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HARDWICKE'S SCIENCE-GOSSIP. 



' Wanted, specimens, living preferred, of any of the rarer 

 species of spiders, such as green and water-spiders. For micro- 

 scopists I have hairs (unmounted) of black rat, squirrel, and 

 silver-backed fox. — H. C. Brooke, Sutton Valence Grammar 

 School, near Staplehurst, Kent. 



New and secondhand books, Christmas cards, illuminating 

 paints (new), &c., in exchange for curiosities of any kind. — 

 Tunley, Albert Road, Southsea. 



A FEW British eggs for exchange. Wader's, gull's, and 

 grouse especially wanted- Locality and date necessary. — 

 Robert Miller Christy, Saffron Walden, Essex. 



A SMALL quantity of fine butterflies (in paper), caught this 

 summer in Switzerland, including about twelve Apollo Par- 

 nassius. Wanted, a good half-crown of George I. or Charles II., 

 or other good English coin. — Rev. H. Housman, Chichester. 



I WISH to correspond with collectors of British shells — marine, 

 land, and freshwater — with a view to exchanges. — A. Loydell, 

 10 Aulay Street, Ossory Road, S.E. 



Nest and four eggs of R. W. starling, also nest and three 

 eggs of troopiole, for other foreign eggs or good English ones. — 

 Geo. A. Widdas, Bond Street, Leeds. 



Human skull wanted, complete, and in good condition; also 

 fully-articulated skeleton of dog or cat. — Send particulars to 

 Fred Page, 4 Queensferry Street, Edinburgh. 



Wanted, a few aquatic larvae of dragon-flies, and of the 

 whirligig beetle (Gyrimis natator), freshly killed, in spirit : 

 also larvae of the crane-fly (Tipula oleracea), of the drone-fly 

 (Eristalis tcnax), and of the water-beetle ( Hydrophihts piceusj. 

 Good entomological or botanical slides given in exchange, or 

 cash. — Micro, 15 Prior Park Buildings, Bath. 



DurLicATRS (Coleoptera). Adimotiia tanaccti, Ckrysomela 

 hyperici, Cassida eguestri's, Dichiroirichns pubescens, Pog07it(s 

 .cluilcens, Hylastes palliuius, and others. Desiderata, British 

 coleoptera. — Henry F. Collett, 12 Springfield Road, St. 

 Leonard's-on-Sea, Sussex. 



Wanted, Mya truncata or M. arenaria, alive or recently 

 dead. — C. K. Rudge. Ashgrove House, Redland, Bristol. 



British shells for exchange. Send list of Desiderata to 

 C. K. Rudge, Ashgrove House, Redland, Bristol. 



Vertigo cdentula and Helix ritpestris in excliange for other 

 rare varieties. — Apply to S. Donald, Sedbergh, Yorkshire. 



Wanted, to exchange a very full report of " Proceedings of 

 British Association, 1878 (Dublin)," for Odes (Book I.), Satires, 

 and Epistles of Horace (Anthon or White), or " Pitman's 

 Phonographic Phrase Book," reporting pencil-case, and cover. 

 Also, a bicycle, " Celerrima," little used, for any suitable offer 

 of books (history and law preferred). — John Benner, 9 Bridge 

 Street, Tralee. 



A first-class slide of theine from the tea leaf (polariscope) 

 in exchange for any other object of interest. Also a dozen 

 anatomical slides for exchange. — D. Burford, Bowbridge, 

 Stroud, Gloucestershire. 



Wanted, animal parasites, Ixodes, and acari, either mounted 

 or unmounted. Have for exchange a large number of mounted 

 parasites and other slides. — W. A. Hyslop, 22 Palmerston Place, 

 Edinburgh. 



Double-stained sections of elder mounted, in exchange for 

 other mounts. — E. B. L. Brayley, 2 Burlington Buildings, 

 Redland, Bristol. 



Wanted, microscopic material and slides ; will give books, 

 slides, &c., in exchange. — F. S. Lyddon, 2 Oakland Villas, 

 Redland. Bristol. 



FoK slides showing portions {a, honey-glands ; /;, smooth 

 conducting surface ; c, acid glands of digestive surface) of 

 inner surface of pitcher plant (Nepenthes distillatoria). Send 

 other well-mounted slides to John G. Patterson, 2 Dalrymple 

 Crescent, Edinburgh. 



The " Entomologist " for 1S78, 75, 80, in exchange for Jukes' 

 and Geikie's " Manual of Geology," Woodward's " Geology of 

 England and Wales," Ramsay's " Physical Geology and 

 Geography of Great Britain," Lyell's "Elements," Campbell's 

 " Frost and Fire," Darwin's or Wallace's works, &c. — J. W. 

 Carr, 28 Emery Street, Cambridge. 



What offers in microscopical works or anything useful in 

 microscope for the four complete volumes of " The Sea : its 

 Stirring Story of Adventures, Peril, and Heroism." Contains 

 forty -jd. numbers, unsoiled and unbound. Also Page's " Ad- 

 vanced Geology." — Edmund Price, 2 Malsem Villas, The 

 Uplands, Stroud, Gloucestershire. 



I HAVE a set of Maguire's celebrated engravings of natu- 

 ralists, 15 X 24 in. Portraits of Gould, Yarrell, Jardine, Bona- 

 parte, Stanley, and others, nine in all. Published at £\ los. ; 

 will take good cabinet fossils, or astronomical eye-piece (300 

 diameters) in exchange.— Science, 165 White Ladies Road, 

 Bristol. 



I HAVE some really good British and foreign beetles, moths, 

 &c., to exchange for tertiary or secondary fossils ; ammonites 

 from blue lias especially required. — Science, 165 White Ladies 

 Road, Bristol. 



For slides or good material an assortment of named zoophytes, 

 &c., also lists 01 slides exchangeable for other slides of interest. 

 — J. E. Read, Pottergate Street, Norwich. 



Wanted, to exchange for a good microscope my collection 

 of cainozoic and carboniferous fossils, good specimens. — Libts 

 on application to George Ward, to Friar Lane, Leicester. 



Wanted, tropical butterflies, beetles, leaf insects, and silk- 

 worm moth, atlas, selene, yama-mia, Brazilian butterflies, 

 Morpho peleides, Papilio oebalus, P. Mazeniins, P. Kristhria. 

 Will exchange Australian butterflies and owl in glass case, .a 

 fine specimen. — J. Bates, 10 Orchard Terrace, Wellingborough. 



Wanted, first-class mounted preparation of insects — Fora- 

 minifera Polycystinae, sectionof spines of Echini, double-stained 

 botanical section, anatomical and pathological preparation, and 

 other objects — in exchange for beautifully-mounted specimens 

 in all departments of natural history. — Fred Martin, Clevedon. 



Hogg, "On the Microscope," Staunton's "Chess-Players' 

 Companion," any two vols, of Orr's " Circle of Science," offered 

 for a good 3 or 4-in. objective, or a fair collection of mounted 

 microscopical slides. — Fairmount, 153 Breakspears Road, 

 Brockley, S.E. 



Will correspondents who can supply specimens of British 

 sponges (correctly named), perfect or fragmentary, kindly send 

 their names to the Editor ? 



Duplicates, Apkoclins porcus, A. subterraneus, Coccinella 

 occllata, and many others. Desiderata, British coleoptera, 

 especially the smaller Brachelytra. Shall be glad to hear 

 from coleoptcrists with a view to mutual assistance. — T. Wood, 

 5 Selwyn Terrace, Jasper Road, Upper Norwood. 



I WILL send a bottle of my mounting medium to any reader 

 of .SciENCE-Gossir for this month only. — A. Smith, The 

 Laboratory, Essex Road, Islington. 



Swiss, Pyrenean, and Mediterranean plants, including 

 grasses, sedges, &c., splendidly preserved, and all correctly 

 named. The collection includes thousands of specimens, price 

 kd. each, a discount made for large numbers. — Address, Dr. B., 

 care of Editor of Science-Gossip. 



Wanted, Beesley's " Geology of the Neighbourhood oA 

 Banbury." What exchange ? — J. Gregory, Holdenby, North- 

 ampton. 



Wanted, any species of the genus Mentha. Will exchange 

 charas and other rare plants. — E. Straker, Haglesnaw, Kenlej-, 

 Surrey. 



Offered, 131, 133, 313, 336, 846, 923,927 b, 1310, 1467 b, 

 1516, 1676, and variety for other rare plants. — Joseph S. Rowsc, 

 25 Ashton Street, Dukinfield. 



EotiCATiONAL microscope with slides and apparatus, good as 

 new, cost over £&, will exchange for good magic lantern. — 

 F. C. Long, 6 Bartle Street, Burnley, Lancashire. 



Wanted, a correspondent in Ireland, with a view to ex- 

 changing dried specimens of Phanerogams. Send desiderata 

 list to Rev. H. H. Slater, Sharow, Ripon, York. 



I HAVE a few slides of the tufted hairs of the caterpillar, called 

 the "hop-dog," (pale Tussock-moth). Send list to Rev. A. C. 

 Smith, St. John's, Crowboro', near Tunbridge Wells. 



BOOKS. ETC., RECEIVED. 



"Vegetable Mould and Earthworms," by C. Darwin, F.R.S. 

 London ; John Murray. 



" A Pocket Guide to British Ferns," by Marian S. Ridley. 

 London : David Bogue. 



"The Herefordshire Pomona." Part. IV. London : David 

 Bogue. 



"The Student's Handbook of Chemistry," by H. Leicester 

 Greville, F.C.S. London : E. & S. Livingstone. 



" European Butterflies," by Dr. Lang. Part IV. 



"Micrographic Dictionary," 4th ed. Parts II. and III. 



"American Naturalist." 



"Canadian Entomologist." 



"Good Health." 



" American Journal of Microscopy." 



"The Antiquary-" 



" Chemist and Druggist." 



" Journal of Applied Science." 



" Land and Water." 



" Ben Brierley's lournal." 

 &c. &. &c. 



Communications received up to ioth ult. from: — 

 Dr. R. H.-J. C.-J. L.-H. V.-A. S.-H. F. H.-J. T. L. 

 -Dr. De C.-A. M. P.-R. W. W.— E. J. G.-F. E.-J. T.— 

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

 -J. A. S.-Miss R.-A. A.-R. J. H.-N. C.-J. H.-J. W. 

 -J. A. O.-W. H. P.-G. A. R.-G. L.-F. F.-A. T. H.- 

 G. A. W.-E. L- A.-F. C. L.— H. H. S.-F. J. B.-Dr. F. B. W. 

 —A. C- S--H. P. M.-J. W. W.-H. 3.-V. C--W.T. G.- 

 G. E. B.-G. P.-H. H.-H. H. S.-Ii. W. K.-J. R.-A. D. 

 -S- R. H— R. L.-E. M. H.-F A. B.-W. T. O.-T. B. R. 

 -G- T. H.-E. W.-W. H. T.-F- P.-H. C. B.-R. M. C- 

 H. W.— W. B.-H. L. J.— E. T. D.— Dr. W. T. G. - A. E. L. 

 -T. P.-J. B. M.-S. A- B.-G. T. H.-J- H. G.-H. F. C- 

 C. K. R.-W. A. H.-J.F. R.-S. D.-T. W. C.-H. W. L.- 

 W. G. W.-J. B., jun.-J. B.-F. J. G.-E. P.-D. B.-E. L. 

 -E. B. L. B.-W. B--W. A. P.-J. A. O.-T. S K.-J. G.- 

 T. S. L.-J. G. P.-R. L.-A. M.-E. S.-A. D. M.— J. S.— 

 T. E. R.- I. F. C.-G. W.-J. B.-F. R. M.-H. C. C- 

 J. S. R.-t. W.-J. D.— J. H.-J. D. B.-A. L.-&C. , 



