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Exchange Clubs. 

 To the Editor of SCIENCE-GOSSIP. 

 Sir, — With regard to the letter on this subject in 

 July Science-Gossip {ante p. 63), I may mention 

 that some years ago it was suggested to me by 

 Mr. E. L. Layard, C.M.G., that I should devote the 

 cover of the "Journal of Malacology" to lists of 

 duplicate shells, in connection with a possible 

 Exchange Club. This latter was to be on the lines 

 of the Stamp Clubs, and I was very much inclined to 

 take it up. The difficulty in the way was one pointed 

 out from the beginning by Mr. Layard, and had 

 reference to the values of shells. If more valuable 

 stamps are taken out of the circulating "basket" 

 than are put in, the exchanger can pay the difference 

 based on current prices, to the Secretary at the end of 

 the month. There are no complete lists of prices to 

 be applied to shells at present, and we must I think 

 continue to exchange in the old friendly way, where 

 one gets the advantage, as a rule on the bargain, or 

 compile a standard lis.t, thus conducting the proceedings 

 on a purely business basis. In the lepidopterists' 

 clubs, I fancy there is the objection that the first to 

 receive the baskets may have it all their own way. 

 Yours, etc., 



Wilfred Mark Webb. 



NOTICES OF SOCIETIES. 

 Ordinary meetings arc marked t, excursions *; names of 

 persons following excursions are of Conductors. \ Lantern 

 Illustrations. 

 North London Natural History Society. 

 Sept. 16. — v Epping Forest. L. J. Tremayne. 



„ 2i. — tFruits and Seeds on their travels. H. W. S. 



Worsley Benison, F.L.S. 

 Oct. 5. — tPocket Box, Microscope and Lantern 



Exhibition. 

 „ 7. — °Kew Gardens. L. B. Prout. 



,, 19. — 1-N0r.es and Echoes. F. \V. Frost. 



Selborne Society— Croydon and Norwood Branch. 

 Sep. 16. — *Mitcham Common to River Wandle. 

 Yorkshire Naturalists' Union. 

 Sept. — ^Fungus Foray, Campsall Woods. 



Oct. — +Annual Meeting; at Harrogate. 



Preston Scientific Society. 

 Sept. 7.— *Port Sunlight. E. C. Booth. 

 ,, ( 23. — *Ribchester. J. J. B ram well. 

 IV. H. Heathcote, F.L.S.,Hon.Sec,47, Frenchwood Street. 

 Nottingham Natural Science Rambling Club, 

 Sept. 9. — *Radclifre-on-Trent. 



Oct. 28. — +Annual Meeting", Natural Science, Laboratory 

 University College. 

 W. Pickerton, Hon. Sec, 1S7, Knowle Street. 

 Tunbridge Wells Natural History and Philosophical 



Society. 

 Sept. 2. — c Pemburv and the Boroug-h Waterworks. 

 H. S.'Roberton. 

 ,, 30, — (?)*Fungus Foray. R. R. Hutchinson. 



Hon. Sec, R. R. Hutchinson, 28, Princes Street, 

 North Kent Natural History Society. 

 Sept. 2. — *Field Ramble. 



M 6. — tLand and Freshwater Shells. J. Stacey. 



„ 20. — +Deep Sea Life. A. J. Jenkins, M.C.S. 



Oct. 4.— +Breathing- Org-ans. C. Dyes. 



,, 7. — * Field Ramble. 



,S, — fMicroscopic Wonders from Ponds and Ditches. 

 T. W. Brown. 

 T W. Brozvn, Hon. Sec, Rosemount, So, Church Lane, 



Old Charlton. 



Geologists' Association of London. Excursions. 

 Sept. 9. — "Charlton, Erith and Cray ford. W. Whitaker, 

 B.A., F.R.S.. P.G.S. 

 ,, 11. — * Visit to British Museum, Jermyn Street 



Museum and Natural History Museum. 

 Frederick Mccson, Chairman, Excursions Committee , 



29, Thurloe Place, South Kensington, S. W. 

 Hull Scientific and Field Naturalists' Club. 

 Sep. — ^Yorkshire Naturalists' Union Fungus Foray to 



Barnslev. 

 6.— t" An Anglo-Saxon Garden." J. R. Boyle, F.S.A. 

 -,, 20.— Annual Meeting-. 



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EXCHANGES. 



Notice. — Exchanges extending to thirty words (including 

 name and address) admitted free, but additional words must 

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 or less. 



Lias Fossils offered in exchange for others. — T. Stock, 

 Frome Hill, Radstock, Bath. 



Offered, North and South American diurnal lepidoptera. 

 Also N.A. aboriginal relics, for diurnal lepidoptera from 

 Africa and Australian Islands.— Levi W. Meugel, Reading, 

 Pa., U.S.A., P.O. Box 326. 



Offered.— Clutches of Sandlark, Common and Little 

 Terns, Herring, Lesser B-B and Black H Gulls, Corn Crake, 

 Moor Hen and many other British Birds ; also a number of 

 United States' birds eggs in clutches ; full data given. 

 Wanted Exotic Land Shells, and eggs not in collection. 

 W. J. Farrer, Bassenthwaite, Keswick. 



Correspondence wanted in all parts of the world, for 

 exchange of Crustacea star-fish, sea urchins, etc. — 

 H. W. Parritt, 8, Whitehall Park, London, N. 



Society's Journal of Botany Linnean.— Would 

 exchange vol. xxxiv. Nos*. 236-7-8, for Science Gossip new 

 series, vol. iv.— Surgeon K. H. Jones, R.N., H.M.S. 

 "Repulse," Channel Squadron. 



