156 



SCIENCE-GOSSIP. 



NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



To Correspondents and Exchangers.— Science-Gossip 

 is published on the 25th of each month. All notes or other 

 communications should reach us not later than the 18th of 

 the month for insertion in the following number. No com- 

 munications can be inserted or noticed without full name 

 and address of writer. Notices of changes of address 

 admitted free. 



Notice.— Contributors are requested to strictly observe the 

 following rules. All contributions must be clearly written 

 on one side of the paper only. Words intended tobe 

 printed in italics should be marked under with a single line. 

 Generic names must be given in full, excepting where used 

 immediately before. Capitals may only be used for generic, 

 and not specific names Scientific names and names of 

 places to be written in round hand. 



The Editor is not responsible for unused MSS., neither 

 can he undertake to return them, unless accompanied with 

 stamps for return postage. 



Subscriptions.— Subscriptions to SciENCE-Gossip.at the 

 rate of 6s. 6d. for twelve months (including postage), should 

 be remitted to the Proprietors, 86, St. Martin's Lane, 

 London, W.C. 



The Editor will be pleased to answer questions and name 

 specimens through the Correspondence column of the maga- 

 zine. Specimens, in good condition, of not more than three 

 species to be sent at one time, carriage paid. Duplicates 

 only to be sent, which will not be returned. The specimens 

 must have identifying numbers attached, together with 

 locality, date and particulars of capture. 



All editorial communications, books or instruments for 

 review, specimens for identification, etc., to be addressed to 

 John T. Carrington, i, Northumberland Avenue, London, 

 W.C. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



F. McL. (Tal-y-Cafn.)— No. 1 is a young fern too imma- 

 ture to identify; No. 2 is a sedge {J uncus gerardi, Lois); 

 No. 3 is a grass {Aim cocspitosa, L.). 



J . C. Astley. — No. 1, will answer later ; No. 2 is a species 

 of Convallaria, but cannot say which without flower; No. 3, 

 Ophiopogon taburan var. variegattts. 



L. K. (Worcester).— The 9th edition of the " London 

 Catalogue of Plants" does not agree in nomenclature with 

 any of the manuals of botany. We cannot say that one or 

 other you mention is nearest the Catalogue in names. We 

 have not heard of any new editions likely to be published of 

 either British flora mentioned ; not any are very recent. 



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. 



British land and freshwater shells offered in exchange 

 for foreign (univalves), — G. T. Rope, Blaxhali, Wickham 

 Market. 



Wanted, offers for Science-Gossip from start (1865)10 

 1897, in good condition; 28 vois. in publisher's cover, 

 remainder unbound. — G. P. Bonny, 30, Wellington Road, 

 Stoke Newington, London, N. 



Wanted, "Hull's British Coalfields." 4th edition; also 

 Nicholson's " Manual of Palaeontology," latest edition ; must 

 be reasonable in price.— B. C. Constable, Heath Road, 

 Stockport. 



Wanted, foreien land and marine shells, crustaceans, 

 echinoderms and sponges, wasp and hornet nests ; also 

 insect galls from trees.— H. Parritt, 8, Whitehall Park, N. 



Birds' Eggs. — A few sets of genuine and authentic British- 

 taken roseate terns* eggs, also herons', great plovers' and 

 others, offered for other clutches.— E. G. Potter, 14, Bootham 

 Crescent, York. 



Rev. J. W. Horsley, St. Peter's Rectory, Walworth, 

 wants series of authentic varieties of L. peregra, for which 

 he will give good exchange. 



Will exchange Australian seaweed for foreign shells, also 

 give 35 different Au.-tralian stamps for 45 fairly good foreign 

 stamps.— J. P. Laker, c/o F. B. C, 78, Rundle Street, 

 Adelaide, Australia. 



Fifty-one microscopical slides, with pine box, offered in 

 exchange for clutchts of birds' eggs; British and sea-birds' 

 preferred. — E. Kitchen, 116, Eversleigh Road, Battersea, 

 S.W. 



Offered, Cox's " Handbook of Coleoptera," 2 vols., as 

 new. Wanted, Newman's "Butterflies and Moths."— E. J. 

 Denham, 31, Hugn Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, 



Student's microscope, excellent condition, high and low 

 power objectives, mahogany case; useful exchange enter- 

 tained. — G., iSGa, Edgware Road, W. 



METROPOLITAN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 



The following is a list of societies in the London district 

 devoted to natural science, with hours and places of meeting. 

 They may be visited with introduction from a Fellow, 

 Member, or Secretary. Will secretaries send additions or 

 corrections. 



Anthropological Institute of Great Britain, 3, 

 Hanover Square. Second and fourth Tuesdays at 

 8.30 p.m., November to June. 

 City of London College Science Society, White Street, 

 Moorfields, E.C. Last Wednesday in each month, 

 October to May, 7.30 p.m. 

 City of London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society, London Institution, Finsbury Circus. First 

 and third Tuesdays, 7.30 p.m. 

 Croydon Microscopical and Natural History Club, 



Public Hall. Third Tuesdays, October to May, 8 p.m. 

 Dulwich Scientific and Literary Association. Fort- 

 nightly meetings. (No information as to place and time.) 

 Ealing Natural Science and Microscopical Society, 

 Victoria Hall, Ealing, Second and last Saturdays, 

 October to May. 

 Entomological Society, ii, Chandos Street, Cavendish 

 Square. First Wednesday, October to June (except 

 January). Third Wednesday, January, February, March 

 and November, 8 p.m. 

 Geologists' Association, University College, Gower 



Street. First Friday, 8 p.m., November to July. 

 Geological Society of London, Burlington House, 



Piccadilly. Fortnightly, November to June. 

 Lambeth Field Club and Scientific Society, St. Mary 

 Newington Schools, Newington Butts, S.E. First Mon- 

 days all the year and third Mondays in winter, 8 p.m. 

 Linnean Society of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly. 

 Fitst and third Thursdays at 8 p.m., November to June. 

 London Amateur Scientific Society, Memorial Hall, 

 Farringdon Street, E.C. Fourth Friday in each month, 

 October to May, 7 p.m. 

 Lubbock Field Club. In connection with Working Men's 

 College, Great Ormond Street, Bloomsbury, W.C. (No 

 information.) 

 Malacological Society of London, meets in Linnean 

 Society's Rooms, Burlington House. Second Friday 

 each month, November to June, 8 p.m. 

 Mineralogical Society. Meets in rooms of Geological 

 Society, February 4th, April 14th, June 23td, November 

 17th. 

 Nonpareil Entomological and Natural History 

 Society, 99, Mansfield Street, Kingsland Road, N.E. 

 First and third Thursdays, 8 p.m. 

 North London Natural History Society, North-East 

 London Institution, Dalston Lane (Dalston Station). 

 Second and fourth Thursdays, 7.45 p.m. 

 Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, 17, Blooms- 

 bury Square, W.C. Tuesday following first Wednesday 

 of month, 8 p.m. 

 Quekett Microscopical Club, 20, Hanover Square. First 



and third Fridays, S p.m. 

 Royal Botanic Society of London, Regent's Park. 



Second and fuurth Saturdays at 3.45 p.m. 

 Royal Horticultural Society, 117, Victoria Street, S.W. 

 Second and fourth Tuesdays, except December to 

 February. 

 Royal Meteorological Society, 22, Great George Street, 

 Westminster. Third Wednesday, November to June, 

 8 p.m. 

 Royal Microscopical Society, 20, Hanover Square. 



Third Wednesdays, October to June, 8 p.m. 

 Selborne Society, 20, Hanover Square. Does not hold 



winter meetings. 

 Sidcup Literary and Scientific Society. Public Hall, 



Sidcup. First and Third Tuesdays, October to May. 

 South London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society, Hibernia Chambers. London Bridge, S.E. 

 Second and fourth Thursdays, S p.m. 

 Sutton Scientific and Literary Society, Public Hall 

 Chambers. Fortnightly. (No information of dates or 

 time.) 

 West Kent Natural History, Microscopical and 

 Photographic Society. Meets in School for Sons of 

 Missionaries, Blackheath, third Wednesday, in Decem- 

 ber, fourth Wednesdays in October, November, January, 

 February, March, April, May, 8 p.m. 

 Woolwich Polytechnic Natural History Society, Poly- 

 technic, William Street, Woolwich. 7.30 p.m., alternate 

 Thursdays. 

 Zoological Society of London, 3, Hanover Square. First 

 and third Tuesdays, 8 p.m., November to August. 



