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HARD WICKE'S SCIENCE- GOSSIP. 



Having about two dozen duplicates, well mounted, I shall 

 be glad to exchange them. For list, &c, write to F. M. 

 Swallow, Charing Cross Hospital, London. 



Wanted, good gathering of Plcurosigma angulation, for 

 Diatoms, slides, material, or cash. — Eug. Mauler, Travers, 

 Switzerland. 



Diatoms. — Material from Santa Monica, containing, among 

 other good forms, Aulacodiscus pulchcr, Actiuoptychus Griin- 

 dlii, &c. &c. Also material from islands of Fur, Trinacria, &c, 

 very fine. Guanos and recent material required. Send list. — 

 W. M. Paterson, Westfield-terrace, Loftus. 



Can offer sets of many rare and valuable British Eggs, side- 

 blown, for others equally rare and valuable. — All letters 

 answered. — T. \V. Dealy, 140, Clarence-street, Sheffield. 



Fossils from the Red Crag, to exchange for those of the 

 Barton Series, or from the Gault. — Rev. H. B. Capel, Great 

 Easton Rectory, Dunmow, Essex. 



" Cultivated Vegetables," by Philips, handsomely bound 

 in calf, 2 vols., 1822, ten inches by six. Also " Pomarium 

 Brittanicum," by same author, in 1 vol., same binding, &c, in 

 exchange for back vols, of Science-Gossip, Monthly Ento- 

 mologist, or Ray Society's publications ; value 20s. — G. N. 

 Minnitt, 5, Regent-street, Nottingham. 



Nitella translucens, showing circulation, in exchange for 

 well-mounted Slide. — J. B., 36, Windsor-terrace, Glasgow. 



Send well-mounted Slide in exchange for an Anatomical 

 specimen (mounted). — E. Atkins, 200, Essex-road, Islington, 

 London. 



Wanted (about one dozen each) Fresh Specimens of 513 

 and 875 (7th edition); also Ecbolium. Exchange rare plants, 

 &c. — Higginson, Newferry, Birkenhead. 



A few well-mounted Slides to exchange. Lists to Tho. 

 Shipton, Chesterfield. 



An Album of eighty Micro-photographs of nearly 200 of the 

 Diatomaces, magnified 250 to 4000 diameters, in exchange for 

 first-class J-inch Objective, or first-class Micro Slides (ap- 

 proval).— Address, Dr. Redmayne, Bolton, Lancashire. 



Wanted, foreign Land and Fresh-water or Marine Shells, 

 also British Birds' Eggs, in exchange for British Land and 

 Fresh-water Shells, and foreign Land and Marine. Dupli- 

 cates of about 100 varieties of each. — W. Sutton, Upper Clare- 

 mont, Newcastle-on-Tyne. 



Well-mounted Physiological specimens in exchange for 

 unmounted material of interest. — George Baker, 37, Cross- 

 street, N. 



For sEcidium tussilaginis send stamped directed envelope, 

 and object of interest, to Charles F. W. T. Williams, King- 

 meade, Woolcott Park, Redland, Bristol. 



Orchis Simia, Lam., for either 37, 106, 459, 511, 546, 949, 

 955, 1222, 1223, 1279, 1286, 1329, 1410, 1669, or 1678, 7th 

 edition Lon. Cat. — A. B., 107, High-street, Croydon. 



Parasite of Crow, or other insect preparations, mounted in 

 balsam, in exchange for Eggs of insects, Diatoms or soundings, 

 mounted opaque. — J. Horn. 5, Belle-vue-square, Scarboro'. 



For unmounted Hair of Vampire Bat and Seal, send stamped 

 envelope and object of interest. — E. J. Wilson, 14, Albion-road, 

 Dalston, E. 



I should be glad to exchange Lepidoptera with collectors 

 on the Continent or elsewhere. — Roland Green, Rainham, 

 Kent. 



C. cdusa, M. cinxia, V. polycliloros, L. adonis, L. cory- 

 don, A. ulmata, and others, offered for Lepidoptera in any 

 stage.— W. Jordan, Cockfield, Sudbury, Suffolk. 



Sea Birds' Eggs (such as Guillemots, Razorbills Kitta- 

 wakes, Puffins), to exchange for other Eggs, side-blown, or 

 Butterflies. — Geo. W. Coultas, High -street, Bridlington, 

 Yorks. 



Polariscope Object. — On receipt of stamped and addressed 

 envelope, will be happy to forward a small portion of "' Arra- 

 gonite " from coal measures. Described in Science-Gossip, 

 1877, page 192, in reply to J. J. M.— Address, J. J. Morgan, 

 5, Prospect-place, Tredegar. 



Beautiful opaque object (mounted), Orbulina, from Ber- 

 muda, for other good Foraminifera or Diatoms. — J. Ford, 

 Wood View, Newbridge Crescent, Wolverhampton. 



Nos. 171, 625, 1071, for 477, 500, 517. Lists exchanged. A 

 very extensive list of duplicates can be supplied by C. A. O., 

 76, Trafalgar-road, Old Kent-road. 



Plants of Asarunt curopa-um, or Asarabacca, in exchange 

 for rare British Ferns or flowering plants. — James W. Lloyd, 

 Kington Herefordshire. 



Well-mounted Slide of part of Caterpillar, showing spira- 

 cles. &c, offered for good clean material, unmounted. — 

 J. Neville, Wellington-road Handsworth, Staffordshire. 



I have fine specimens (collected last month) of Fritillaria 

 meleagris, which I should be glad to exchange for an example 

 of Utricularia vulgaris, if collected this season, or Hiero- 

 chloc borealis. — G. Garrett, Harland House, Tyler-street, 

 Ipswich. 



Hcematopinus spinulosus from rat, and H. vituli from 

 calf, offered for other animal paraMtes. Send list to H. E. 

 Freeman, 1, Templeton-road, Finsbury-park, N. 



Scientific Books and Microscopic Slides, offered for Marine 

 Animals in spirits, especially Cephalopods and Echinoderms. — 

 Wm. Cash, 38, Elmfield-terrace, Halifax. | 



Side-blown Eggs, 300 varieties, including Golden and other 

 Eagles, Ospreys, Falcons, Owls, Greenshanks, Buzzards, Cup- 

 bills, Stints, Chough, Bartram's Sandpipers, Cranes, Storks, 

 Aquatic Warblers, Bohemian Waxwings, Pine Grosbeaks, 

 Great-spotted and Yellow-billed Cuckoos, Belted Kingfishers, 

 Bustards, Buff-backed and great White Herons, Green Sand- 

 pipers, little and glaucous and other Gulls, and many other 

 varieties. Write for list. Exchange wanted. — J. W. Sissons, 

 11, Priory-road, Sheffield. 



Pathological Specimens wanted, either hardened or recent. 

 Choice Slides of very superior finish, or select unmounted 

 materials (of which lists will be forwarded) are offered in 

 exchange. — Dr. Marsh, Duke-street, St. Helen's. 



Wanted, one or two good specimens of Calymene Blumcn- 

 bachii. I will give a good exchange in Cambridge Greensand 

 fossils. — J. W. Carr, Union-terrace, Cambridge. 



Several thousand specimens of British Shells, Fossils, 

 Minerals, Slabs of Polished Coral, Madrepores, also specimens 

 from Deep-Sea Dredgings, for Foreign Shells, Fossils from 

 the Gault (if good specimens), and all other kinds of Fossils, 

 particularly Trilobites, or Fossil Crustacea of any kind. — 

 A. J. R. Sclater, 4, Bank-street, Teignmouth. 



Wanted, Avicula Tarentina, Anomia striata, A. patelli- 

 formis. Area tetragona, Pandora rostrata,, P. obtusa, 

 Tliracia couvc.xa, Thracia pubescetis, Psammobia vespcrtina, 

 P. costnlata, P. tellinelta, Venus casina, V. verrucosa, 

 V. fasciata, Astarte \elliptica, A. sulcata, A. crcbricostata, 

 Pecton Audouinii, Pcctcu danicus, P. tigrinus, P. similis, 

 P. striatus, P. furtivus, for British Shells, if in stock. — 

 A. J. R. Sclater, 4, Bank-street, Teignmouth. 



"The Zoologist," 2nd Series, complete, in parts, January, 

 1866, to December, 1876, and vol. i. of the 3rd Series, 1877. 

 12 volumes ; also Gmelin's (S. G.) Historia Fucoruni, 33 

 plates, 4to., old calf, 1768 ; also a Mahogany Box (16" x 8") 

 containing specimens exemplary of the manufacture of Alum, 

 from its raw state up to the perfect crystal (a large crystal of 

 Alum, 14 inches long), for works on Fungi, &c. Greville's Crypto- 

 gamic Flora, or Sowerby's Fungi wanted. — C. Perceval, 

 Hanbury, Bristol. 



For specimen of Anemone Pulsatilla, send address to John 

 W. Carr, Union-terrace, Cambridge. 



For parasites from Horse or Mole, send well-mounted Slide 

 to George Turvill, East Worldham, Alton, Hants. 



Birds' Eggs, side-blown, labelled ; well marked and^selected 

 specimens ; all ready for placing in cabinet ; 300 varieties. 

 Exchange arranged by letter. Send at once for full list, post- 

 free, Henry Sissons, Westbourne-road, Sheffield. 



A naturalist, who is going on a dredging cruise round the 

 South and West coast of England, would be glad to hear from 

 a gentleman having similar tastes who would be willing to join 

 him and pay a small part of the expense. For further particu- 

 lars address C. P. Ogilvie, F.L.S., Sizewell House, Leiston, 

 Suffolk. 



BOOKS, &c, RECEIVED. 



" Contributions to the Fossil Flora of the Western Terri- 

 tories." Part II. The Tertiary Flora. By Prof. Lesquereux. 

 Washington : Government Printing Office. 1878. 



" The Insect Fauna of the Recent and Tertiary Periods." 

 By H. Goss, F.L.S., F.G.S. 



" Industrial Art." June. 



" Midland Naturalist." ,, 



" Land and Water." ,, 



" Chambers' Journal." ,, 



"American Naturalist." ,, 



" Botanische Zeitung." May. 



" Der Zoologische Garten." No. 4. 



" Comptes Rendus." No. 20. 



" Feuille des Jeunes Naturalistes." June. 



"Journal de 5licrographie." May. 



" Boston Journal of Chemistry." 



"Ben. Brierley's Journal." 



&c. &c. &c. 



Communications received up to June 8th, 

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 _W. B.— W. H. S.— A. C. S.— G. N.— E. de B. M.- 

 _S. W.— W. E. R.— T. B. W.— Col. G. E. B.— J. 

 J. M. H.— G. N. M.— W. P.— H. G.-H. U.— G. P. 

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 H. B. C— A. R.— A. B.-W. C— J. W. C— V. G. 

 G. C. D. — J. H. M. — H. E. W. — H. S. — J. 

 W. C. P.— C. A. S.-E. L— W. F. A.- A. M. McA. 

 — Q. C— Prof. B.-R. J. S. -J. P. G.— G. S.-G. 

 J. B. P.— J. W. L.— Dr. R. B.— J. F.— B. M. 

 J. J. M.— M. M. B.-J. W. N.-H. E. F.-H. 

 E. S.-G. W. C.-J. H.— M. V.— W. J.— W. 

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