmouth. 



Lantern slides (photo-micrographs) of insect subjects (whole 

 and parts), botanical subjects, etc., separately or in sets suitable 

 for lectures. Wanted, polariscope, micro books, or micro slides. 

 Lists exchanged. — Stewart, 2 Gilmore Terrace, Edinburgh. 



Wanted, side-blown eggs : hawk, tit, goldcre^t, mallard, 

 bunting, linnet, warbler, pheasant, partridge, and others in 

 exchange for rare duplicates, in sets or separate, buzzards, 

 hammers, &c. — J. Ellison, Steeton, Leeds. 

 _ Wanted, paper from hornet's nest for microscopic examina- 

 tion ; good return made in micro slides. — John Moore, 109 

 Tower Street, Birmingham. 



Wanted, fossil mollusca from freshwater deposits ; recent 

 foreign shells offered in exchange. — A. Loydell, 20 Stanley 

 Gardens, The Vale, Acton. 



Over 1000 wild flowers, i.e. about 300 species and duplicates 

 collected in West Cheshire, carefully pressed and ready for 

 mounting. What offers? not plants.— Higginson, Newferry, 

 Birkenhead. 



Wanted, a clutch each of hobby, buzzard, pied flycatcher, 

 coal titmouse, cre-ted tit, water pipit, Ortolan bunting, raven, 

 wryneck, turnstone, stork, crane, heron, goose, duck, Caspian 

 and Sandwich terns. Good eggs given in exchange. — W. Wells- 

 Bladen, Stone, Staffordshire. 



I should be glad to correspond with working bryologists for 

 exchange in mosses and Hepaticse,' chiefly Alpine and sub- 

 Alpine.— A. P. Lowson, 72 Keptie Street, Arbroath, N.B. 



Wanted, mounted specimens of the dart and dart sacs of 

 Zonites excavatus, Helix caperata, H. lapicida, and H. pi- 

 scina. Land and freshwater shells in exchange. — W. E. Col- 

 lings, Springfield Place, Leeds. 



Hydrobia similis, Balia pet-versa, and Z. cellarius, var. 

 compacta, wanted for other shells. Send specimens and state 

 wants to— Mr. Marshall, Sevenoaks, Torquay. 



Church tokens wanted. Will give others in exchange 01 

 English and foreign coins, stamps, insects, &c— R. McAIdowie, 

 82 Bonaccord Street, Aberdeen. 



Wanted, works on stone implements to present value of 

 £2 tos., in exchange for Williams's " Orchid Album," vol. iv~ 

 (unbound). — Dr. B. Crawshay, Rosefield, Sevenoaks, Kent. 



BOOKS, ETC., RECEIVED. 



" Seven, the Sacred Number," by R. Samuel (London : Kegan 

 Paul & Co.). — " Introductory Text Book to Physical Geo- 

 graphy," by Dr. Page, revised by Professor Lapworth (London : 

 W. Blackman & Sons). — " Durrant's Handbook for Essex," by 

 Miller Christy (Chelmsford : E. Durrant). — "Science Lectures, 

 delivered at Newcastle " (London : Walter Scott). — " Century." 

 — " Scribner's." — " Gentleman's Mag." — " Belgravia." — " Mid- 

 land Naturalist." — "Wesley Naturalist." — "American Natur- 

 alist." — "Victoria Naturalist." — " Garner." — "Amateur Photo- 

 grapher." — "British Dogs," Nos. 10 and n. — "Proceed. Geol. 

 Associaton." — "The Naturalist." — &c, &c, &c. 



Communications received up to the 12TH ult. from : 

 J. F.— H. W.— J. S.— H. P. S.— W. B. T.— E. L. B.— J. L.— 

 E. P.— T. D. A. C— W. H. B.— Dr. J. V.— F. H.— F. E — 

 Rev. W. R. S— B. H.— C. O.— Dr. A. R. G.— G. C— H. W. 

 — G. A.— R. C. W.— C. B. M.— A. P.— J. S.-Rev. S. A. B.— 

 T. A. L.— T. L— F. S.— M. S. C— W. A. G.— W. M. W.— 

 W. R. L.— H. T.— C J— R. B.— J. C. P.— W. J. S.— F. S.— 

 C. P.— D.— R.— K. M. C— C. E. G.— W. H. R.— J. S.— 

 C. D. C. C— H. E. E.— R. H. W.— E. G.— T. J. P.— M. E. P. 

 — D. B.-A. H.-J. F.— J. C. H.— J. W. C.-F. C— J. R. B. M. 

 —J. W. R.— A. W. H.— J. W. C.— A. T. E.— G. B.— T. B. 

 —J. H.— S.— A. P.-Rev. H. F.— F. H. P.— E. B. A. P.— 

 J. M. B. T.— W. H. H. L.— W. W. B.— H. H.— A. S.— 

 W. E. C— A. C. C— R- W. M. G.— J. E.— &c. 



