Hmts for Improvements. 1^7 



house plant and native of Africa, has, during the late intense frost, sent out 

 healthy foliage, and a strong flower stem, the blossom of which is ready to 

 open, in a spring well at Annat Garden, and without any protection. The 

 temperature of the water in the well in January, 47*5°, which corresponds 

 nearly with the annual niean temperature of the place. The winged tribes 

 have hitherto picked up a scanty subsistence in the fields and hedges.^ 

 Many of them are now, by the snow, impelled by hunger and cold to 

 approach near the haunts of man, who ought not to abuae their confidence 

 in the time of their distress. — A, G. February 1. 



Art. VII. Hints for Improvements^ 



Natural History Collection. — Sir, I observe in Professor Jameson's 

 Edinburgh Philosophical Journal for last year (vol. xxi. p. 1 13.) a list of 

 geological and min^ralogical collections in Great Britain and Ireland, which 

 appears to me to be very defective j I beg leave to suggest to your nume- 

 rous correspondents, in order to complete so desirable an object, that they 

 would forward you lists of collections in their respective counties or dis- 

 tricts for insertion in your Magazine, embracing every department of natural 

 history. Such a list, when complete, would, I conceive, greatly promote 

 science, by making the scientific traveller acquainted with those local 

 collections which would materially assist him in his researches ; collec- 

 tions which have probably cost their proprietors many years of unremitted 

 exertion and attention to the subject, independently of expense. I subjoin 

 a list of the collections in^ Norfolk, marking with an asterisk those whose 

 proprietors would probably be desirous of exchanging duplicates, — Sam. 

 Woodward. Norwichy Sept. 27. 1830. 



Norfolk, 

 Beachamwell. Mr. John Scales, Entomology and Eggs, 

 Caister, by Yarmouth. Rev. — — Steward. Ornithology. 

 *Catfield. Rev. James Lay ton. Geology. Mammalian remains, &c., of 



Norfolk coast, and botany. 

 * Cromer. Mr. J. Earl. Ditto, ditto, and Entomology. 



Mr. Fox. Lapidary, and Dealer in Geological Specimens. 

 Lynn. Rev. Edward Edwards. Geological Specimens from Hunstanton 



Cliff. 

 Melton Hall. Edward Lombe, Esq. Ornithology, British. 

 ♦Norwich. Norfolk and Norwich Museum. General Collection. 

 Rev. James Brown. Entomology. 

 *Mr. Richard Griffin. Ornitl^ology. 

 J. J. Gurney, Esq. (Earlham Hill). Ditto, British and Foreign. 

 Mr. John Hunt. Bird-stuffer and General Dealer, 

 Mr. John King (St. Andrew's). Geology. Chalk Fossils. 

 Mr. John Sims, Jun. Bird-stufFer and Naturalist, 

 Mr. Thomas Smith, Ditto, and Dealer. 

 *Mr. Joseph Sparshall, Entomology. 

 Mr. George Thurtell. Ornithology. 

 Mr. Robert Wigham. Ditto and Botany, Dealer, 

 *Mr. Samuel Woodward, Geology, Norwich Crag and Chalk 

 Fossils. 

 Plumstead, Rev. C. Penrice. Ornithology, rare British. 

 Sandringham Hall. H. H. Henley, Esq. Ornithology and Geology, 

 Lias. 

 *Shropham Hall. Rev. G, R. Leathes. Geology. Norfolk and Suffolk 

 Crag, Chalk, &c. 

 Swaffham. Rev. John Dugmore. Ornithology. 

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