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Maxagemenx of Aquaria. Ey Shirley Hib- 



BEHD 73 



Harmonies of Natube Keelected in Aet. The 

 Nettle and the Wasp. By Kichaed Deakin, 



M.D 17 



■What is a Diatom? By Tuffen West 85 



The Xat-eidoscopic Coloue-top. Invented by 



John GoRHAM, M.K.C.S., of Tunbridge 89 



Winteu Makagement op Cage Birds. By 



William Kidd , 93 



A Travelling Oystek-bed. By W. C. L. Maetin 96 



Falling Stars 99 



The " Conseceatio " Coins of the Eomau Em- 

 perors AND theie Families. In Two Parts. 



Part II. By II. Noel Humphreys 100 



The Expansion of Metal. By William C. 



BUEDEB 103 



Phrenology in the Poultey-taed. By W. B. 



Tegetmeiee ,, 



Aquatic Ahohitects , 



Meteorology of October 



Astronomical Observations for October 



Things of the Season — October 



Me. Noteworthy's Coenee 



The Affection of Fish 



Abundance of Fungi 



Naturalist's Telescope 



Origin of Words 



llocKWORK foe Fern-cases, etc 



Appearance of a Star undee the Tele- 

 scope 



Pistol Camera 



Nature's Bountiful Peovision 



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CONTENTS OF NUMBER ONE. 



The Endeavour. 



Science and the Boy. 



The Planets. By E. J. Lowe, of Highfield Observatory, Nottingham. 



How to Gather Diatoms, liy Tutten West. 



Wayside Weeds and their Teachings. By Spencer Thomson, M.D. 



Tame Fishes. 



Humboldt. In Two Parts. Part I. By Hain Friswell. 



Water-Glass in Photography. By T. A. Malone. 



Night-Flying Moths. By 11. Noel Humphreys. 



Science on the Sea-Shore. I. Flints and Sponges. By Sliirley Ilibberd. 



The Key to a|Bird's Heart. By William Kidd, of Hammersmith. 



The Gyrascope. By E. G. Wood. 



Grand Prize Bird Show at Southampton. 



Astronomical Observations for August. 



Occultation cf Saturn by the Moon, May 8. 



Things of the Season — August. 



Meteorology of August. 



Mr. Noteworthy's Corner. How to Observe the Habits of Birds 



— Miniature Eockwork— Flints in the Drift— New Solvent and 



Cement. 



CONTENTS OF 



The Ceaseless Work of the Sea.— Eock-Strata and their Materials 



By S. J. Mackie. 

 Win^'lcss Birds. By W. C. L. Martin. 



The " Consecratio " Coins. Parti. By H. Noel Humphreys. 

 The Green Tree-Frog. By Shirley Hibberd. 

 Death among the Gold-Fjsh. 



Wayside Weeds and their Teachings. By Spencer Thomson, M D 

 Humboldt. In Two Parts. Part II. By Hain Friswell. 

 Talk about Trees. By O. S. Eouud. 



NUMBER TWO. 



Wardian Cases. 



Collecting and Preserving Fungi. By Frederick Y. Brocas. 

 Diatoms : How to Prepare for the Microscope. By Tuffen West. 

 Meteorology of September. 

 Astronomical Observations for September. 

 Things of the Season— September. 



Mr. Noteworthy's Corner. Alleged Shaksperian Forgeries— How 

 many Eggs does the Cuckoo lay ?— Colours of Shells. 



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