Reviews and Book Notices. 



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Transactions of the Hull Scientific and Field Naturalists' Club 

 for the Year 1904. Vol. III., Part II. Edited by Thomas Sheppard, 



F.Q.S. Price 2s. 6d. net. 1904. Pages 121-188 (plates). 



This, the latest part of these valuable transactions, is abundant 

 evidence, if, indeed, such were needed, of the vig-orous scientific 

 life of the society responsible for its issue. The larger portion 

 is taken up by a full account of the ' Land and Freshwater 

 Mollusca of the East Riding-,' by T. Fetch, B.Sc, B.A. The 

 arrang-ement and painstaking- minuteness constitute a praise- 

 worthy model of what lists of this kind should be, and when to 

 these are added, as here, a series of clearly-executed plates 

 showing- the geographical distribution of species, the value of 

 the list is increased and the interest of the non-conchological 

 reader aroused. A portrait (see Plate IV.) and life-sketch of the 

 author, who is on his way to Ceylon as an official mycologist, are 

 amongst the other good things which this part contains. 



It is interesting to find also a list of various aquatic larvae 

 found in the Hull district. Too often we have to deplore the 

 neglect of the immature forms of insects even in the best studied 

 orders. Here, on the contrary, Mr. Foster deals with the larvae 

 of several species of Diptera and Trichoptera, two orders little 

 studied and bristling with difficulties above the average. Last, 

 though not least, but relatively the most important, is an 

 account of the discovery of a Roman villa at Harpham. 



The scientific world in general, and antiquaries in particular, 

 may congratulate themselves that the few tesserae first turned 

 up by the plough were brought to the notice of Rev. C. V. 

 Collier, F.S.A., who, with Mr. Sheppard, ihe writer of the 

 account we are now considering, have so successfully recovered 

 the whole pavement, besides securing other interesting frag- 

 ments, ornaments, coins, etc. Not less deserving of their 

 thanks is the owner of the land in which these remains of the 

 Roman occupation had for so long lain. With that high con- 

 sideration, which we are pleased and proud to acknowledge, 

 landowners in Yorkshire have invariably exhibited towards 

 scientific research, Mr. W. H. St. Quintin, J. P., not only 

 assisted the excavations in every possible way, but presented 

 the whole of the finds to the Hull Municipal Museum. Of the 

 great value of this discovery there is no room to doubt; did any 

 exist the beautifully-executed plates would at once remove it. 

 To these latter, which we understand are the work of Mr. 

 Stainforth, we would draw special attention. 



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