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Diary. —Meetings of Societies. 



Mar, 1. Entomological Society ol London. Holmfirth Naturalists' 



2. Linnean Society of London. Wakefield Naturalists', 



3. Clayton West, Heckmondwike, Honley, and Mirfieid 

 Naturalists.' 



6. Huddersfidd Naturalists' Society : Paper, " Conchological 

 Eambles." — Joseph Whitwam. Barnsley, 

 Stainland, and Todmorden Naturalists.' 



7. Bradford Naturalists' Society : Paper, " The generation 

 of Animals." — E. Margerison. Liversedge 

 Naturalists.' 



8. Goole Scientific Society : Pap«r, " The Heart and 

 Circulation." — Jas. Savage, M.R.C.S. 



11. Middleston, Paddock, and Ripponden Naturalists.' 

 13. Eastrick Naturalists.' 



16. Linnean Society of London. North Staffordshire 



Naturalists' (Annual), at Stoke. 

 18. Huddersfield Naturalists' Society : Paper, "Metamor- 

 phosis of Insects."- — Geo. Brook. Honley 

 Naturalists.' 



21. Bradford Naturalists' Society: Paper, " Conch ology." — 



E. Margerison. 

 25. Ovenden and Paddock Naturalists.' 



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Communications have been received from W. H. Pearson, 

 C. P. Hobkirk, North Staffordshire Naturalists' Field Club, &c. 



Desiderata. — Good specimens, with roots of Gym7iadenia alhida^ 

 lR,icb..y Listera cordata, R. Br., Epipadis atrorubens (ovalis), Smi- 

 lacina bifolia., Desf., Gagea lutea, Ker., Allium scharioprasum, 

 Linn., Sparganium affine^ Schneiz., for specimens of Teucrium 

 Eotrys, Galium Vaillanti, Obione pediinculata, Spartina alternijiora, 

 Galium verum, variety ocJiroleucum, Lathyrus Jiirsutus, Junctis 

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



Duplicates.— 6^. populi, Ligustri, Humvli, Salicis, UlmatOj Cer- 

 vinaria, &c. Desiderata. — Eggs of many species ; also larvse 

 of Egeria, Megoera, Osseata, Conigera, Turca, Rurea, Palens^ 

 Furoa, ^asilinea.— Owen Wilson, Cwmffrwd, Carmarthen. 



Wanted. — Eggs or larvae only of N. hispidaria, H. rupicaprarla., 

 P. nubeculosa^ A. pictaria, N. conflua, N. DaJilii, N. sohrina^ N. 

 neglecta, T. pinipei^da, T. leucographa^ T. populeti, T. gracilis^ T. 

 munday C. vetusta, X. semibrimneaj cmd X. petrijicata. — Owen 

 Wilson, Cwmffrwd, Carmarthen, 



