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HARD WICKE'S SCIENCE- GOSSIP. 



F. Alexander. — Your larvae of Jacofora will hybernate. 

 Benzine may be used in stuffing moths ; and a little tine chalk 

 or fullers' earth mixed with the wool, to absorb the natural 

 grease. You will find a good description of FiliAenchila in 

 Hooker's " Student's Flora of the British Islands." 



Lymnea involuta. — We should feel obliged if some of 

 our correspondents in the Killarney or other districts would 

 supply us with a few living specimens of this mollusk. The 

 sooner the better. 



J. Sinel. — The parasitic insect of which you sent us a 

 sketch is named Gamasus coleoptratormn. 



A. C. — Your moth was a specimen of A r . rhomboidea, whose 

 wings had been aborted. It reached us alive, but the wings 

 never fully developed. 



L. S. — The objects on surface of the leaf are not due to any 

 parasitical disease, but are caused by an insect, a species of 

 Cyuips, which punctures the skin. 



"Constant Subscribers." — We wish our correspondents 

 would adopt some other nam de plume. We have several this 

 month, and are in a complete quandary as to which is which. 

 To one who writes under this name we beg to say that no plant 

 was enclosed. 



EXCHANGES. 



Microscopical cabinet for exchange, capable of holding 

 1,920 slides lying flat ; mahogany and deal, value £\ ; for 

 further particulars write to Wm. J. Fuller, Corve Lodge, 

 Greenway-road, Redland, Bristol. 



Wanted, vol. ii. of " Coloured Illustrations of British Birds 

 and their Eggs," by H. L. Meyer (1842). — Jos. Sinel, Bagot, 

 Jersey. 



For unmounted pieces of skin showing scales from the back 

 and belly of Lizard, send object of interest to G. Moore, ic, 

 Porchester-street, near Clifford-street, Birmingham. 



Offered, Turton's " British Shells, Land and Freshwater." 

 in exchange for any other Book of equal value, Fossils, or any 

 Natural History Objects. — Address, T. C. Maggs, Yeovil. 



Offered, 84 numbers " Nature," 2 vols. " Popular Science 

 Review," Hogg "On the Microscope," Latourneau's 

 " Biology," and Withering's" Botany." Wanted, vols. 3, 4, 

 and 5 of Jeffrey's " British Conchology," or back numbers 

 of "Zoologist and Naturalist" prior to 1878. — J. D. Butterell, 

 26, Coltman-street, Hull. 



For cleaned Forannnifera from Ireland send good Slide or 

 Material, not polariscope, to A. Alletsee, 11, Foley-street, 

 London, W. 



Several pairs of Cowries (C. caput scrpentis) for exchange 

 for Shells, &c. — Mrs. Skilton, London-road, Brentford, 

 Middlesex. 



For Cuticle of Indian Corn (Zea Mais) send a stamped 

 directed envelope to W. H. Gomm, Sandwich, Kent. 



Rare British Plants dried, for Lepidoptera, Birds' Eggs, or 

 Shells. — L. R. H.,4, Ellesmere-villas, Devonshire-road, Forest- 

 hill. 



Offered, Nos. 246, 1280, 1381, 1403, 1479, 1505, and many 

 others, for Nos. 187, 325, 500, 518, 615, 626, 676, 728, 762, 823, 

 985, 997, 1299, 1300, 1471, 1622. — E. D. C, 25, Oxford-road. 

 Kilburn, London. 



For leaf of Deutzia scabra unmounted, send stamped 

 envelope or other microscopic object to M., 3, Belmont Villas, 

 New Brompton, Kent. 



For injected Human Kidney, injected Human Intestine, 

 stained Human Intestine, and Japanese Grass, all in balsam, 

 send pure gatherings of diatoms or any well-mounted balsam 

 slides to J. A. Kay, Mansion-house, Brompton, Chatham. 



I have Cassell's History of the Franco-Prussian War (com- 

 plete, weekly numbers, unbound). Required micro slides. — 

 W. H. Skan, 15, Brownlow-street, London, W.C. 



I have five numbers (one more completes the work) of 

 Twining's " Science Made Easy," illustrated, Hardwicke &Co., 

 quite new and cost 5s. Should be glad to exchange them for 

 British Lepidoptera, side-blown eggs, or tolerably recent 

 numbers of "The Entomologist," "Science-Gossip," or 

 "Zoologist," bound or unbound. — W. Barrett Roue, 165, White- 

 Ladies-road, Bristol. 



A few Adders, preserved in spirits of wine, in exchange for 

 rare Plants, Mosses, Lepidoptera, Shells, Fossils, or offers. — 

 R. Renton, Fans. Earlston, N.B. 



L. C, 7th edition, Nos. 84, 104, 133, 146, 176, 184, 237, 253, 

 363. 5 2 7> 6"» 682 > 68 3. 7°4, 7 6 7> 7 6 9> 831, 838, 856, 858, 864, 

 882, 913, 929, 971, 979, 988, 1000, 1001, 1 130, 1334, 14S5, 

 1519, 1539, and many others, in exchange for other rare 

 British Plants. Send full list of duplicates to J. Tempere, 12, 

 Cecil-street, Moss-side, Rusholme, Manchester. 



Beautifully mounted Slides (crystals) for the polariscope in 

 exchange for objects of interest, mounted or unmounted. — 

 A. Smith, Essex-road, Islington. 



London Catalogue, 7th ed. offered, 2, 39, 47, 79, 267, 

 2 77> 394> S9 1 ) 8 3 I > 8 5 8 . 974. 1014, 1036, 1284, 1310, 1504, and 

 1650, in exchange for other rare British plants. — W. Jones, 32, 

 Manchester-street, Oldham. 



Sphirrotheca castagnei on Hop offered for foreign Marine 

 Alga;. — E. C. J., Monson Nursery, Red Hill, Surrey. 



First-class Slides given for good material, Foraminiferous, 

 &c, in quantity, either prepared or in the rough. — James 

 Green, March. 



L. C., 7th edition, Nos. 38, 273^, 534, 809, and others, in- 

 cluding many from the Lake District, for 183, 553, 588, 590, 

 and others. Lists exchanged. — A. W. Preston, 49, Cheltenham- 

 street, Barrow-in-Furness. 



Rare British Vertigos. Correct and well-authenticated 

 (duplicate) specimens of Vertigos nntivertigo, pnsilla, minutis- 

 sima, alpestris, substriata, and angustior, offered in exchange 

 for really good and choice Foreign Shells — land preferred to 

 marine. Also offered, Limncra invohlta, Succinea oblonga. 

 Wanted, Limncea Burnetti, Acme lineata.. — W. Sutton, 

 Upper Claremont, Newcastle-on-Tyne. 



For exchange, an Herbarium of British Phanerogamous 

 Plants, containing over 600 species, many rare, in good condi- 

 tion. Offers requested, list will be forwarded. — A. Macindoe, 

 Maryhill, Glasgow. 



Offered, Helix revclata, Clausilia biplicata, Planorbis 

 lineatus, &c. &c, and many British marine. Wanted, 

 British Vertigos and Northern marine species.— A. H. Cooke, 

 King's College, Cambridge. 



For piece of Chinese Rice-paper (pith of tree) mounted 

 send well-mounted object to Thos. Shipton, Chesterfield. Lists 

 exchanged. 



Birds' Eggs, side-blown, well-marked, labelled, picked 

 specimens ; also beautiful specimens of British Butterflies and 

 Moths, well set ; also British Coleoptera, splendidly set, ne%v 

 style. Lists free. Exchange side-blown eggs new to collec- 

 tion. Foreign correspondence solicited. — Henry Sissons, West- 

 bourne-road, Sheffield. 



Several packets of Diatomaceous Earth for exchange for 

 mounted sections of Coniferous wood (three packets) for good 

 slide. Wanted also the Cub Mosses and Selaginelli. Fossil 

 Polyzoa in exchange. — G. R. Vine, Attercliffe, Sheffield. 



For piece of Sea-mat (Flustra truncata) send stamped 

 directed envelope. Also for portion of lung of White Whale 

 (Beluga leucos) or two or three embryo cuttlefish (Sepia 

 officinalis) send well-mounted object to E. M., 20, Crossley- 

 street, New North-road, London. 



Several immense living Chrysalides of Acherontia Atropos 

 offered in exchange for good Natural History Slides or micro- 

 scopical accessories. — W. Lane Sear, Margate, Kent. 



Side-blown Birds' Eggs and Skins. Will exchange about 

 200 varieties, guaranteed true typical specimens, richly 

 marked ; dates and localities supplied. Lists exchanged. — 

 John William Sissens, 11, Priory-road, Sheffield. 



Wanted to exchange, Mounted Objects, principally photo- 

 graphs, for good mounted objects. — E. Atkins, Chemist, 200, 

 Essex-road. 



To exchange, a quantity of Diatomaceous Earth for mounted 

 objects or anything of interest. Stamp for reply. — A. Smith, 

 198, Essex-road. 



Wanted, varieties of Succinea (especially .9. putris, var. 

 vitrea) and other species. Good exchange given. — Mr. 

 Marshall, 1, Portland-cottages, Portland-place North, Clap- 

 ham, London. 



BOOKS, &c, RECEIVED. 



" English Folk-Lore." By the Rev. T. F. Thistleton Dyer, 

 M.A. London : Hardwicke & Bogue. 



" Pleasant Days in Pleasant Places." By Edward Walford,. 

 M.A. London : Hardwicke & Bogue. 



" Annual Report of the U.S. Entomological Commission on, 

 the Rocky Mountain Locust, 1877." Washington : Govern- 



ment Printing Office 



"Section Cutting." By D. 

 J. & A. Churchill. 



" Popular Science Review." 



" Land and Water." 



"Journal of Applied Science." 



" Chambers's Journal." 



" Feuille des Jeunes Naturalistes.' 



"Midland Naturalist." 



"The Scottish Naturalist." 



Various Pamphlets. 



&c. &c. &c. 



Sylvester Marsh. London 

 October. 



Communications received up to 9TH ult., from: — 

 F. K.— T. S.— M. S.— J. C— J. H.— C A. C— H. C C— 

 A. A.— W. J. F.-J. M.— F. E. M.— W. H. G. -J. D. B.— 



F. I. B.— J. L. H.-E. E.— J. A.— J. M. H.— J. W. J.— 



G. T. B.— H. E. W.— H. L. B.— E. F. C— T. W. D.— D. S. 

 —Prof. B.— S. T.— C. A. 6.— W. J.— E. C J.— A. B.— 

 J. N. D.— W. G. H. C— R. H. A.— Dr. P. Q. K.— J. E. L. 

 —A. S.— W. E. F— J. T.— A. G. W.— G. S.— J. P. G.— 

 G. A. G.— W. H. S.— J. S.-W. B. R.— J. K.— R. R.— 

 J. A. K.— Dr. M.-U. W. M.— J. A. W.— R. D.-H. J. R.— 

 W. C— W. S.— A. W. P.— A. M.— A. H. C.-J. G.— T. S.— 



E. M.— K. D. — H. S.— W. L. S.— H. I. T.— E. S.— R. M.— 

 I. T.— W. E. G.— G. R. V.— W. S.— J. K.— H. W. S. - 



F. W. H.— J. T. M.— A. S.— E. A.— &c. &c. „ 



