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NATURE NOTES. 
The Children's Column -will be under the control of Miss 
Annie Wallis, Principal of the Richmond High School, who- 
has rendered valuable assistance to the Society in the formation 
of a department for young Selbornians. 
The increased number of our pages will give more space for 
reviews. Besides the books written by Selbornians which 
we have mentioned already, very many of the best books on 
natural history issued last year have been reviewed in our pages, 
and for the future we hope to supply our readers with a still 
larger number of notices. Distinctly Selbornian books, such as 
new editions of Gilbert White, the works of the numerous school 
of rvriters who imitate him to-day, books written by Selbornians 
or in accordance with the views of the Selborne Society will, of 
course, demand our first attention ; but after these have been 
dealt with, there will be room enough to recommend such new 
books on botany and zoology as will be of interest to our readers 
and be useful for Selborne libraries, for prizes, and for teaching 
natural history in schools. 
Articles on the derivation and pronunciation of the scientific 
names of British birds arid plants have been prepared by the 
Editor, and will be inserted, if any space is left when the rest of 
our programme is exhausted. We shall make no rash pre- 
dictions as to when that time will come. 
Many of the readers of Nature Notes take in no other 
paper dealing with natural history, and accordingly we have 
received numerous applications to answer queries, name 
specimens, and give information as to the best methods and 
manuals for the purpose of nature study. In order that this 
may be done in the most efficient manner we have secured 
the assistance of several eminent specialists in both departments 
of biology. Mr. George Nicholson, Curator of the Royal Gardens 
at Kew, will be responsible for Flowering Plants ; Mr. George 
Murray and Mr. Anthony Gepp, both of the Botanical Depart- 
ment, Natural History Museum, will be our authorities for 
Cryptogams; Mr. J. I\. Jackson, Curator of the Kew Museums, 
for Economic Botany;* Mr. A. H. Macpherson, Mr. Aubrey 
Edwards or the Rev. H. D. Gordon will determine questions in 
Ornithology ; Mr. W. F. Kirby, of the British Museum, and 
Mr. T. D. A. Cockerell will deal with Entomology ; while the 
Mollusca will be undertaken by Mr. T. D. A. Cockerell and 
Mr. Anthony Belt. Answers to questions concerning the treat- 
ment of pets will have the advantage of being revised by Mrs. 
Brightwen. 
We must apologise for the great length to which this article 
has run ; but we believe that most of our readers will be glad 
to have an account of the present position of our Society, 
together with full information as to the writers who have helped 
* Since the above was in type, Mr. Britten, to whom we are under so many 
obligations already, has kindly written to say that he, also, will be glad to act as 
referee in matters botanical. 
