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CONTENTS.— ^?i!^«-^/, 1899. 



METEORITES. 

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By John T. Cakri.n'gto.x. 



PLANTS FLOWERING IN AUGUST. By 

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GEOLOGICAL BORINGS IN SUSSEX - " - 



.BUTTERFLIES OF THE PALAEARCTIC 

 REGION. By H. C. Lang, M.D. /Itiis- 

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COLLECTION AND PREPARATION OF 

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ARMATURE OF SHELLS. By G. K. Gude, 

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SCIENCE-GOSSIP ------ 89 



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SCIENCE ABROAD ----- 90 



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MOLLUSCA 95 



CORRESPONDENCE ----- 96 



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