CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Eibband Fishes op the Genus Gymnetrus. Br Jonathan Couch, 



F. L. S. With a Coloured Plate and other Illustrations 1 



Moss Parasites. Br the Set. Miles Joseph Berkeley, M.A., F.L.S. 



With Illustrations 8 



Is the Gtrappe provided with more than Two Horns ? By T. 



Spencer Cobbold, M.D., F.L.S. With a Tinted Plate 12 



Minstrels op the Summer. By Shirley Hibberd 18 



Insects Injurious to the Elm. By H. Noel Humphreys. With 



Illustrations 2S 



Star Finding. With an Illustration 36 



De la Bite on the Aurora Borealis 3S 



Curious Illustration of Vegetable Morphology. By Bobeet 



Gausby. With an Illustration 42 



The New Metal Thallium 43 



Artificial Halos 45 



Meteorological Observations at the Eew Observatory. By C. 



Chambers 46, 292 



Transit op the Shadow of Titan — Double Stars — The Moon— Occul- 



tations. By the Bev. T. W. Webb, F.E.A.S. With an Illustration. 52 



Birds of Paradise. By T. W. Wood, F.Z.S. With a Coloured Plate ... 69 



A Dredging Excursion. By D. Walker, M.D., F.L.S 73 



The Sunfish as a Host. By T. Spencer Cobbold, M.D., F.L.S 82 



Honey : its Origin and Adulteration. By W. W. Stoddaet 90 



Origin and Transformation of Animals 95 



Chemical Manupactures is Illustrated in the Exhibition of 1862. 



By J. W. M'Gauley 108 



Taste in Art 116 



Poisonqus Caterpillars. By H. Noel Humphreys. With Illustrations. 124 



New Process op Vinegar Making 12S 



Opposition of Maes— Double Stabs — Occultations — The Comet. By 



the Eev. T. W. Webb, F.E.A.S 131 



Hydraulic Illusions. By W. B. Tegetmeier. With Illustrations ... 140 

 A Summer Afternoon by the Sea. The Tomopteris. By Philip 



H. Gosse, F.E.S. With a Tinted Plate 149 



Photographic Delineations of Microscopic Objects. By George 



S.Brady, M.E.C.S 158 



Zoology of the International Exhibition 160 



Influence of Mass on the Production of Infusoria. By Henry 



James Slack, F.G.S 166 



Devil Fish of Jamaica. By the Hon. Eichard Hill. With Illustrations. 167 

 On an Inscribed Eoman Tile Eecently Found in Leicester. By 



Thomas Wright, F.S.A. With an Illustration 177 



Organization and Life 183 



History of the Salmon 188 



The Elm and its Insect Enemies. By Shirley Hibberd 191 



Spiranthes Autumnalis, Neottia Spiralis, or Ladies' Tresses. By 



L. Lane Clarke. With Illustrations 195 



Comet II., 1862. By the Eev. T. W. Webb, F.E.A.S. With Illustrations. 198 

 Observations on Comet II., 1862. By the Hon. Mrs. Ward. With a 



Coloured, Plate and other Illustrations 205 



