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dazzling collections of foreign zoological riches, some good men and true did not 
think ‘ that there is nothing in this island worth studying for—as some did 
in worthy Michael Drayton’s time, whereat he expresses his wrath,—and 
quietly buckled to the work.” 
[[The value of faunas of counties and districts, i&hen adequately compiled^ is, we 
believe, admittted by every well-informed naturalist.— Ed.] 
BOTANY. 
The Fluid absorbed by the Spongioles of Plants, how conveyed to the 
Leaves ?—Permit me, through the medium of your interesting periodical, to put 
the following question for solution by any of your readers :—Is the fluid absorbed 
by capillary attraction by the spongioles or rootlets, conveyed to the leaves by the 
same means (capillary attraction), or by some vital principle in the plant ? 
Does not the fact that heat promotes the rise of the sap support the argument 
in favour of capillary attraction combined with heat?—T. C. H., Donca&ter^ 
June 6, 1837. 
Dates of the Appearance of a Few Common Flowers in the Spring op 
1837.—I resume, from p. 221, the proof that the present spring is not so back¬ 
ward as some suppose, by giving the dates of the appearance of a few common 
flowers :— 
1836. April 30.— Narcissus bijiorus. 
Same day.—Ranunculus jicaria. 
May 1.— R. aquatilis. 
Same day.'—Caltha palustris. 
1837. April 23.— Narcissus bijiorus. 
May 4>.~Ranuncidus jicaria. 
Same day. — R. aquatilis. 
Same day. — Caltha palustris. —Beverley B. Morris, Dublin, May 
12, 1837. 
The Wood of Trees which have Died, and that of those which have been 
Felled, is there any Difference between ? —Can any of your correspondents 
inform me, whether there is any difference, for purposes of use, between the wood 
of trees which have died, and that of those which have fallen under the axe ?— 
F. Orpen Morris, Doncaster, May 23, 1837. 
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