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to each other. This gives a curious appearance to the leaf. 

 On 22nd March 1905, I found the same moss of a very striking- 

 yellowish-green colour on a brick wall in the open field at the 

 new drainag-e works at Naburn, in Vice-county 61. I was 

 surprised to see the same bifurcation of the pellucid apical cell 

 of the nerve in this specimen also. I think there could scarcely 

 be a connection between the two cases, as the two habitats are 

 ten miles apart as the crow flies ; also the Barkstone habitat is 

 very much in shade, and sheltered from wind, whereas the 

 Naburn one is quite exposed in the open. I must say the 

 Naburn specimen had the appearance of being a new arrival. 

 Since writing the above I have received from Mr. J. W. tl. 

 Johnson, B.Sc, of Thornhill, a specimen of the var. Sardoa, 

 growing at that place, w^hich also shows the bifurcation of the 

 apical, excurrent cell. It was gathered by him on 27th March 

 1905. 



No. 4 of the ' Bradford Scientific Journar is excellent. The editors are 

 now evidently doing- their utmost to make this publication of permanent 

 local value, and are printing- a much greater proportion of notes dealing- 

 with the Bradford district. In the April issue there are notes on ' Cinerary 

 Urn on Baildon Moor,' 'Yorkshire Place-Names,' 'Sallow Bloom and 

 Insects,' 'Arrival of Mig-rant Birds,' 'Distribution of Plants,' 'Glacial 

 Geolog-y of the Bradford and Keig-hley District,' and 'Flight of Birds.' 

 These have been contributed by Messrs, W. E. Preston, Butler Wood, 

 J. W. Carter, E. P. and R. Butterfield, J. Beanland, A. Jowett and H. B. 

 Muff, and Alfred Walker, respectively. The part contains 32 pages and 

 a plate, and is well worth the 6d. charg-ed. 



Another work which will do much to popularise the study of our wild 

 flowers is being issued by Messrs. Casseil & Co., viz., a new fortnightly 

 edition of ' Familiar Wild Flowers,' by F. E. Huine, F.L.S., F.S.A. For 

 this issue 40 new coloured plates have been expressly prepared, which will 

 be added to the 280 now appearing- in its pag-es, making- 320 in all. An 

 entirely new feature of this issue will be a coloured index, in which the 

 various wild flowers fig-ured in the work will be grouped according' to their 

 colours. This will be given in addition to the alphabetical indices. 



A charming- work by Mr. E. Step, F.L. S., is now being- issued in twelve 

 fortnig-htly parts at 8d. net by Messrs. F. Warne & Co. It is entitled ' Wild 

 Flowers Month by Month in their Natural Haunts.' The first part, which 

 is before us, contains a description of the flowers of jNIarch. The letter- 

 press is well written and contains much useful information in reference to 

 the flowers found blooming- in the spring-. But the most interesting- part of 

 the work consists of the numerous plates and other illustrations taken from 

 photog-raphs showing- the plants in their natural surroundings. These are 

 all that can be desired. 



The 1905 issue of 'Who's Who' (A. & C. Black. London ; 7s. 6d.) is to 

 hand. It has been brought up to date, and every possible care appears 

 to have been taken to include in it the information likely to be of value. It 

 is a wonderful volume for the money, and is indispensable to business men. 

 ' Who's Who Year Book ' (is.) is a companion volume containing statistics, 

 etc., relating to various societies, the press, etc. ; and ' The Englishwoman's 

 Year Book and Directory' (2s, 6d.) is equally useful to the women folk. It 

 is edited by Emily Janes. 



Naturalist, 



