378 jVo/cs and C\)))iniciifs. 



It seems a pity that such extraordinary precautions should have 

 to be taken to protect our floral treasures aj^ainst the rapacity 

 of plant collectors, for we can hardly call them botanists, with 

 the result of makings it impossible for real nature lovers to have 

 the opportunity of seeing" them in all their g'lory in their natural 

 surrounding's. We have also received a photograph of a further 

 specimen from Mr. J. F. Pickard. The photograph reproduced 

 herewith, for which we are indebted to the proprietors of the 

 Strand Magazine, professes to be the first photograph ever 

 taken of the Ladies' Slipper in its native haunts. 



NATURE PICTURES. 

 Messrs. Gowan & Grey have issued a series of small nature 

 books, which contain some of the finest reproductions of photo- 

 graphs that we have seen for some time. Five of these have 

 been received, namely, ' Wild Birds at Home ' (two), ' Wild 

 Flowers at Home ' (two), and ' Butterflies and Moths at Home.' 

 Whilst those dealing with birds contain by far the most striking 

 photographs, all the series contain many of exceptional interest. 



THE YORK PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 

 The annual report of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society for 

 ' M.C.M.V.' is much smaller than usual. Beyond the Meteoro- 

 logical Tables, it contains nothing except the purely official 

 reports on the society's work. Mr. Oxley Grabham, the 

 Curator, has presented his valuable collection of British 

 Mammals (200 specimens) to the museum, and Dr. Tempest 

 Anderson has provided the cabinets in which the collection is 

 housed. Amongst the honorary members elected during the 

 year we notice the names of Sir Benjamin Baker, Mr. J. J. H. 

 Teall, Dr. Vaughan Cornish, Mr. G. W. Laniplugh, Mr. 

 Romilly Allen, and the Marquis of Ripon. 



'SCARBOROUGH: A GUIDE AND SOUVENIR.'* 

 In connection with a recent conference of the National Union 

 of Teachers at Scarborough, an admirable souvenir was pre- 

 pared under the editorship of Mr. D. W. Bevan, of the 

 Scarborough Naturalists' Society. It contains chapters on 

 'Scarborough for the Geologist,' 'Scarborough for the Botanist,' 

 'The Birds of Scarborough,' etc., and there are numerous 

 illustrations from photographs, maps, etc. 



* i8b pag'cs. T. Ni'lsoi) & Sons, Ediiibuii;!). 



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