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United States. The best North Carolina zircon locahty is on 

 the old Meredith Freeman estate, Green River, Henderson 

 County, N. C, which was leased for twenty-five years in the 

 hands of Gen. T. L. Clingman of that State, who, as early as 

 1869, mined one thousand pounds of it, and during that whole 

 period never lost faith in the incandescent properties of zir- 

 conia; but when the time of its adoption actually came, through 

 some legal difificulties the general had forfeited his leases, and 

 hence failed to reap his reward. In Henderson County, N. C. 

 and in Anderson County, S. C, zircon is found in large quan- 

 tities loose in the soil, as the result of the decomposition of a 

 felspathic rock. The crystals are generally remarkable for their 

 perfection, being distinctive of each locality, weighing occasion- 

 ally several ounces. The recent demand has also brought to 

 light the existence of enormous quantities of zircon in the Ural 

 Mountains and in Norway. Although in Canada, in Renfrew 

 and adjoining counties, enormous crystals have been found up 

 to fifteen pounds each, yet they are so isolated, that it would be 

 impossible to obtain a supply there. The new demand has 

 brought together more than twenty-five tons of zircon, ten tons 

 of monazite, six tons of cerite, thousands of pounds of samars- 

 kite, and tons of allanite and other minerals. As a consequence, 

 zircon is now offered at less than ten cents a pound, monazite 

 at twenty-five cents, and samarskite at fifty cents. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



The Botanical Gazette: Vol. XIII., Nos. 6-8 (June-August, 1888). 



Entomologica Americana: Vol. IV., Nos. 3-5 (June-August, 1888). 



The Microscope: Vol. VIII., Nos. 6-8 (June-August, i888). 



The Microscopical Bulletin and Science News : Vol. V., Nos. 3, 4 (June, 

 August, 1888). 



Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club : Vol. XV., Nos. 7-9 (July- 

 September, 1888). 



Journal of Mycology : Vol. IV., Nos. 6, 7 (June, July, 1888). 



The Natural Science x\ssociation of Staten Island : Proceedings of June 

 9, 1888 ; Special No. 8 (June, 1888). 



Bulletins of the Agricultural College of Michigan ; Nos. 37, 38 (June- 

 August, 1888). 



Anthony's Photographic Bulletin: Vol. XIX., Nos. 11-16 (June 9-August 

 25, 1888). 



The West-American Scientist : Vol. IV., Nos. 37, 38 (May, June, 1888). 



The Brooklyn Medical Journal : Vol. I., No. 6 — Vol. II., Nos. 7, 8 (June- 

 August, 1888). 



The Hahnemannian Monthly : Vol. XXIIL, Nos. 5-9 (May-September, 

 1888). 



"Psyche:" Vol. V., Nos. 146-148 (June-August, 1888), 



