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sent Dr. Johnston a specimen of Lytocarpus myriophyllum which “ was 
got by a fisherman, adhering to his long lines, off Whiting Bay, 
Arran, who, being struck with its beauty, like a kindhearted man, 
took it home as a present to his wife, and she, being a person of 
similar taste, admired it as much as her husband had done. With 
all due care, therefore, she planted it in an old teapot filled with earth, 
and, watering it with fresh water every morning, she had the satis¬ 
faction of thinking that it grew a little larger under her judicious 
management! ” The following anecdote, told by the author himself, 
is so delicious we must extract it. A Filey fisherman, seeing him 
take a specimen of Antennularia ramosa out of the dredge, observed 
that he “ had had one of that kind, which stuck to his lines, growing 
in a plant pot out of doors, and that it had stood the winter very 
well! ” There are twenty-four plates of illustrations which are of 
unequal merit. Those diagrammatic of the internal anatomy of the 
groups are as far as they go, clear and accurate, but many are on so 
small a scale as to afford but little aid in the identification of the 
species they represent. A good bibliography of the subject is given, 
and also a glossary of the technical terms used and indices of the 
popular and scientific names. The last contains “all the synonyms 
whose identity with present nomenclature has been established,” and 
is full, and, as far as we have tested, accurate. With the exception 
mentioned as to some of the illustrations the book is exceedingly 
good, and well worthy of recommendation. A. B. B. 
METEOROLOGICAL NOTES. —January, 1886. 
Atmospheric pressure was very unsteady, and its changes both 
numerous and rapid. The highest point reached by the mercurial 
column was 30T49 inches, on the 12th, which is much below the 
maximum usually attained in January. The lowest reading was 
28-988 inches, on the 18th. With the exception of the first three 
days the weather was generally cold, but not severe. Frost and thaw 
alternated in quick succession. The highest maxima, which occurred 
on the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, were 55-0° at Henley-in-Arden, 51-3° at Hod- 
sock, 51-0° at Loughborough, 50-0° at Coston Kectory, and 49‘9° at 
Strelley. The lowest minima were 16-0° at Henley-in-Arden, on the 
8tli; 16-5° at Hodsock, 18-2° at Coston Bectory, 20-8° at Strelley, and 
23-9° at Loughborough, on the 19th. On the grass, 10-9° at Hodsock, 
on the 25th ; 13-5° at Strelley, on the 9th ; and 19-6° at Loughborough, 
on the 7th. In the rays of the sun, 90-9° was recorded at Hodsock, on 
the 31st; 81-4° at Strelley, on the 2nd ; and 79-2 at Loughborough, on 
the 30th. Snow, or rain, fell on 22 or 23 days, and the totals were 
generally in excess of the average for the month. The values were— 
at Henley-in-Arden, 3-50 inches ; at Strelley, 3-41 inches; at Hodsock, 
3-24 inches ; at Loughborough, 2-80 inches; and at Coston Bectory, 
2-G3 inches. The total fall in the 24 hours did not, in any instance, 
reach half an inch. The wind freshened to a moderate gale, from 
S.S.W., on the evening of the 16tli. Sunshine was rather above the 
average. 
Wm. Berridgk, F. II. Met. Soc. 
12, Victoria Street, Loughborough. 
