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CHEAP NATURAL HISTORY PERIODICAL.

Hardwicke's Science-Gossip:

An Illustrated Medium of Interchange and Gossip for Students and Lovers of Nature,

About Animals, Aquaria, Bees, Beetles, Birds, Butterflies, Ferns, Fish, Fossils, Lichens, Microscopes, Mosses, Reptiles, Rocks, Seaweeds, Wildflowers.

Edited by J. E. TAYLOR, F.G.S., Author of "Half-hours

at the Seaside,"

66

'Geological Stories," &c.

"This is a very pleasant journal, that costs only fourpence a month, and from which the reader who is no naturalist ought to be able to pick up a good fourpenny-worth of pleasant information. It is conducted and contributed to by expert naturalists who are cheerful companions, as all good naturalists are; technical enough to make the general reader feel that they are in earnest, and are not insulting him by writing down to his comprehension, but natural enough and direct enough in their records of facts, their questioning and answering each other concerning curiosities of nature. The reader who buys for himself their monthly budget of notes and discussions upon pleasant points in natural history and science, will probably find his curiosity excited and his interest in the world about him taking the form of a little study of some branch of this sort of knowledge that has won his readiest attention. For when the study itself is so delightful, and the enthusiasm it excites so genuine and well-directed, these enthusiasms are contagious. The fault is not with itself, but with the public if this little magazine be not in favour with a very large circle of readers "Examiner.

Hardwicke's Science-Gossip, Vol. 1. Selection from the Index.*

Amoeba, the, 45.

Ants, 113, 116, 143, 179, 185, 234, 235,

239, 262, 263.

Aphides, Swarms of, 287.

Aquarian Difficulties, 154, 188, 213, 239.
Badger, the, 87.

Balance of Power, 193.

Bees, 34, 41, 93, 137, 143, 166, 167, 185,
214, 257, 263, 286, 287.
Bitten by a Viper, 131.
Black Cradle, 270.
Breeze-fly, the, 194.

Bromley, and What I found there, 246.
Cabbage Butterfly and its Metamor-
phoses, 30, 74.

Cat-fleas, 278.

Caterpillars, Brood of, 126, 168, 288.

Chapter from the Life of a Volvox, 244.
Circle of Life, 145.

Cleaning Diatomaceæ, 52.

Colour of Birds' Eggs, 39, 47, 87, 142,

231.

Common Things Unknown, 88.

Coral Reefs, 112, 220, 285.

Crickets, 42, 66, 84, 113, 128, 166.
Cui Bono? 25.

Dead Fly on the Window, 10.

Diatoms, 27, 52, 85, 95, 114, 140, 148,
163, 167, 237, 250.

Diet of Worms, 180, 214.
Duckweeds, 5, 258, 286.

Ferns, 20, 34, 37, 44, 66, 67, 93, 109, 114,
117, 187, 188, 190, 214, 291, 262, 284.
Fly in Pike-fishing, 280.

Fly Parasites, 93, 227.
Foot of a Fly, 253.

Four Years' Acquaintance with a Toad,

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*In making a selection from the Index to each volume) space precludes iving more than about one-tenth of each volume.

Imperfectly-developed Flowers, 103.
Independence, 241.
"In Memoriam,” 265.
Insect-moulds, 133.
Intelligence of Starling, 13
Jelly Animalcule, 58.
Jelly-fishes, 248.

Keyhole Limpet and Parasite, 122.
Leaf Teachings, 52.
London Rocket, 149.

Lord Scarabæus, 98.

Microscopic Illumination, 130.
Mistletoe, 114, 273, 283.

Mounting Objects, 46, 65, 93, 94, 116,

163, 191.

Notes on the Hawthorn, 198.

Old Trees, 222.

Orchids, How to Grow, 124, 162.
Otter-shell, the, 79.
Pigment-cells, 106.
Piratical Gulls, 272.
Plantain, the, 232.
Plant Animals, 177.
Plea for Nettles, 275.
Polarized Light, 224.

Polycystius, Popular History, 100.
Puzzle worth thinking about, 127.
Rock Whistler, the, 242.

Sea-Anemones, 40, 155, 158, 167, 188
190, 196, 213, 239, 260, 285, 286, 287.
Sea-wrack, 204.
Short Commons, 49.
Silurus, European, 56.
Six-spot Burnet, 119, 151.
Snake-stones, 37, 61, 94.

Spiders, 24, 36, 39, 86, 143, 151, 206,
213, 215, 239, 256, 282.
Spiracles of Insects, 199, 254.
Splitters and Lumpers, 73.
Strange Remedies, 85.
The Deep, deep Sea, 169.
Tit in Moustaches, 26.

Toads, 12, 62, 87, 111, 114, 233, 256.
Tom Tidler's Ground, 126.
Variations in British Plants, 32, 228.
Vipers, 2, 95, 108, 131, 143, 160, 191.
What do Crickets eat? 113, 128, 166,
What Katy did, 146.

What to seek and what to avoid in the
Choice of a Microscope, 267.
What's your Hobby? 1.

Why objects appear larger through the
Microscope, 8, 45.

Window Gardens, 92, 117, 141, 284.
Wren, the Blue, 199.

Hardwicke's Science-Gossip, Vol. 2. Selection from the Index.

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Fairy-ring Champignon, 225.
Ferns, 46, 61, 95, 104, 173, 269.
Fossil Plants, 37.

Fossil Wood, 250.

Fossil Wood in Flint, 15.
French Marygold, 163..

Galls and Gall Insects, 165, 215, 228.
Gill Fans of Sabellæ, 29.
Glow-worm, 15, 238, 243.
Grey Mullet, the, 145.
Hairs, Star-shaped, 248.

Illuminators for High Powers, 32, 65,
66.

Imperfectly-developed Plants, 8.
Insect Fungi, 127, 176.

Insect Vovarium, 80, 118, 207.

Insects, 41, 55, 91, 93, 112, 117, 147, 161,

184, 185, 204, 213, 249, 282.

Jute; what is it? 84.

Ladybirds, 169.

Lizard, the Cominon, 79.

Mistletoe of the Jak, 152, 186, 212.

Moa, the, 14.

Mounting, 19, 20, 23, 33, 47, 93, 94, 114,
125, 209, 245, 260, 263, 282, 283.
Odd Fishes, 50, 99, 171.

Our Club, 193.

Periodic Phenomena, 49.

Pests, and their Checks, 54.

Pin-centres and Rose-centres, 106.
Puff Balls, 270.

Rural Natural History, 83, 163.

Salamander, Japanese, 130.
Saw-fly, the Great, 181, 273.
Scales of Insects, 55, 91, 112.
SCIENCE-GOSSIP, 1, 135, 158.
Serpents at Meals, 244.
Shooting Stars, 274.

Snails and their Houses, 195, 230.
Spectrum Microscope, 52.

Speedwells, 121.

Spider-crabs and their Parasites, 178,
211.

Spiders, 7, 22, 40, 63, 119, 138, 141, 169,

189, 201, 209, 213, 255, 277, 279.

Spring, 97.

Starch, 34.

Sticklebacks, 5, 45, 153, 165.
Teachings of Natural Science, 251.
Track of the Pygmies, 154,203,239,26.
Turtle, the Edible, 247.

Under the Snow, 25.

Vegetable Caterpillars, 176.
Vegetable Fibres, 10.

Venus, Observations on, 110.
Vivarium for Insects, 80, 118, 207.
Viviparous Fish, 241.

Wasps, 22, 88, 116, 276.
Water-Beetles, 183.
Water-Fleas, 156.

Wings of British Butterflies, 27.
Woodpecker, 6, 41, 95, 119.

Hardwicke's Science-Gossip, Vol. 3. Selection from the Index.

A Century ago, 127.

Age of Niagara, 139.
Amidst the Ruins, 31.
Analogy of Smell, 59.

Aquaria, dust on, 69, 117, 118, 141, 142.
Atropos, 51.

Bitten by a Viper, 175, 199, 213.
Blindworm, the, 179, 260.

Blood Beetle, the, 27, 62, 71, 94.
Bouquet from Helvellyn, 242.
Bugs, 269, 276, 282.

Century ago, 127.
Chignon.fungus, the, 107.
Cholera-fungus, the, 206.

Cockroaches, to Kill, 166, 212, 280.
Cornish Colloquies, 182.

Crickets, how to get rid of, 263, 279, 281.
Crocodile in England, 7, 41.

Death's-head Moth, 190, 213, 214, 262.
Death-watch, the, 29.

Dermestes? what is, 28, 206.
Diatoms, 9, 35, 81, 91, 103, 115, 133,
156, 180, 188, 228, 269.

Disguises of Insects, 193, 233, 234, 261,
279.

Dodo, the White, 5, 52.

Dragon-fly, the, 225.

Echoes from the Club, 231.
Edible Bird's Nest, 39.

Fangs of Spiders, 237, 270, 276.

Feast of Roses, 145.

Foraminifera, 36, 129, 215, 236, 263.
Freshwater Sponge, 247.

Freshwater Sticklebacks in Seawater,
38.

Germination of the Toad-rush, 150.
Hairs of Dermestes Larva, 28, 206.
Hardy Foreign Ferns, 83.

Helps to Distribution, 244.

Hints to Object-mounters, 91, 139.

Huxley on the Study of Natural His-
tory, 73.

Is Lichen-growth detrimental to Trees?
241.

Leaf-mining Larvæ, 169, 212.

Left by the Tide, 217.

Lichen Dyes, 266.

Maple, Aphis of the, 204.
May Mushrooms, 112, 136.
Melicerta, N. E. Green on, 33.
Mermis nigrescens, 221.

Monmouth Deposit, 133, 156, 180.
Mosquitoes, 78.

Mounting in Balsam and Chloroform,
8, 21, 23.

My little Green Monkey, 179.
Nest of Wood Wasp, 247.
Organization of Mosses, 249.
Oxlip, the, 137, 163, 165, 187, 235.
Perils of a Naturalist, 15.
Poduræ, 45, 53.

Preservation of Fossils, 22, 23, 44.
Primeval Britain, 198.

Primroses, 42, 114, 136, 141, 167, 235.
Ramble in South Africa, 154.

Rare Birds, Shooting, 69, 93, 94, 160.
Rhythm of Flames, 49, 95.
Rural "Folk-lore," 177.

Rural Natural History, 86, 117, 118.
Sandstone, Markings in, 20.
Skeleton Leaves, 22, 117, 141, 246.
Skeleton of Purple Urchin, 82.

Snakes, 273.

Sociable Mites, 124.

Something to do, 99.

Spiders' Nests, 37, 40.

Spirogyra, 60.

Sponge-washings, 228.

Sticklebacks in Seawater, 38, 87.

Swallows, 50, 101.

Temperature of Lakes, 272.

Toad-flaxes, 201.

Travellers' Tales, 25.

Unity of Mankind, 110, 152, 173, 245,
269.

Viper, the, 22, 175, 199, 280.

Wasp, Sting and Poison-gland of, 60.
What's in the Honey? 30, 68.

Wheat Mildew, 16.

White Dodo, the, 5, 52.
Winter Work, 1.

Hardwicke's Science-Gossip, Vol. 4. Selection from the Index.

"Ackersprit," 248.

Agricultural Ant of Texas, 1.

Animals that never Die, 16, 40, 62, 106.
Ants, 23, 59, 88, 117, 118, 138, 143, 159,
177, 190, 213, 234, 261, 263, 282.
Astrantia major, 194.

Birds, 9, 34, 41, 64, 88, 95, 160, 185, 191,
257.

"Black Jack," 232.

Bugs, 17, 31, 46, 214.

Butterflies, Plumules of, 44, 137, 186,
214, 239, 269.

Caddis-worms and their Cases, 152, 189.
Century ago, a, 183.

Cockroaches, 15, 22, 215, 239.
Collecting-bottles, 111.

Cuckoos and Hedge-sparrow, 113, 143,
161, 167, 214, 261.
Cuckoo.spits, 158.
Daddy Longlegs, 256.

Daphria, the Heart of, 227, 279.
Darwinism? what is, 241.

Death-watch, the, 87, 113.
Double Eggs, 117, 226.

Dragon-fly, the Pupa of a, 245.
Earthquakes, Phenomena of, 217.
Fairy Rings, 221.

Ferns, 43, 161, 162, 183, 187, 213, 231,

237, 238, 240, 261, 263, 281.

Forget-me-nots, 97.

Formation of Fern Seeds, 183.

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How Birds and Insects fly, 9,
Infusoria, 44, 57, 125, 155, 164.
Irritability and Sensation, 25.
Kingfisher, the Common, 204, 234
King of the Rats, 135.
Kite, the, 251.

Maine Deposits, 85.
Maple Blight, 136, 188.
Merlin, the, 156.

Metamorphoses of Insects, 35.
Microscopic Seeds, 253.
Mole Mite, 232.

Mosquitoes, 207, 211, 212, 215, 236.
Oxlip, the, 35.

Palates of Mollusca, 20, 200.
Pebble-fiinding, 134.

Perley's Meadow Deposit, 131.
Phantom Larvæ, 78.

Polyzoon from Victoria Docks, 255.

Primroses, Pink, 43, 66, 147, 187.

Reptiles, from the Coal-Measures, 104,

142, 167, 214.

Reptiles in Confinement, 272.

Sand Wasp, the, 205.

Scalariform Tissue, 276.

Sensorial Vision, 145.

Silver-mining in Eastern Nevada, 193.
Slug Parasite, 274.

Smew, the, 55.

Spicules of Echinoderms, 175.

Spiders, 8, 11, 21, 22, 23, 24, 41, 47, 51,
58, 63, 82, 124, 128, 143, 161, 165, 167,
195, 213, 238, 261, 262, 263, 281, 283.
Splits, 169.

Spring Phenomena of Plant Life, 121.
Stag-Beetle, the, 109.

Stings and Poison-glands of Bees, &c.,
148, 205.

Storm-glass, 24, 93, 117, 143, 167.
Trees, Age of, 202, 231, 259.
Unity of Mankind, 6, 34.
Vegetable Hairs, 11, 101.

Vipers, 23, 46, 70, 95, 165, 180, 212.
Waxwing, the, 181.
Why? 265.

Wood-sorrel, the, 52, 280.

Hardwicke's Science-Gossip, Vol. 5. Selection from the Index.

Acherontia atropos, 220, 257, 278.
Admiral, the Red, 257, 262, 278.
Age of Fish, 141, 214.

Animal from the Salt Lake, 78, 130,
234.

Aphis Lion and Lacewing Fly, 15.
Ash-Trees, Violets under, 91, 116, 117,
166, 188, 189.

Badger and Otter, the, 90, 118, 137,
258, 262, 277.

Botanical Allusion in Tennyson, 91,
116, 117, 166, 188, 189.

British Birds, 39, 85, 107, 113, 156, 179,
227, 253, 274.

Buds as Objects for Winter Study, 34.
Butterflies, 58, 116, 140, 164, 212, 273,
274.

Cats and Starfishes, 214, 234, 239, 263,

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Geophilus electricus, &c., 49, 65, 71.
Geranium Robertianum, 133, 191, 262
Geraniums, Carpels of, 211, 235, 238.
261
Gnats, 16.

Hawk-Moths, 16, 119, 220, 234, 257, 273.
Hawthorn, 22, 23, 43, 70, 93, 116, 118.
Holly, the, 213, 235, 238, 259, 280, 283.
Humble Bee, Winter Home of the, 41,
134, 164, 166.

Hybernation of Bees, 41, 90, 93, 134,
164, 166.

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137, 165, 188, 273.

Insects of the Season, 233, 234.
Kestrel, the, 179, 257.

Ladybird, 232, 239, 267, 283.
Lampreys and Lamperns, 145.
Lapwing, the, 107, 167.

Laurel Berries, &c., 47, 70, 114.
Laurel-Leaves, 20, 45, 68, 71.
Leeches, 76, 93, 143, 161, 165.
Lepisma saccharina, 94, 118, 142, 163.
Light Attracting Insects, 57, 77, 137,
165, 188.

Ligurian Bees, 213, 237, 256, 263, 283.
Luminous Centipede, 46, 47, 69, 71.
Monsters of the Deep, 55.
Mosquitoes, 17, 54.

Moth, the Fish, 94, 118, 142.
Myriapods, 49.

Norfolk, Rare Birds in, 160, 161, 184,

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