676 Magazine of Natural History. 
though it is to be regretted that in the selection of these papers the Editor must 
be guided, not by their merit, but by the smallness of the cost at which they 
can be got up. There are some admirable essays in the Annales des Sciences, 
&c., both botanical and zoological, far superior in the importance of their subjects, 
in interest, and in novelty to those selected, but the plates required to illustrate 
them is a veto absolute, and not to be removed in this country for years to come, 
until a love of genuine science shall have displaced that ficklish amateurship 
now so common, and frequently forsooth held up as a proof of the wide spread 
which natural history has made among us ! Oh Yes, " Illustrations" for the 
drawing-room, " coloured figures" for wealthy collectors too lazy or ignorant 
to determine their species without this aid and " Popular Histories" for children, 
sell all well enough, but let us note the spead of natural science by a higher test, 
and how few are they who would subscribe to put into an English dress the 
essays of Morren, Miiller, Dujardin, Edwards, Turpin, Rusconi, and a host of 
others ? We can merely indicate the contents of our contemporary, whose success 
will give us sincere pleasure. 
1. Zoology. 
BLYTH on the Psychological distinctions between Man and all other Animals ; 
and the consequent diversity of Human Influence over the inferior Ranks of Crea- 
tion, from any mutual and reciprocal Influence exercised among the latter, p.,1, 
and p. 77. An essay of very considerable merit Description of a new 
British fish, by Dr ED. MOORE, p. 17. The fish is Peristedion Malarmat, Lace- 
pede, the Trigla cataphracta, Lin. and was taken between Plymouth arid the 
Eddystone. BREE'S observations upon Trochilium crabroniformis, the Lunar 
Hornet Sphinx, p. 19. This insect is, we believe, of frequent occurrence in 
the north of England, and south of Scotland. We have lately seen specimens 
of the Salix caprea cut in Berwickshire, perforated in many places with the grub 
of it.* STRICKLAND on the mode of Progression observed in the genus Lima, 
JBrug. p. 23 CHARLESWORTHon the Occurrence of Voluta Lamberti on the 
Suffolk coast ; with observations upon its claim to rank with existing species, 
p. 35 Observations upon Voluta Lamberti, with a description of a gigantic 
species of Terebratula from the Coralline Crag, by ED. CHARLESWORTH, p. 90. 
2. Botany. 
CHRISTY'S Notices of Rare Plants collected in Jersey, p. 25 BOWMAN on 
the Longevity of the Yew, as ascertained from actual sections of its Trunk ; and 
on the origin of its frequent occurrence in churchyards, p. 28, and p. 85.-- 
BIRD'S Remarks on a particular form of irritability observed in the stems of 
many plants, especially exogeris, evinced on dividing them in the direction of 
their axis, p. 57 Some observations on the oak, by VON OSDAT, p. 74. We 
hope to see many papers like the two preceding, and no more like this 
Such is a list of the original papers in these numbers, for we omit of purpose 
any notice of the Translations and Reviews. 
* In Dumfries-shire it is abundant, inhabiting in the larva state S. caprea and 
the Black Italian poplar. The perfect insect, however, is scarcely ever taken, and 
specimens are to be procured with certainty only by rearing the caterpillar. 
W. J. 
