TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
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seem arrested in their growth, though showing the usual fresh and vivid green proper 
to them. Some of the uppermost of the new leaves already hang limp and dis- 
coloured, caught by the early frosts. Two informants assured me that the tree 
had borne flowers shortly before I began to notice it, but I did not myself see 
these, nor any remains of the spikes upon the branches. 
Nov. II, 1893. William Whitwell. 
Squirrel killed by Cat. — At about 7 o’clock one morning, at the begin- 
ning of this month (November) Evelyn saw the cat (a tom) run across the yard with 
a fine squirrel in his mouth. She followed him into the kitchen-garden, and seeing 
that the poor little thing was alive and struggling, she caught the cat and tried to 
make him give it up. Finding it was no use she called us to come out ; the poor 
little thing fought hard, scratching the cat on his chest and neck with its fore 
and hind feet. We tried to choke the cat off, but the squirrel’s frantic struggles 
made it difficult. When at last we got it away, it only gave a few convulsive move- 
ments ; and as we saw it was past recovery we thought it best to put it out of pain. 
It was a large specimen, with a fine tail and lovely coat. 
Selattyn, C. F. M. Bolderston. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Apprentice. — i. Setaria viridis. 2. Toad Rush {yunctt.t bufonius). The 
berries are those of some Pyrus. 
G. H. W. — We have not seen the book you mention. 
H. T. O. — We are obliged to confine our notices to books actually sent for 
review. 
E. J. C. (This answer has been unfortunately delayed.) — The plants from 
Braemar are Marsh Rattle {Pedictilaris palustris) and Butterwort \Pinguicula 
vulgaris'). 
Corrections. — The following corrections should be made in the December 
number, the proofs of which were somewhat hurriedly read : — P. 232, line 22 
from top, for “ for ” read “ from ” ; p. 235, line 26 from top, for “ gshatful ” read 
“ ghastful ” ; line 5 from bottom, for “ Gore ” read “Cover”; p. 242, line 3 
from bottom, for “working” read “hawking”; p. 243, line 5 from top, for 
“ Rathmore ” read “ Rathbone,” and correct name in index to volume. 
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