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Transactions of the Hull Geological Society, Vol. VI., Part I., for 1901-5. A. 
Brown and Sons. Price 2s. 6d. 
Hull is the centre of a district of profound geological interest, so that students 
in other areas look to it for valuable information on boulders, coast-erosion and 
similar topics, and, as this volume shows, they do not look in vain. Mr. C. G. 
Hanford’s illustrated paper on the Belemnites of the Speeton Clay is a good 
example of local work, whilst Mr. Ilarker’s on the “ Problem of the Gneissic 
Rocks ” shows that the Society can attract able assistance from without. 
Horniman Museum and Library : Fourth Annual Report, 1905. Price id. 
One of the most generally interesting items in this purely business Report is 
a plate of one of those survivals from primitive times — a Welsh coracle. 
Irish Gardening : a Monthly Educational Journal devoted to the Advancement of 
Horticulture in It eland. No. 3. May, 1906. Dublin. Price 2d. 
Judging from the presence of papers by Professor T. Johnson on the 
American Gooseberry Mildew, Mr. Moore, of Glasnevin, on Rhododendrons, 
Professor George Carpenter on the Black-currant Gall-mite, and others of equal 
value, and from the general get up of this new periodical, it should have a long 
and useful career. 
The Animal IVorld, since the beginning of the present year, has been 
appearing in a new, handier and, we think, generally improved form. With 
contributions from Mr. Oliver Pike, Mr. Percival Westell and Mr. Shepheard- 
Walwyn, Natural History is not likely to be neglected, and the quality of the 
illustrations is also much higher than it was. 
The Country Gentleman's Estate Book, 1906. Edited by William Broomhall. 
The Country Gentlemen’s Association. 
This bulky volume of over 400 pages, exclusive of advertisements, contains 
much matter of permanent value or useful for reference. There are, for instance, 
numerous tables for calculating measures and values, a coloured geological map 
of the British Isles, and articles by recognised authorities on estate management, 
taxation, farm-buildings, forestry, gardening, &c. 
Received: Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden, Vol. 4, No. 13; The 
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Fortieth Annual 
Report for 1905 ; The American Botanist for November and December, 1905, 
and for April, May and June, 1906 ; The Nature Study Review, February — May ; 
The Plant World, February— June ; Bird-Lore and The Victorian Naturalist, 
March — June ; Our Animal Friends, April and May; The Estate Magazine, 
April — July ; The Humanitarian, May — July, and The Naturalist, The Irish 
Naturalist, Knowledge, The Animal World, The Animals' Friend, and The 
Agricultural Economist, May — August. 
SELBORNE SOCIETY NOTICES. 
[Note. — All Announcements with regard to Future Meetings of 
the Central Society or Branches will be found together at the 
END OF THESE NOTICES.] 
New Members. — Central Society. — The following members stand for 
election : Miss Maude Maxwell-Witham, S. P. Stephens, Esq. 
Subscriptions. — The Council has pleasure in acknowledging subscriptions 
of greater value than 5s. from the following members : Dr. Dudley Buxton, 
£\ is.; Sir James Colquhoun, £1. 
Library. — The Honorary Librarian will attend at 20, Hanover Square, 
from 6 p.m. to 6.30 p.m., on the evenings of September 17 and October 15, 
for the purpose of issuing books to Members. 
EXCURSIONS. 
Saturday, July 14. — Favoured by delightful weather, a good muster of 
Selbornians assembled at Rickmansworth Station, from whence the ramble com- 
menced. Entering Rickmansworth Park, the party proceeded along an avenue 
of magnificent limes, the sweet fragrance of whose flowers was especially refresh- 
