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SCIENCE-GOSSIP. 



NOTICES OF SOCIETIES. 

 The Geologists' Association of London. 



Excursions and Conductors. 

 Sept. 4.— Whitchurch, Oving, Quainton. A. M. Davies, 

 F.G.S. Baker Street, 9.37 a.m. for Waddesdon 

 Manor. 

 „ 18 — Holmesdale Valley. W. J.Lewis Abbott, F.G.S. 



Victoria (L. C. and D. R.), 1,30 p.m. for Otford. 

 For particulars of these excursions, apply to Horace W. 

 Monckton, Esq., Secretary for Excursions, 10, King's Bench 

 Walk, Temple, E.C. 



North London Natural History Society. 

 Aug. 2.— Whole-day Excursion to Shere. Leader, R. W. 

 Robbins. 

 „ 5. — " Reminiscences of Sugaring." L. B. Prout, F.E.S. 

 „ ig. — Discussion: "The best place for a Naturalist's 

 Holiday." Opened by C. B. Smith in favour of 

 Barmouth. 

 Sept. 2.— "The Microscope." C. Nicholson, F.E.S. 

 ,, 4.— Half-day Excursion to Epping Forest. Leader, 



The President. 

 „ 16.—" Explanatory Paper on the Order Hymenoptera." 

 F. B. Jennings. 

 Oct. 7. — Pocket Box Exhibition and Microscopical Evening. 

 ,, 21.— Special Meeting to consider the New Rules. . 

 „ 30. — Visit to the Natural History Museum, South 

 Kensington. Leader, S. Austin. 

 Nov. 4. — "Through Cornwall and Devon." J. A. Simes. 

 ,, 18. — Debate: "Does scientific study destroy or mili- 

 tate against the aesthetic tastes or sense?" 

 Opened in the affirmative by F. W. Frost; 

 opened in the negative by A. Bacot. 

 Dec. 2. — " Insectivorous Plants." R. W. Robbins. 

 ,, 16.— General Business Meeting— Election of Officers 



for 1898. 

 Meetings held at North east London Institute, Hackney 

 Downs Station, at 7 45 p.m. 



There will also be a special-family discussion, entitled 

 " The Liparidae," to be opened by A. Bacot on some date 

 not yet fixed. — Lawrence J. Tremayne, Hon. Secretary. 



Woolwich Polytechnic Natural History Society. 

 Meetings and Lecturers; Excursions and Conductors, 



Aug. 7. — Charlton Railway Station, 3 p.m. Charlton sand- 

 pits—fossils and mollusca. G. Cornish. 

 ,, 12. — Woolwich Polytechnic. '■ Fish— their Structure 



and Habits." E. J. Cunningham. 

 ,, 14. — Plumstead Church, 3 p.m. Crossness— ento- 

 mology. D. Millar. (For juvenile members.) 

 ,, 21.— Abbey Wood Railway Station, 3 p.m. Knee Hill 

 and lanes -mollusca and pond life. W. Turner. 

 „ 26. — Woolwich Polytechnic. " Setting and mounting 

 Coleoptera." G. Cornish. 

 28. — Plumstead Church, 3 p.m. Ditch work in Manor- 

 way. H.J. Sargent. 

 Sept. 4. — Abbey Wood Railway Station, 3 pm. Knee Hill 

 and lanes — larvae and mollusca. H. J. Webb. 

 ,, 9.— Woolwich Polytechnic. Exhibition by Micro- 

 scopical Members. W. Scott. 

 „ 11. — Plumstead Railway Station, 2 p.m. Greenhithe — 

 mollusca, etc. E. J. Cunningham. 

 Sept. 18.— Plumstead Church, 3 p.m. Manorway— mollusca, 

 ditch work, etc. J. E. Stacey. (For juvenile 

 members.) 

 ,, 23. — Woolwich Polytechnic. " The Moon," illustrated 



by lantern views. T. W. Brown. 

 ,, 25. — Wickham Lane (north), 3 p.m. Bostal caves — H. 

 pulchella, CI, rotphii and C. dcicula. T. W. 

 Brown. 

 Meetings, alternate Thursdays, at Polytechnic, William 

 Street, Woolwich, 7.30 p.m.—//. J. Webb, Hon. Sec, Poly- 

 technic; or 3, Gunning Street, Plumstead. 



Nottingham Natural Science Rambling Club. 



Geological Section. — Leader, Mr. J. Shipman, F.G.S. 



Aug. 28.— Annual Excursion. Lincoln. Fare (special train), 



is. 6rf. 

 Sept. n. — Hucknall Torkard and Long Hills. Meet Midland 



Station, 1.30 p. m. 



Botanical Section. — Leader, Mr. W. Stafford. 



Aug, 14.— Nottingham Arboretum. Meet Waverley Street 

 Entrance, 2.30 p.m. 



Sep. 18.— Radclitte and environs. Meet G.N.R. Station, 1.45 

 p.m. 



Oct. 16. — Annual Meeting, Rambling Club, Natural Science 



Laboratory, University College, Nottingham, 4 



p.m. Tea, soiree and exhibition of collections 



made during season. XV. Bickcrton, Hon. Sec, 



187, Noel Street, Nottingham, 



Hull Scientific and Field Naturalists' Club. 

 Aug. 2.— Y.N.U. Excursion to Everingham Park. 

 ,, 4.— Exhibition of local objects of antiquarian interest ; 



members ; 8 p.m. 

 ,, 7.— Kelsey Hill; leave Hull 1.58 p.m. Return fare to 



Ryehill, is. yd. ; from Southcoates, is. 2d. 

 ,, 14. — Day Excursion to Spurn. 



18.—" The Colours and Odours of Plants," illustrated ; 



Mr. H. Knight; 8 p.m. 

 „ 21.— Carey Chalk Pits; leave Cannon Street Station 



1. 25 p.m. Single fare to Willerby, ^d. 

 ,, 28. — Dunswell Lane ; meet at tram terminus, Newland, 



3 P.m. 

 Sept, 1. — Microscopical Evening ; members; 8 p.m. 

 ,, 4. — Leconfield ; leave Paragon Station 1. 10 p.m., train 



for Arram. Single fare, is., return from Beverley. 

 „ 11. — Hessle ; leave Hull 2 25 p.m. train. Single fare, 



5d. ; walk back via Humber Bank and New- 



ington. 

 „ 15.—" Diatoms." Mr. R. H. Phillip. 

 ,, 18. — Cleethorpes. for Clee ; leave Hull 1 45 p.m., boat. 



Return fare, is. 

 ,, 25. — Endyke Lane ; meet at Newland, 3 p.m. 

 .1 29. — Annual Meeting. 



T. Shepfiard, Hon. Sec, 72, Prospect Street, Hull. 



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CORRESPONDENCE. 



J. C. S. (London). — We believe it is caused by throwing 

 overboard from steamers red-hot " clinkers " from the 

 engine-furnaces. The contact with the cold water causes 

 the cellular structure. The rounded form is the result of the 

 pieces being water-worn by tidal action on the shore. 



W. B H. (Hythe).— The larger shells are the var. lutescens 

 of Helix virgata, and the smaller are young specimens of 

 Helix rotundata. 



EXCHANGES. 



Notice. — Exchanges extending to thirty words (including 

 name and address) admitted free, but additional words must 

 be prepaid at the rate of threepence for every seven words 

 or less. 



French minerals and shells offered in exchange for 

 English.— M. Phileas Rousseau, La Mazurie, Par Aizenay, 

 Vendee, France. 



Birds' Eggs.- Buffon's skua, cuckoo, gulls, pea-hen, etc ; 

 good variety. Wanted, good camera. Full list sent on 

 application.— C. W, Bowell, Junr., Conway House, Allandale 

 Road, Leicester. 



Wanted, petrological and histological slides, books on 

 microscopy, petrology and geolcgy, and a good stand con- 

 denser. Offered, Foraminifera, mounted and unmounted ; 

 Maltese landshells, named by Italian specialists; and 

 " Proceedings of the Linnean Society (Botanical)."— J. Cooke, 

 Thorndale, Lincoln. 



Eggs — Clutches of merlin, kestrel, lesser redpole, Lapland 

 bunting, grasshopper warbler, pied flycatcher and curlew 

 for exchange.— Robert W. Ellison, 210, Hugh Gardens, 

 Newcastle-on-Tyne. 



