Diary.— Meetings of Societies. 



Feb. 2. Entomological Society of London. Leeds iSTaturalists 



Club and Scientific Association : Paper on 

 Electricity."- — Mr. Jas. Monckman. 

 o. Linna3an Society of London. 



7. Huddersfield Naturalists' : Paper by Mr. W. Nettleton. 



8. Bradford Naturalists' Society. 



9. Goole Scientific Society : Paper, " The Galvanic Battery, 



and its uses." — Rev. J. Spink, B. Sc. Leeds 

 Naturalists' Glub and Scientific Association : 

 Exhibition of Specimens. 

 17. Linrifean Society of London. North Staffordshire 



Naturalists' Field Club, at Hanley. \ 

 19. Huddersfield Naturalists' Society: Paper, ' Chemical 

 Botany."— Mr. A. Spiegel. 



22. Bradford Naturalists' Society. 



23. Leeds Naturalists' Club aiid Scientific Association : 

 Annual General Meeting'. — President's Vale- 



. dictory Address. 



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Communications have been received from Thomas Tate, Esq., 

 A. Bennett, Esq., and others. We regret that Mr. S^^urling's 

 note is scarcely suitable for our pages. 



Desiderata. — Good specimens, with roots of Gymnadenia alhida., 

 ^iah.y Listera cor data, Ji. Br., Epipactis atrorubens (ovalis), Smi~ 

 lacina hifolia.^ Desf., Gagea lutea, Ker., All'mm scJimioprasiim, 

 Linn., Spargankmi affine, Schneiz., for specimens of Teiicriiim 

 Botri/s, Galium Vaillanti, Odione pedmiculata, Spartina alternijlora^ 

 Galium verum., variety ocJiroleuam, Lat/iyrus Jiirsutus, Jtmcus 

 pygmmis.—K. Bennett, 107, High Street, Croydon, Surrey. 



Duplicates. — Ocellatus, Pop}tdi, Ligustri, Humiili, Lupidinus, Diml- 

 nula, Salicis, Jngularia^ iSamhucata^ Thymiaria, and many common 

 species. Desiderata. — -Eggs only of Vespertaria apiciaria, 

 Alniaria, TiUaria, Finetaria., Bqreata, Dilutata., 'Eiligrammaria, 

 Subciliata, Pnmata, Dotata, Lola, Pistacina. — Owen Wilson, 

 Cwmffrwd, Carmarthen. 



Mr. C. P. Hobkirk will feel obliged by any contribution of County, 

 or Local lists of Mosses for his projected work on The 

 Geo^Taphieal Distribution of Bi-itish Mosses." 



