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syxgxathus jsquoreus. — Yarrell. 

 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 Yarrell'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 tw T ice 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 I, 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 p. m. 5. Cloudy. 6. Fine : rain early a.m. : 

 hurricane with rain p.m. 7. Fine: stormv 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. 30, 

 31. Cloudy. 



Applegarth 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. 



