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Notices of Books and Periodicals. 



L'Intermediaire des Biologistes. Paris : Librairie C. Rein- 

 wald, 15, Rue cles Saints-Peres. Published fortnightly, sub- 

 scription, post free, 12 fcs. 



This is likely to be a very useful periodical for naturalists. It 

 is a kind of scientific " Notes and Queries," as in the specimen 

 before us (No. 5) the bulk is occupied by questions and answers, 

 and this is its chief intention. Any subscriber is at liberty to 

 forward to the directors questions on any biological matter in 

 which he finds himself in difliculty, and replies are accepted in 

 most European languages, of which short summaries are given 

 in French under the originals. These replies must be signed, 

 but the questions may be anonymous. The whole is under the 

 direction of Drs. Alfred Binet and Victor Henri, with the collabo- 

 ration of a number of eminent scientists, a list too long to quote 

 here, but all of international reputation. The scheme includes 

 original work, and also a summary of the contents of current 

 scientific periodicals, and descriptions of new apparatus. Its 

 obvious utility and low subscription should, and no doubt will, 

 procure for it numerous subscribers. 



Journal of Applied Microscopy. London : Dawbarn <fe Ward, 

 Ltd. Subscription, post free, 5^. 



This is an American monthly, emanating from the v^^ell- 

 known Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., of Rochester, N.Y. It 

 contains a number of methods of observation and experiment, 

 descriptions of bacteriological and other apparatus, and a selec- 

 tion of abstracts. There is also a projected series of articles on 

 '' Representative American Laboratories," beginning with those 

 of Cornell University in the February number, which is well 

 illustrated throughout. 



Jov.rn. Quikctt Microscopical Clv.h, So: 2, Vol. 7, Xo. 42, April 1808. 



