Proceedings of Provincial Scientific Societies. 



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fishes and cetaceans ; a series illustrating the arrangement of 

 the internal organs, nervous, vascular and skeletonal system of 

 the Pike ; and miscellaneous marine biological objects from 

 the North Sea. It will thus be seen that the exhibits already- 

 brought together are of great scientific interest, and it only 

 remains for the curator, with the assistance of those engaged 

 in the fishing and shipping industry in Hull, and with the 

 co-operation of local naturalists, to perfect a work so well 

 begun. — B.A. 



The Journal of the 

 Northants Natural His- 

 tory Society and Field 

 Club for igii is well up 

 to the usual standard. 

 Among the papers we 

 notice ' Northampton- 

 shire Birds,' by Mr. J. 

 D. Cotton ; 'Some 

 Aquatic Plants, ' b}^ Mr. 

 H.N. Dixon ; ' Water 

 Divining and Radioac- 

 tivity,' by Mr. Beeby 

 Thompson, and a valu- 

 able paper on ' Plot's 

 Elm [Ulmus plotti),' 

 by Mr. G. Claridge 

 Druce. This species 

 appears to have been 

 first distinguished by 

 Mr. Robert Plot in his 

 'Natural History of Ox- 

 fordshire, 1O77,' where 

 he describes it as 'a 

 narrow - leaved elm, 

 which also being 

 smooth, justly deserves 

 the name Ulmus folio 

 angusto glabra.' Mr. 

 Di.xon gives an account 

 of Northamptonshire 

 Hepatics ; Mr. M. B. 

 FuUerton describes the 

 algs' found in the Mid- 

 summer Meadow Bath- 

 ing Place ; Mr. J. H. 

 Fletcher has a paper on 

 ' The Gull ' ; Mr. Beeby 

 Thompson describes 

 ' Peculiarities of Waters 

 and Wells,' and Mr. 



T. J. George figures a remarkably fine Celtic bronze mirror found at 

 Desborough. We are kindly permitted to reproduce one of the blocks. 



The Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, Vol. XXIH., pt. 2, 

 issued March 21st, 1912, contain a report of the Association's excursion 

 to the Dales of West Yorkshire and Harrogate, held in July 1910. 

 :9i2 May i. L 



Plot's Elm (Ulmus plotti). 



