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SYNGNATHUS ^EQUOREUS. Ycirrell. 



A fine specimen of S. JEquoreus was found upon the sea beach near 

 Bamborough, in February, 1838. It measures 18^ inches in length, 

 and agrees in all respects with the description of the species given 

 by Mr. Yarrell in his History of British Fishes. — P. J. S. 



PETROMYZON PLANERI. 



Upon turning to Jenyns' Manual of Brit. Vert, and YarreU's Brit. 

 Fishes, I find that this little fish has only been noticed in a few parts 

 of the kingdom. I therefore suppose that it will be interesting to 

 naturalists to learn that it occurs frequently in small brooks in the 

 neighbourhood of Framfield, Sussex, where I have recently taken 

 numerous specimens. — April 19, 1838. Robert M. Lingwood. 



It is Mr. D. Cooper's intention to form a class this summer (simi- 

 lar to the one last year) for the study of Practical Botany. The 

 excursions to take place twice every month, from the beginning of 

 May. The day hereafter to be fixed most convenient to those who 

 may form the Class. — 82, Blackfriars Road. 



Chiswick. — March 1, 2. Rain. 3. Fine: rain. 4. Rain: foggy. 5. 

 Overcast. 6. Clear : cloudy : clear at night. 7, 8. Fine. 9. Frosty : 

 fine. 10 — 12. Very fine. 13. Rain. 14. Hazy: fine. 15. Fine. 16. 

 Fine: stormy showers at night. 17. Clear and cold: showery. 18. 

 Cloudy and fine. 19. Drizzly. 20. Boisterous, with showers. 21. Clear, 

 cold and dry. 22. Hazy: rain. 23. Bleak and cold, with slight snow- 

 showers. 24. Fine: rain. 25. Fine. 26. Frosty and hazy. 27,28. 

 Fine. 29. Foggy: very fine. 30. Fine. 31. Hazy and cold. 



Boston. — March 1, 2. Cloudy: rain early a.m. and p.m. 3. Cloudy. 

 4. Cloudy : rain a.m. and r. m. 5. Cloudy. 6. Fine : rain early a.m. : 

 hurricane with rain p.m. 7. Fine: stormy with rain p.m. 8—12. Fine. 



13. Rain. 14 — 16. Cloudy. 17. Fine : snow early a.m. 18. Fine. 

 19. Cloudy. 20. Stormy: rain early a.m. 21. Stormy. 22. Cloudy. 

 23. Snow a.m.: rain p.m. 24—27. Fine. 28. Cloudy, 29. Fine. SO, 

 31. Cloudy. 



Applegarih Manse, Dumfriesshire. — March 1 . Soft weather : dull and 

 cloudy. 2. Rain : soon ceased. 3. Rain and sleet : cleared in the even- 

 ing. 4. Fair and mild : chill in the evening. 5. Fine and clear : wet in 

 the evening. 6. Storm of wind and rain. 7. Showery, with wind. 8. 

 Clear, but cold: morning frosty: sun shone out. 9. Frosty: cloudy: 

 raw in the evening. 10. Cloudy: wet afternoon. 11. Soft rain. 12, 

 Fine day, but frosty: sun shone out. 13. Fine rain, but soon ceased. 



14. Soft and genial shower. 15. Brisk wind and dry: sun shone out. 

 16. Hail showers : sleet: wind. 17. Showers of snow : high wind. 18. 

 Frosty: clear: sun shone out. 19. Soft: cloudy: watery. 20. Stormy: 

 wind and rain. 21. Dry and cold. 22. Sprinkling of snow : cold: sun 

 shone out. 23. Frosty: slight snow : sun shone out. 24. Frosty: fine 

 day : sun shone out. 25. Fine day : snow on the hills : sun shone. 26. 

 Drizzling day, but cleared and sun shone. 27. Fine spring day : sun 

 shone. 28. Fog in the morning: cleared: sun shone. 29. Fine and 

 clear : sun shone out. 30. Fog : sunshine for half an hour. 31. Dull 

 and cold : sun shone for a little. 



