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frequently was the inquiry put, for what 

 purpose did he collect such a quantity of 

 shells ? " It was in vain that he endea- 

 voured to explain, that they were to put in 

 cabinets as specimens of Natural History. 

 The natives of the Philippine islands are 

 in the habit of making an ash of burnt 

 shells to assist in chewing the betel 

 nut. They cut the nut into slices and 

 wrap them up with the shell ash, in 

 leaves of the pepper plant. He resorted to 

 the expedient of telling them that his 

 shells were all destined for use in a similar 

 process in England. This satisfied their 

 enquiries. Wherever Mr. Cuming tra- 

 velled he exercised great influence over the 

 natives by practising as a medicine man ; 

 he always carried a supply of quinine with 

 him, and found it an unfailing remedy in 

 the cure of fever. Hence he was every- 

 where feared and sought after, and his 

 statements were listened to with the same 

 respect for sincerity as those of the priest. 

 After four years exploration and collecting 

 in the Philippine islands, Mr. Cuming 

 returned to England, and from that time 

 up to within a week of his death (a period 

 of nearly thirty years), was untiringly 

 engaged in arranging and completing his 

 collection. And so has passed away fi'om 

 our midst one of the greatest conchologists 

 the scientific world has ever seen. — W. 



Sm "William Jackson Hookee, K.H., 

 F.R.S., F.L.S. D.C.L., Director of the 

 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, died on the 

 12th August last. Sir William was born 

 at Norwich, in 1785, and from an early age 

 Natural History pursuits engaged his atten- 

 tion. Eventually devoting himself to the 

 study of Botany, he became Regius Profes- 

 sor of Botany in the University of Glasgow. 

 That appointment he gave up for the direc- 

 torship of the Royal Gardens, at Kew. 

 In 1835 he received the honour of knight- 

 hood, at the hands of William IV. , and in 

 1845, the University of Oxford conferred 

 on him the degree of D.C.L. Sir William 



was the author of several botanical works, 

 and contributed the botanical portion of 

 Admiral Beechey's account of his voyage 

 of discovery in the Arctic regions. — W. 



Capture of Sitones Waterhoiisei. — I was 

 fortunate enough to meet with the above 

 insect last autumn in the Isle of Wight, 

 in which locality it has not, I believe, 

 hitherto been recorded as occurring. — T. 

 Blackburn, June 1865. — Entomologist's 

 Monthly Magazine. 



Lepidoptera. — I have duplicates of the 

 following for which I shall be glad to 

 receive offers of exchange, L. putrescens, 

 A. ohelisca, A. puta, T. pastinum, also a few 

 P.Arion. — Thomas Terry, Princess-street, 

 Babbicombe. 



Lepidoptera. — I have the following 

 Lepidoptera in duplicate, all in good 

 condition, and I shall be glad if any 

 one can assist me to my wants, some of 

 which I mention : — Duplicates, A. austra- 

 lis, A. gemina, L. cespitis, M. anceps, X. 

 petrificata, A. luctuosa^ E. nigra., N. sap- 

 onarioe, E. lichenea, L. putrescens, L. stra- 

 minea, S. anomala, A. saucia, S. alveolus, 

 G. temerata, C. edusa, 1. T. hetulce, 1. A. 

 ornata, A. citraria, 1. E. viminalis, P. 

 Arion, C. davus, P. chi, T. munda, A. 

 cursoria, P. serena, D. cucubali, H. mar- 

 ginata, 1. C. crihrum, X. semihrunnea, 

 A. derivata, A. aquilina, A. prodromaria, 

 I. vernaria, O. psittacata, 1. 0. gonostigma, 

 S. illustraria, X. rhizoUiha, 1. D. chaonia, 

 A. nigricans, A. ohelisca, T. piniperda. 

 Desiderata, D. haniula, L. testudo, N. gem- 

 inipuncta, A. agathina, T. suhtusa, T. 

 retusa, D. Oo., 0. chamomillce, B. roho- 

 raria, M. hastata, A. ochrata, E. fuscan- 

 taria, E. erosaria, <L'C. — Frederick Buck- 

 ton, 6, Beech Grove Terrace, Leeds. 



