I20 jRcviews and Book Xoticcs. 



watery g^lue, and apply it by " dabbiiij;- " j^ently with a soft 

 spong-e. It need hardly be added that all fini^^ering- of the surface 

 of the specimen, or rubbing of any kind, ought to be avoided. 



On collecting, wrap the fossils up singly in paper at once to 

 prevent their being scratched or the carbon displaced while 

 carrying them home. In mending broken specimens, gently heat 

 each part before applying the glue. 



4. — In packing fossils for transit, wrap each separately in 

 paper and pack with additional paper, straw, hay, or shavings, 

 in a strong box. Never use sawdust, husks, or any similar 

 substance for packing. 



5. — All specimens sent for examination to be numbered 

 and accompanied with a list containing the numbers, locali- 

 ties, and any other additional particulars that may be thought 

 necessary. Attention to this saves time and trouble to all 

 parties. 



Literature. — The first important book to study is always 

 'The Book of Nature.' Still, though no real knowledge can be 

 got without actual personal contact with and study of the 

 specimens themselves, both in the museum and the field, it yet 

 remains true that good books are a great help. 



From personal use we strongly recommend the following: — - 

 ' Structural Botany (Flowering Plants)' and ' Structural Botany 

 (Flowerless Plants)', by Dr. D. H. Scott. (A. & C. Black, 

 London). These furnish a necessary preparation for the 

 understanding of the structure of fossil tissues ; ' Fossil 

 Botany,' by Dr. D. H. Scott (Macmillan), an indispensable 

 book, and ' Fossil Plants,' by A. C. Seward, 2 vols. (Cambridge 

 University Press). 



In conclusion, let Yorkshire colliery proprietors, mining 

 engineers, and working miners, who have unexampled oppor- 

 tunities for doing so, help to elucidate the many problems which 

 are so bound up with their self-interests, profession, and daily 

 work, and so hasten the time when the far-reaching and wide 

 generalisations may be reached that shall prove of the greatest 

 benefit to mankind. 



Twenty=ninth Annual Report and Proceedings of the Lanca- 

 shire and Cheshire Entomological Society. Session 1905. 57 i)i>. i\-. 



In addilioii to delaik-d reports of the nieetiiijjs and excursions held 

 during' 1905, this report contains an address by H. St. J. K. Donistliorpe on 

 'The Myrniecopliilous Coleo])tera of (ireat Britain;' ' Some Notes on ^lanx 

 Coleoptera,' by J. R. le H. ToniHn ; and 'Noti' on Hiith and Infancy of 

 Dyliscus punclulatus' by E. J. B. Sopp. .A jiortrait of a vice-president of 

 the Society, Mr. Richard Wilding', forms the frontis])iece. 



Naturalist, 



