THE ATLANTIC SLOPE NATURALIST. 



the: 



Atlantic Slope Naturalist 



EDITED AND PUBLISHED BI-MONTHLY 

 BY 



W. E. ROTZELL, M. D., Narberth, Pa. 



Articles of interest to the observer of Nature 

 solicited from all. 



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ADVERTISING RATES 



Five cents per nonpariel line each insertion. 

 12 lines in every inch, 7 inches in a column, and 2 

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Address all communications to 



DR. W. E. ROTZELL, 



Montgomery County. NARBERTH, PA. 



MARCH AND APRIL, 1903. 



The object of this little journal is 

 to afford those interested in nature 

 studies a medium through which obser- 

 vations may be recorded, opinions may 

 be expressed, questions may be asked, 

 and specimens announced for ex- 

 change. Owing to the fact that the 

 enterprise is necessarily an experiment 

 it is deemed advisable that the journal 

 should start on a small scale, and if the 

 support which we hope to receive be 

 forthcoming, gradually grow in size or 

 issue more frequently. 



Articles and mere brief items of 

 interest to the naturalist are solicited 

 from all. Nothing will be too short 

 to receive our attention so long as the 

 observation is interesting and authen- 

 tic. Very frequently an observation 

 recorded in a few words is of more im- 

 portance than an elaborately prepared 

 essay. For these short items we intend 

 to devote the necessary space in each 

 issue to Corresponde?ice . 



When illustrations are of real value 

 in elucidating the text they will be 



utilized providing the author will fur- 

 nish the necessary photographs or 

 drawings with the manuscript, but, 

 mere pictures of animals and birds' 

 eggs only because they are pictures and 

 look well we do not care for. 



The name we have assigned to our 

 journal, The Atlantic Slope Naturalist, 

 might lead one to infer that our atten- 

 tion will be limited to the geographi- 

 cal region indicated in the name, but 

 such is not altogether our intention. 

 It will be devoted to natural history 

 in general and that of the Eastern 

 United States in particular. 



For the use of our subscribers an 

 Exchange Column will be main- 

 tained; nothing, however, in the na- 

 ture of an advertisement will be in- 

 serted therein. 



So much by way of introduction, 

 and explanation for the existence of 

 one more small bark on the seas of nat- 

 ural history journalism where so many 

 worthy predecessors at various times 

 have foundered. 



We have received from Professor A. 

 E. Verrill, of Yale University, an an- 

 nouncement of his forthcoming work 

 on The Bermuda Islands 'which, with- 

 out a doubt, will at once be recognized 

 as a standard work on these islands 

 describing the scenery, climate, pro- 

 ductions, physiography, natural his- 

 tory, and geology ; with details of 

 their discovery and early history, and 

 the changes in their fauna and flora, 

 due to man. The book will be pro- 

 fusely illustrated. It will contain 

 over 500 pages and be published by the 

 author. Price in paper covers, $4.00. 

 Cloth, 75 cents extra. 



The reappointment of Dr. Joseph T. 

 Rothrock, of West Chester, as Forestry 

 Commissioner, meets with unanimous 

 approval. To him belongs the credit 

 of originating the Forestry Department 

 in this state ; and had he not been re- 

 appointed, or had he insisted upon the 

 acceptance of his resignation, our For- 



