CONTENTS TO YOL. II. 
The British Oak. With Two Page Illustrations. By Professor James 
Buckman, F.L.S., F.G.S., &c. page 1 
Tubifex Bivulorum, the Bed Worm of our Bivers. With a Coloured 
Plate. By Edwin Bat Lankester 10 
Anesthetics. By Dr. T. L. Phipson, M.B., F.C.S., &c. 15 
Barmouth, and its Scientific Attractions. With a Tinted Illustration. 
By the Editor 28 
The Electro-Plating Process (concluding Part). With an Illustration. 
By George Gore 37 
NOTES OF THE EXHIBITION 
II. — The Mineralogical Department. By Professor D. T. 
Ansted, F.B.S ... 49 
III. — The Chemical Department. By W. Crookes, F.C.S., Editor 
of the Chemical Ncvjs ... ... ... ... 58 
IV. — The Philosophical Instruments. By James Breen, F.B. A.S. 70 
V. — The Machinery Department. With Woodcuts. By Dr. 
William Fairbairn, F.B.S., &c 137 
VI. — The Implements of War. With Page Plate. By Captain J. F. 
D. Donnelly, B.E. (Inspector of Science, South Kensington) 155 
VII. — The Zoology and Botany of the Exhibition. By Cuth- 
bert Collingwood, M.A., M.B., F.L.S. ... ... ... 168 
VIII. — The Colonies. By the Editor 181 
The Mistletoe and Parasitic Plants. With Page Plate. By Mrs. 
Lankester ... ... ••• 196 
The Winter Life of Plants. With Page Plate. By Harland Coultas 205 
The Vinegar Eel ( Anguillula aceti ). With Tinted Plate. By Jabez 
Hogg, F.L.S., &c 213 
The Eye of the Ox, and its Microscopical Structure. With a Tinted and 
Coloured Plate. By E. Beckitt Truman 220 
