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species are found in the county; but what a contrast to the 77 Scandinavian 
forms! Another paper on the minute division of the district is a good lesson on 
the method in which a limited area should be thoroughly worked, and should put 
to shame those of our Metropolitan collectors who hold that discoveries made by 
them should be confided only to their immediate circle, and that those who have 
not the privilege of their confidence should only reap such benefit (?) from them as 
the possessors of the “secret” choose to divulge. We would, however, caution our 
provincial friends against the chance of their ideas becoming too narrow: extreme 
localisation for a long time caused British entomologists to remain a laughing-stock 
with their Continental brethren. 
Tue ScorrisH Narurauist, and Journal of the Perthshire Society of Natural 
History; edited by Dr. Bucnanan Wuire. Perth, The Society; Edinburgh, 
Maclachlan and Stewart. 
We have before us the first quarterly part of this new periodical, which is 
intended to supersede the ‘‘ Proceedings” noticed above. It extends to 32 pages, 
_is well printed and edited, and should take a prominent position in Natural History 
serial literature. We give it a cordial welcome and our best wishes. The opening 
paper is one by Dr. Lauder Lindsay on “Natural Science Chairs in our Univer- 
sities,” ably written, but scarcely, we think, in good taste. There are many notices 
on Zoology (especially Entomology) and Botany, and copious reports of the 
Meetings of various Scottish Natural History Societies; concluding with the first 
part of an exhaustive paper by the Editor on “ Sugaring.” We were scarcely 
prepared, even in a Scottish journal, to find whisky mentioned as a probable 
substitute for rum, in concocting the bait. But, possibly, Scottish Noctue have 
Scottish peculiarities. We are careful not to say that the ‘“ Dew off Ben Nevis” 
is useless, because, when we recently mildly suggested to a German friend that 
“beet-sugar” was of little avail, we were met by the sarcastic remark (Stett. 
Ent. Zeit., 1871, p. 95) that “‘ Die englischen Noctuen bewiesen aber darin sehr 
feine Nasen, dass sie zwischen Runkelriiben und Rohr-Zucker sehr genau 
unterschieden.” 
Obituary. 
The Rev. Edward Horton.—On the cover of our December number we briefly an- 
nounced the death of this gentleman, which took place at Exeter on the 9th November, 
at the age of 55, after some considerable period of very bad health. For some years 
he was engaged in tuition as a private schoolmaster at Worcester, and afterwards 
became the chaplain of the County Lunatic Asylum at Powick near that town, a 
position he retained up to his forced resignation through failing health. As a 
Lepidopterist he was widely known and universally respected, and the extreme 
liberality with which he supplied all the principal collections with Towocampa 
cracce, discovered in Britain by him, is an example which might be followed to 
their advantage by some of our collectors. He was a Member of the Worcester- 
‘shire Natural History Society, and took an active part in the formation of the 
Society’s Museum, illustrating the Natural History of the county. He was also 
engaged on a list of the Worcestershire Lepidoptera, but we are uncertain if it were 
ever published. The earlier volumes of this Magazine, and the previously existing 
entomological periodicals, testify both to his activity and keenness of observation ; 
