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HARDWICKE'S SCIENCE-GOSSIP. 



EXCHANGES. 



Wanted to exchange Cassell's I' Popular Educator," 36 

 parts, and Cassell's "Technical Educator," 24 parts, for speci- 

 mens of British butterflies and moths in good condition. — 

 A. W. B., 443 Edgware Road, Maida Hill. 



roLLECTio.v of 37 coins, three silver, the rest copper; what 

 offers in eg?s ? Send for list to W. F. Clark, 27 Willow Grove, 

 Beverley. 



Will exchange the following for books or slides : Homes 

 without Hands," Rev. J. G. Wood; "Technical Training," 

 Twining; Withering's "British Plants," 7th edit. _ 4 vols.; 

 "Malacology"; " Classification of Animals " ; "Taxidermy '; 

 " Animals in Menageries " ; " Birds," vol. I. ; " Fishes, Am- 

 phibians and Reptiles," 2 vols.: "Insects," Swainson ;_ "A 

 Natural History: containing many ttot coiiunon Observations,' 

 Sir Thomas Pope Blount, 169.3 •• " Synoptical Catalogues of 

 British Birds," Forster ; "The Actual Process of Nutrition in 

 the Living Structure demonstrated by the Microscope," Wm. 

 Addison (with Michael Faraday's autograph); " Symbohsm,''_ 

 Haig ; " Metamorphosis et Historia Naturalis Insectorum, 

 1662, 'plates ; Richardson's "Geology and Palaeontology."— 

 W. Ernest Milner, 47 Park Road, Haverstock Hill, iV.W. 



Two green tree-frogs (living) in exchange for well-mounted 

 microscopic slides.— A. T. Hall, i Grosvenor Terrace, Beverley 

 Road, Hull. , 



Selected V>\?A<::>xx\-s.c^-si ( Pletirosigma nttenuaium -xnA. attgu- 

 latum, and others) offered in exchange for other good s'ides or 

 good diatom gatherings.— E. C. Ames, Clevelands, Lyme 

 Regis, Dorset. 



Wanted, fossils from chalk, or offers, in exchange for a col- 

 lection of 40 foreign coins (copper), also parts i to 10 of Cassell's 

 " Science for All," unbound. — J. Rewcastle, Glutton, Bristol. 



Wanted, the " Entomologist " for September, 1879, No. 196, 

 also the other numb-rs up to the present time, for microscopic 

 slides or cash.— C. F. George, The Grove, Kirton Lindsey. 



Offers wanted for a collection of British moths and butter- 

 flies, containing over 1200 specimens. With option of taking 

 fine' oak cabinet and bookcase, 36 glass top drawers, folding 

 doors, 6 ft 6 in. high. 3 ft across, 18 in. deep. Cash required. 

 A. C. Style, 33 High Street, Southampton. 



Wanted, Blackdown fossils. Will give good Haldon fossils 

 and corals in exchange. Wanted also good Silurian trilobites, 

 and other Silurian fossils. Will give in exchange British first- 

 class shells, Haldon fossl's, minerals. Red Crag tossils, or slabs 

 of Polish madrepores.— A. J. R. Sclater, 23 Bank Street, 

 Teignmouth, Devon. 



Five hundred British wild plants, many very rare, correctly 

 named, date and locality. What offers ?— C. A., 15 Bloomsbury 

 Street, London, W. „ . , 



Wanted, a good specimen of Peniacrinites Briarens, of 

 Afiocrinites rotunim;, and of Encriniis liliforinis ; in ex- 

 change for good British land and freshwater shells, with varieties. 

 —Miss Jesbie Hele, Fairlight, Elmgrove Road, Cotliam, Bristol. 



I have several good recent starfish, &c., to dispose of by 

 exchange or otherwise. Desiderata, side-blown British birds' 

 eggs, or books en natural history.—" Science," 165 White 

 Ladies Road, Bristol. ,. ,. > ., , 



Liinno'a perc^ra, var. Burnctti, L. glabra, Vertigo edentula, 

 Cochlicopa tridcns, &c. Wanted, other British land and fresh- 

 water shells, especially varieties.— Miss Donald, Stanwix, 

 Carlisle. „ , 



L. C. 7th ed. Nos. 164, 550, 842, 843, 844, 1287, 1301, and 

 1416, for other rare plants.— F. C. King, 181 Havelock Street, 

 Preston, Lancashire. 



For hairs of sea mouse (Halithca aculeata) mounted or un- 

 mounted (beautiful opaque object) send other object of interest, 

 slides preferred, to A. T., care of Mrs. S., 21 London Road, 

 Brentford, Middlesex. 



FiRST-class slides offered for heads of tape worms human, 

 and animal," fresh .or in spirit.— C. Q. Jackson, Hill Fold, 



Bolton. . , . , J- J r 



Skull of dolphin, with fine pair of jaws, to be disposed of 

 cheaply for cash or exchange.— E. W ilson, 18 Lo^v Pavement, 

 Nottingham. . , , ■ ,• 



Duplicates: Polychloros, cardamines, edusa, cardui, linea, 

 hyperanthus, sylvanus, potataria, dispar, maura. filipeudula, 

 suffusa, &c., many common species required.— J. B. Pilley, 

 2 High Town, Hereford. . 



After 22nd inst. send object of interest for specimen ot 

 glffiocapsa, oscillatoria, spirogyra, or nostoc ^ground glass slips). 

 — W. G. Woollcombe, 13 Museum Terrace, Oxford. 



In exchange lor microscopic slides, beach floatings from Port 

 Adelaide, containing Banksia varia (and other microscopic 

 shells), foramiuifera, especially large forms ol rot.alia, poly/oa, 

 &c. Also the Bengal moth (Saturtiia mylitta), six inches 

 across wings, and Ma(fro/-hora cchinata Iruiii the Friendly 

 Isles.— M. Medhurst, 2a Uell Street, H.>lt Road, Liverpo 1. 



Oh-fered.- Carb. fishes, S:c., for fishes, eucriuites, &c. — 

 T. Stock, 16 Colville I l.^ce, Edinburgh. _ 



Wanted, a good monocuKir or binocular compound micro- 

 scope and accessories. Will give cash in exchange. Apply with 

 full description, maker's name, prices (cost and selling), to 

 D. J. WiUon, 7 Kelly Street, Greenock, Scotland. 



For well-mounted transparent slide of Piiccinea aruudinacea 

 (quite distinct from P. Gratizinis) send other well-mounted 

 slide to John G. Patterson, 2 Dalrymple Crescent, Edinburgh. 



The following shells for exchange: N at ica Alder i. Chiton 

 inargi?tatvs, Zo^iites cellarius. Tapes virgineus, Vemis ovnta. 

 Helix ericeioriim, Trockus tiauidiis, Bulimus acntus, Veite- 

 riipis Imis, Tivckiis ciner.iriiis, I'cnusfasciata, ffelix cantiana. 

 Desiderata, microscopic slides, or a w.jrk on natural history. — 

 Joseph Anderson, jun., Chichester, Sussex. 



Superior double action air-pump, by Griffin & Sons, London, 

 cost £4, for cash or offers. Wanted back volumes of " Scribner's 

 Magazine." — R. Smith, 30 Great Russell Street, Bedford 

 Square, London. 



Three guinea microscope (nearly new), "Davies on Mount- 

 ing," " Mrs. Ward on the Microscope," " A Thousand Objects 

 for the Microscope," turntable, materials, and over 100 slides. 

 What offers ?— Rev. W. H. Skan, 49 Mayfield Road, Dalston, E. 



A set of 3 chisels and 5 gouges for wood-turning, Science- 

 Gossip for 1S79 3"d 1880, and the first 12 numbers of " The 

 Sea." Wanted books, a small cabinet for shells, or cash. — 

 F. W. Styan, 23 Upper Bedford Place, Russell Square. 



Tourmaline with 12 polarising minerals mounted in cork, in 

 case, worth -^os., exchange micro-injected slides. — P., 76 Black- 

 man Road, Leeds. 



Astronomical telescope (2J inch), brass pillar and claw, 

 4 eye-pieces ; also plate electrical machine, &c., in exchange 

 for micro objectives above ^-inch, of best makers only. — H. W., 

 10 Evering Vill.is, Clapton, E. 



Pine tray cabinet of geological specimens, including 40 dif- 

 ferent species, some very rare ; also a small cabinet of fossil 

 minutiae, including 15 difterent species mounted on card. Will 

 give both for a i-inch objective glass, i, or J, or any reasonable 

 offer of microscopic apparatus, or books on the microscope. — 

 F. W. S., 3 Western Buildings, London Road, Stroud. 



Good marine material, and also Eocene Tertiary fossils. List 

 sent. Exchange minerals, or primary or secondary fossils, or 

 sell cheap.— Ci. W. Colenutt, 48 Union Street, Ryde, I.W. 



I'olvox globator, fine specimens, mounted, for good slide of 

 diatoms, foram., or spicules.— W. Dunn, 57 Heath Street, 

 Birmingham. 



Well-mounted sections of endogenous and exogenous stems, 

 indigenous and exotic, single and double-stained, for other 

 objects of interest, particularly parasites, insects' eggs, sponge 

 spicules, and selected diatoms. — W. Blackburn, Woodlands, 

 Chorlton-cum-Hardy. 



BOOKS. ETC., RECEIVED. 



Londc 



John 



" Siberia in Europe." — By H. Seebohm. 

 Murray. 



" The Movements of Plants." By Charles Darwin, LL.D., 

 F R.S., assisted by Francis Darwin. London : John Murray. 



" Peruvian Bark." By Clements R. IXlarkham, C.B., F.R.S. 

 London: John Murray. 



" Richardson's Smaller Modern Geography." By John 

 Richardson, M.A. 



" Inorganic Chemistry." By Dr. W. B. Kemshed, F.R.A.S., 

 F C S 



'" The British l\Ioss Flora." By R. Braithwaite, M.D., F.L.S. 

 Earn. IV. — Polytrichacea;. 



"Manual of the Infusoria." By W. Saville Kent, F.L.S. , 

 F.Z.S., F.R.M.S. London: David Bogue. 



" Fancy Pigeons." London : " Bazaar" Office. 



"The Practical Fisherman." Ditto. 



"The Book of the Rabbit." Ditto. 



" Science." November. 



" Annual Report of the West London Scientific Association 

 and Field Club." 



" The Oologist." October and November. 



" Bulletin of the Torry Botanical Club." October. 



"(;ood Health." (New York.) November. 



" Canadian Entomologist." November. 



" Land and Water." 



" Feuille des Jeunes Naturalistes." 



" La Science pour I'ous." 



"'Ihe MidLind Naturalist." December. 



" lloston Journal of Chemistry." November. 



" Journal of Science." November. 

 &c. &c. &c. 



Communications received up to Sfh ult. from:— 

 W. O. H.-W. J.-F. J. H.-J. R.-W. E. M.-J. S.- 

 A W B — J. E. R.— W. R. O.-J. W.-A. G. L.-F. L.— 

 r C A -F H B.-A. R. B. W.-W. H.-E. C.-W. B. R.- 

 W T. G.-j. R. S. C.-E. S. W.-J. T.-J. H.-G. F. G.- 

 T L H.-B. M. O.-C. A.-D. B.-E. E. T.-F. H. H.- 

 A C S -T C. W.-H. B. L.-W. L.-F. C. K.-L. S. G.- 

 C F -'j E. W.-C. L. J.-E. L.-E. W.-A. A.-J. B. P.- 

 Y' w' T -W. G W.-l . S.-M. M.-F. C— J. A. C— r. W. 

 i-- j: X._p. K._J. G. P.-J. A.-J. M. C.-G. M.- 

 T ■ H S C -R. S.— W. H. S.-F. W. S.— E. L. A.— R. T. R. 

 WD -J P. K.-F. W. S.-H.J. H.-J. F.-G. S.-W. B.- 

 P.'S.Ig. W-. C.-J. F. R.-W. H. S.-&C. 



