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for the ability of the Society's Editor, Mr. C. E. B. Bowles. 

 The volume contains over 370 pages, and numerous illustrations. 

 AVe are pleased to see that the whole of the various pages refer 

 to Derbyshire, and whilst several are out of the scope of ' The 

 Naturalist,' the following items will be of interest to our readers : 

 ' The names of the Derbyshire and Staffordshire Barrows ' 

 by S. O. Addy ; ' Notes on some Derbyshire Antiquities from 

 Samuel Mitchell's Memoranda,' by John Ward ; ' A first hst 

 of Derbyshire Agarics,' by our contributor, Mr. T. Gibbs ; 

 ' Ornithological Notes from Derbyshire for the 3/ear 1907,' by 

 Rev. F. C. R. Jourdain ; and ' Excavations at the Roman Camp 

 at Melandra,' by R. Hamnett. In addition to his ' list,' 

 Mr. Gibbs gives some useful introductory remarks relating to 

 the study of Fungi, and these are illustrated by drawings. 



A DERBYSHIRE STONE AXE-HEAD. 



In addition to the more lengthy papers, the Editor has 

 wisely drawn attention, by means of shorter notes, to recent 

 important discoveries, as well as to the principal books dealing 



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with the county, which have been published during the pre- 

 ceding twelve months. This is a valuable feature. One of the 

 ' finds ' to which notice is directed is a polished neolithic axe- 

 head, found at Tiiddington. An illustration of this is given, 

 actual size, which w^e are kindly permitted to reproduce. 



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