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Floweret and flesh cell are not kin to sound, 

 But atoms of the Immortal undiscussed ; 

 And thirst for knowledge, prayer ! not brainy lust 



But verity, transmutable, profound. 



We loved him as he loved all Nature fare, 



The verds of earth her garment, Spring renews, 



The forest giants green or winter-bare, 

 The fairy forms that feed upon her dews ; 

 And drink a like upliftment from her cruse, 



Fearing no drop of gall, for none is there ! 



F. Arnold Lees 



CHARLES BRADSHAW. 



We regret to record still another gap in the ranks of York- 

 shire geologists, caused by the death of Charles Bradshaw, 

 which occurred with tragic suddenness on the morning of 

 July 3rd. He had been at business on the previous day, but 

 was taken suddenly ill on the evening, and died a few hours 

 afterwards. Charles Bradshaw was in his fifty-seventh year. 

 He had been on the staff at the Sheffield Museum forty years, 

 commencing work there as an assistant at seventeen ; in 

 recent years he was the assistant curator. He paid particular 

 attention to the geological and natural history section of the 

 Museum. He took a prominent part in the work of the 

 Sheffield Naturalists' Club, and had occupied the offices of Secre- 

 tary and President. He was interested in the work of the 

 Yorkshire Naturalists' Union, held positions on its Committees, 

 and was secretary of the geological section. He was not a 

 prolific writer, but the results of some of his work will be found 

 in the pages of The Naturalist. We extend our sympathy to 

 his widow and family. — T.S. 



Wild Life for June contains the following well illustrated papers : — 

 ' Some Reflections on Swallows,' by C. R. Brown ; ' On Colour in Animals,' 

 by Charles Piatt ; ' Illustrations of Conflicting Impulses in Birds, ' by 



F. B. Kirkman ; ' Sexual Selection in Birds,' by Edmund Selous. The 

 photographs illustrating Black Headed Gulls squabbling are especially 

 interesting. 



The Vasculum for June is a particularly good number. Mr. H. G. 

 Bolam writes on ' Some of our Reptiles and Amphibians,' with illustrations 

 of the common adder, the little red adder, and the grass snake. Mr. 



G. Bolam gives ' Jottings from the East Nook of Cumberland ' ; Mr. 

 N. H. Patterson deals with ' Natural Features in local Place-names ' ; 

 Mr. H. S. Wallace writes on ' Eel-worms ' ; Mr. R. S. Bagnall on ' Primitive- 

 Tails, Bristle-tails and Spring-tails ' ; 'A Rare Pond Snail ' is by Mr. 

 George Bolam ; ' Ornithological Notes from Middlesbrough,' by Mr. C. E. 

 Milburn ; ' Northumbrian Pisidia,' by Mr. A. M. Oliver ; ' A new species 

 and Genus of Aleyrodidcs,' by Dr. J. W. H. Harrison, and there are records 

 of Acari. 



1917 Aug. l. 



