THE MEDITERRANEAN NATURALIST 
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A Monthly Journal of Natural science. Subscription 5/- per annum. 
Coatents-October. 
— — Page 
1 6 Apposed Quaternary and ince submerged Volcano 
at Naples— G. Jervis, F.G.S. 251 
2 On Tryonx Ragusensia and T. Melitensis 250 
3 Tlie Phoenicians in the Mediterranean 254 
4 On the Occurrence of Black Limestone in the Strata 
of (he Maltese Islands — J. H. Cool: -. F.G.S., ecc. 255 
> Fighting Mice with a Bacillus 257 
6 Teeth Food 257 
7 The K-. lation of the Structure of Rocks to the condi- 
tions of their ormation— H. J, Johnston La vis, 
M.D., F.G.S. 257 
'(■ A ri! range March to the Sea 259 
9 "Left Handed” Snails 260 
10 The Depths of the Mediterranean and Black Seas — 
> .. Beynon, I< R.G.S. 260 
11 Prehistoric Itemes 263 
12 Notes and News:— British Association— Tempera - 
inre ofthe Atlantic — Mount Etna— Birds. V, In- 
sects in Malta— The Malta fig-tree, ecc. ecc. 265 
13 Correspondence: — Monkey fell -Sur. Capt. Hughes 266 
Confcents-November, 
— — Page 
1 On the Occurence of Ursus arctos in the Malta 
Pleistocene— John H. Cooke. F.G.S., etc. 267 
2 The Silkworm industry in Malta 269 
3 Mantid® 269 
4 An under-valued product 271 
5 InsectsinBiscuits— Surg. Capt.LouisIIughes.A.M.S. 271 
6 Armenia, — Prof. Minasse Tcheraz 272 
7 The Relationship of the structure of rocks to the 
conditions of their formation- -H. J. Johnston 
Lavis, M.D., F.G.S. 273 
8 Albinism and Colour variation in Maltese Wild 
Flowers— A. Caruana Gatto, A.B., LL.D. 276 
£ Exploration in the Black Sea 277 
10 On the Vine & Potatoe disease in Malta— J. II. C. 278 
11 A year’s insect hunting at Gibraltar— J. J. Walker, 
R.N.. F.G.S. 279 
12 Notes coid News: — Insect pest— Hylrid fruit— Erup- 
tion oi Etna— Progress of Cholera— Wonders of 
Photography— A common error— -Colors of ani- 
mals— Fish in t he "Volga— Our Full, etc. etc. 2S1 
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