Io6 ' The Irish Naturalist, [ April, 



Every collector should take to heart the remarks with which Mr. 

 Saunders concludes this valuable little reprint. These may be sum- 

 marized thus:— When put away for preservation in cabinet or store-box 

 no hymenopterous insect (and this applies to every insect with free 

 wings) should ever be "carded"; anatomical points upon which specific 

 differences rest, such as mandibles, tongue, armature, last ventral 

 segment, etc., should be carefully dissected out ; specimens should be 

 mounted upon pins of uniform length, as high upon the pin as possible, 

 and at a uniform level ; and they should be distinctl}* labelled not only 

 with generic and specific names, but also with date and locality of 

 capture. 



Few will be found to quarrel with the author's preference for store- 

 boxes rather than cabinets, and none can disagree with his concluding 

 words that " a collection neatly arranged, properly named, and care- 

 fully labelled, is of great scientific value, and at the same time a source 

 of great pleasure to its owner." 



H. G. C. 



NATURAUSTS AND ADVERTISEMENTS. 



The Naturalist's Directory, 1S98. London: L. Upcott Gill, 

 pp. 1284-xii. Price i.r. 



This little book contains the names and addresses of a selection of 

 British zoologists, botanists, microscopists, and geologists, as well as a 

 list of foreign naturalists who wish to correspond or exchange with 

 British students. There is also a list of Natural History Societies, 

 Field Clubs, Museums, and Magazines, and a catalogue of books and 

 pamphlets published during 1897. 



We regret that we cannot honestly say that the execution comes up 

 to the design. It is hard to know on what principle the lists of names 

 have been drawn up, when we look among the zoologists and fail to 

 find Sir William Flower, Prof. Howes, Prof. Ray Laiikester, and Dr. A. 

 R. Wallace ; turn to the botanists and miss Profs. D. H. Scott, S. H. 

 Vines, and E. P. Wright (finding Mr. W. Carruthers' address still given 

 as the British Museum from which he retired years ago) ; and finally 

 discover that Prof. T. M'K. Hughes, Mr. Teall, Dr. Hicks and Dr. Henry 

 Woodward are omitted from the geologists' and palaeontologists' section. 

 The catalogue of Societies and Field Clubs, and the Trade Directory 

 are satisfactory, but a number of the most important foreign scientific 

 serials are absent from the list of magazines. And why are advertise- 

 ments printed on alternate pages with the text through a large section of 

 the book } For our own part, nothing would so strongly incite us to avoid 

 all dealings with the advertisers as the annoyance caused by this 

 detestable practice. 



