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SCIENCE-GOSSIP. 



Nottingham Natural Science Rambling Club. 

 Conductors of Rambles : 

 Geology,]. Shipman, F.G.S. ; Botany, W. Stafford. 

 Aug. 13. — *Botany. Meet at Emmanuel Church, Wood- 

 borough Road, 2.30 p.m., for Lambley Dumbles. 

 ,, 27. — 'Geology. Meet at Sneinton Baths, 2.45 p.m., for 

 Colwick for Bunter Pebble Beds, Keuper strata, 

 etc. 

 Sept. 10. — *Botany. Meet at Lodge, Waverley Street 

 entrance, to examine Arboretum and Fater Her- 

 barium at University Museum. 

 Oct. 29.— t Annual Meetingand Exhibition, 4.15 p.m., Natural 

 Science Laboratory, University College. 



H on. Sec, W. Bickerton, 187, Noel Street. 

 Preston Scientific Society. 

 Aug. 20.— *Brock Bottoms. 

 Sept. 8. — *Ingleton. 



IV. Hy. Heathcote, F.L.S., Sec, 47, Frenchwood Street. 

 Yorkshire Naturalists' Union. 

 July 29 to Aug. 1, — *Easington for Spurn Point. 

 Aug. 19.— fAnnual Meeting at Scarborough. 



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. 

 Battersea Field Club and Literary and Scientific 

 Society. Public Library, Lavender Hill, S.W. Thurs- 

 days, 8 p.m. 

 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. Fiist 

 and third Tuesdays, 7.30 p.m. 

 Conchological Society, London Branch, St. Peter's 

 Rectory, Walworth. Irregular meetings. Rev. J. W. 

 Horsley, President, will answer enquiries. 

 Croydon Microscopical and Natural History Club, 



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

 Dulwich Scientific and Literary Association. Fort- 

 nightly lectures Lordship Lane Hall, second and fourth 

 Mondays, 8.15 p.m., from October, for winter season. 

 Ealing Natural Science and Microscopical Society. 

 Victoria Hall, Ealing. Second and last Saturdays. 

 October to May, 8 p.m. 

 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. First and third Wednesdays, 8 p.m., 

 November to June. 

 Greenhithe Naturalists' and Arch^ological Society, 



7, The Terrace. First Fridays, 7 p.m. 

 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. 



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

 London Amateur Scientific Society, Memorial Hall, 

 Farringdon Street, EC. Fourth Friday in each month, 

 October to May, 7.30 p.m. 

 Lubbock Field Club. Working Men's College, Great 

 Ormond Street, Bloomsbury, W.C. Excursions second 

 Sundays, Meetings following Mondays, 8 pm. 

 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 23rd, November 

 17th, 8 p.m. 

 Nonpareil Entomological and Natural History 

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

 First and third Thursdays, 8 p.m. 

 North Kent Natural History and Scientific Society, 

 St. John's Schools, Wellington Street, Woolwuh. 

 Alternate Wednesdays, 7.30 p m. 

 North London Natural History Society, North East 

 London Institution, Hackney Downs Station. First 

 and third Thursdays, 7.45 p.m. 

 QOEKETT Microscopical Club, 20, Hanover Square. First 



and third Fridays, 8 p.m. 

 Royal Botanic Society of London, Regent's Park. 



Second and fourth Saturdays at 3 45 p.m. 

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

 Second and fourth Tuesdays, except December to 

 February ; 2 p.m. on show days, which vary. 



Royal Meteorological Society, 22, Great George Street, 



Westminster. 3rd 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. No winter 



meetings. 

 Sidcup Literary and Scientific Society, Public Hall, 



Sidcup. First and third Tuesdays, October to May, 8 p.m. 

 South London Entomological and Natural History 



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



Second and fourth Thursdays, 8 p.m. 

 Sutton Scientific and Literary Society, Public Hall 



Chambers. Second and forth Tuesdays, 8 p.m. 

 West Kent Natural History, Microscopical and 



Photographic Society. Meets in School for Sons of 



Missionaries, Blackheath, third Wednesday, in Dece'ii- 



ber, fourth Wednesdays in October, November, January 



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

 Zoological Society of London, 3, Hanover Square. First 



and third Tuesdays, 8.30 p.m., November to August. 



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Wanted, live eggs, larvae and pupae of Bath white butter- 

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 — Rev. H. A. Soames, Olford, Sevenoaks. 



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Wanted, grass snakes or very small tortoises in exchange 

 for Privet larvae or microscopic slides. — W. H. Gaze, 42, 

 Stafford Street, Norwich. 



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 exchange for marine shells. Correspondence invited. — P.J. 

 Roberts, n, Back Ash Street, Bacup. 



Slides of Rotifera. — Asplanchuopus myrmeleo.Conochi- 

 lus volvox, etc., and some excellent zoological mounts offered 

 for British and foreign slugs in spirit or living.— G. E. Mason, 

 nb. Stanford Place, Fulham, London. 



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Offers requested for Crouch's student binocular micro- 

 scope; best 2, 1, J, J-inch objectives by Baker, Steward, 

 Watson, extra large polariscope, spot lens and stand, bull's 

 eye condensor, double nose-piece and many accessories 

 complete in best mahogany case ; a good useful instrument, 

 in first-class condition; cost £25. — J. E. Read, 37. St. 

 Stephen's, Norwich. 



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