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NATURE NOTES. 
OFFICIAL NOTICE. 
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Cooper. Mrs. Simeon’s name was erroneously printed last month as Simcox. 
A. J. Western, Secretary. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
A. G . — Reseda friiticulosa. 
W. B. P. — Mr. C. O. Waterhouse has kindly named the galls as follows; — 
“ All galls of Hymenoptera of the family Cynipida : (l) Artichoke gall of 
Andriciis gemmx \ (2) Cherry gall of Dryophanta folii', (3) Silk button-gall 
of Netirotertis munisnialis ; (4) Spangle gall of Neuivtertis lenticularis.” 
H. G. — We do not think the experiment was Selbornian in spirit. 
Miss A. — Avens (Geum urbanim). 
W. W. — Mr. C. O. Waterhouse says : “A longicorn beetle ; I cannot say 
more than that.” 
P. P. — The lines are not quite suited to our pages. 
E. B . — Plininlus ItUetts , a native of North America, has been naturalised for 
many years in several places in Great Britain and Ireland, and finds a place in 
our recent floras. 
M. G. — The viviparous form is not uncommon. 
F. S. — Hooker’s Student’s Flora (Macmillan, los. fid.) is the best, or the 
illustrated edition of Bentham’s Handbook (Lovell Reeve), but both presuppose 
a knowledge of ordinary botanical terms. 
J. S. H. — You will find books on footpaths recommended in Nature 
Notes for March, p. 51, and May, p. 89. Please note that we cannot undertake 
to reply privately to questions. 
L. D. L.— Yes, it is a form of Saxifraga hypnoides. 
K. R. — It was no doubt the humming-bird hawkmoth, which has been seen 
this summer in many places. You will find a description and figure in the Rev. 
J. G. Wood’s Insects at Home, p. 422, plate xiv. 
Miss D. W. — Mr. George Murray says; — “ The fungus is /’/raZ/rrr impudi- 
cus, the ‘ slinkhorn,’ a great pest in gardens where it grows, especially among 
bushes and in hedges. Digging up the thread-like mycelium may do some good, 
but I have never heard of a successful case of extirpation. This nuisance is in 
some cases so great that people have to leave their houses at this time of year.” 
It is figured at p. 190. 
M. L. S. — The Turkey Oak (Queirus Cerris). 
A. H. — Mr. Antony Gepp, who has kindly examined the specimen, says “ It 
is an immature moss, growing upon a bright green ‘ protonema ’ (a felt-work of 
fine filaments). It is the latter which presents the luminous appearance.” 
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