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this species are Woking, Essex, Bournemouth, Aldershot, &c, 
C. hybrida occurs on the Wallasey and Crosby sandhills, Cheshire 
and Lancashire. The last species C. maritima , which is by 
some authors considered a variety of C. hybrida , occurs on the 
sandy coasts of Devonshire, Dorset, Hants, South Wales and 
Burnham, Somerset, in this latter locality it is very abundant. 
It is somewhat surprising this genus is so poorly represented in 
Britain, as a number of species occur on the Continent. 
A. Ford. 
Geology and Geography. 
On Monday, November 7th, Mr. W. B. Baskendlle delivered 
a lectu e at the Lambeth Field Club on u Geolog}" and Geo¬ 
graphy.” The lecturer said he did not intend to give a whole 
account of the two sciences which his title held forth, but to 
put before his audience an outline, as an encouragement for 
them to take up the study, although the would-be student of 
Geolog}- must of necessity know a little Geography. Geology 
is a science which deals with the various rocks, both as regards 
their strata and their position. The earliest researches of 
Geology have brought to light the important fact that the 
rocks composing the exterior of the earth are of different ages, 
each age of the world being represented by its own series of 
rocks, but what lends such interest and importance to Geology 
is, that the history of past ages of the world is imprinted on the 
rocks themselves, these imprints consist principally of the 
remains of animals and plants which lived upon the earth while 
the rocks were forming, and were thus enclosed in them and 
became converted into stone which causes them to be permanently 
preserved. The exterior of the earth at the present time rep¬ 
resents a solid structure to which the general term “ rock ” is 
given. The lecturer then referred to the ravages the sea makes 
into the land, which is one of the means by which the crust of 
the earth is materially changed. He next very fully discussed 
the various stratas and took as a good example the Geolog}" of 
England, during which he took his audience for an imaginary 
trip on the Midland Railway, which has to go over a great 
number of various formations in its journey northward, to enable 
it to visit the important towns on its line, and so has to contend 
with a great many disadvantages. The lecturer then explained 
how the human race was affected by the various stratas upon 
which they had to dwell, and on concluding, a vote of thanks 
was duly accorded and the pleasant meeting brought to a close. 
Curious Nesting Places. 
Since last writing on the above, the following (which recently 
appeared in the “ Shooting Times ”) has come, under my 
notice:—“a foreman in Wolverton Works, while enoraered 
shunting, observed a wagtail fly from under a truck, a search 
