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general frequency of a species in the country or zone he is engaged on, and by 
another number, from 1 to 10, the disposition of a plant to present, in a given 
locality, individuals solitary or more or less grouped. Thus 1 to 10 express a 
species rare in the country, but social in those places where it does occur; 10 to 1 
point out, on the contrary, a common species which every where grows solitary. 
The writings of M. Oswald Heer deserve to be consulted as much as M. 
Wahlenberg's work on Swisserland, and even more, if we consider that M. 
Heer has profited by the labours of the learned Swedish voyager, and has enjoyed 
the superior advantage of residing in the country he describes.— Alphonse De 
Candolle in the Bibliotheque Universelle de Geneve, 
CHAPTER OF MISCELLANIES, 
ZOOLOGY. 
The Hedgehog’s Method of taking its Food.-^I once had much pleasure in 
watching a Hedgehog making its meal in the day-time upon something which, 
on account of the long intervening grass, I was unable clearly to see. When I 
at last disturbed the animal, it rolled itself up, and partially enclosed within 
itself a half-devoured Toad. I took the Toad from it, in order to ascertain the 
fact beyond a doubt, and after examining it laid it down just by the Hedgehog, 
when on my retiring to a little distance to watch it, it soon quietly unfolded 
itself, took the remains of the Toad in its mouth, and ran off with it at a fair 
trot into a neighbouring covert.— Thomas Meynell, jun.. Esq., in a letter to the 
Rev. F. O. Morris. 
The European Dipper near Scarborough. —Any one desirous of an oppor¬ 
tunity of observing the peculiar habits and manners of this brisk little fellow—' 
so ably described by various authors—may visit that sweet and romantic place 
Haiburn Wyke, contiguous to the sea-side, a few miles north of Scarborough. 
This bird is also found in Scalby Beck. I possess specimens from both places.— 
Patrick Hawkridge, Scarborough^ Aug. 7, 1837. 
The Museum of Boulogne. —When at Dover a short time since, I took the 
opportunity of crossing over to Calais, and returned by the way of Boulogne. 
The museum of this latter place is rich in the various departments of Natural 
History. It is open to the public gratis from the hours of ten to four, on Sun¬ 
days, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Foreigners may obtain admission any day by 
showing their passports. I observed that a great many of the objects were 
presented by Englishmen.—J. D. Salmon, Thetfordj Norfolk., Sept. 6, 1887. 
