Midland Naturalist/Volume 01

alt=" The Midland Naturalist The Journal of The Associated Natural History, Philosophical, And Archæological Societies and Field Clubs of the Midland Counties Edited By E. W. Badger & W. J. Harrison, F.G.S. 'Come forth into the light of things, 'Let Nature be your teacher.' Wordsworth. VOLUME I. 1878. London: Hardwicke and Bogue, 192, Piccadilly. Birmingham : Cornish Brothers, 37, New Street. Worthington Smith DEL. ET SC"

articles (not listed in original)

Front matter

• Preface
• Principal Contributors
• Illustrations
• Index

January

• 1-4—Anonymous, "Opening Address"
• 5-8—E. J. Lowe, "Abnormal Ferns"
• 8-11—W. J. Harrison, "On an Improved Aneroid Barometer"
• 11-14—W. R. Hughes, "Marine Zoology at Arran"
• 14-16—C. F. Thornewill, "Lepidoptera and Their Captors in the Midland Counties"
• 16-17—Edwin Smith, "Freshwater Life.—1, Entomostraca"
• 18-20—J. Shipman, "Some New Features in the Geology of East Nottingham"
• 21-25—Anonymous, "Correspondence"; "Gleanings"
• 25—Worthington G. Smith, "Our Cover"
• 26-28—Anonymous, "Reports of Societies"; "Answers to Correspondents"

February

• 29-30—F. T. Mott, "Passages from Popular Lectures. No. 1.—The Meaning of 'Science.'"
• 30-33—J. Shipman, "Some New Features in the Geology of East Nottingham (continued)"
• 33-37—Edwin Smith , "Freshwater Life.—1, Entomostraca (continued)"
• 37-39—William Hinds, "The Chlorophyll-Body and Its Relation to Starch"
• 39-40—W. J. Harrison, "The Rainfall of 1877"
• 41-44—James E. Bagnall, "The Distribution of the Genus Rosa in Warwickshire"
• 44-47—E. W. B., "Review (The Voyage of the Challenger)"
• 48-49—Anonymous, "The Dudley and Midland Geological and Scientific Society and Field Club."
• 49-54—Anonymous, "Correspondence"; "Gleanings"
• 55-56—Anonymous, "Reports of Societies"; "Hints to Correspondents"

March

• 57-59—T. Spencer Colbold, "Parasites of Man"
• 59-63—James E. Bagnall, "On the Study of the Mosses"
• 63-67—Rev. W. H. Painter, "Castleton: Its Extinct Fauna and Physical Surroundings
• 67-70—Robert Garner, "Professor Edward Forbes and His Country"
• 70-73—W. R. Hughes, "The Ray and Palæontographical Societies: An Appeal"
• 73-75—W. J. Harrison, "The Weather of January, 1878"
• 76—Thomas Bolton, "A Productive Pond"
• 77-78—John Caswell, "A Winter's Ramble"
• 78-84—Anonymous, "Correspondence"; "Gleanings"; "Reports of Societies"; ""Notices to Correspondents"

April

• 85-88—W. P. Marshall, "The Birmingham Aquarium"
• 88–90—M. J. Berkeley, "The Rev. Andrew Bloxam: A Memoir"
• 90-94—Robert Garner, "Professor Edward Forbes and His Country (continued)"
• 94-96—Edwin Smith, "Freshwater Life.—2. Rotifera"
• 97-99—T. Spencer Colbold, "Parasites of Man (2)"
• 100-101—W. G. Blatch, "Entomological Books for Beginners"
• 101—Thomas Bolton, "Pond Life"
• 102—Geo. J. C. Broom, "Rainfall at Wolverhampton"
• 102-105—W. J. Harrison, "The Weather of February, 1878"
• 105-106—W. B. Grove, "Review (Notes of Lessons on Elementary Botany)"
• 106-112—Anonymous, "Correspondence"; "Gleanings"; "Reports of Societies"

May

• 113-117—A. W. Wills, "Freshwater Algæ"
• 118-121—T. Spencer Colbold, "Parasites of Man (3)"
• 121-124—W. B. Grove, "Scientific Names—I. Form"
• 125-128—Edwin Smith, "Freshwater Life.—2. Rotifera (continued)"
• 128-131—Rooke Pennington, "Review (British Barrows)"
• 131—Anonymous, "Review (Adventures in the Air, being Memorable Experiences of Great Aeronauts)"
• 132—133—W. B. G. "Autographic Printing"
• 133-135—W. J. Harrison, "The Weather of March, 1878"
• 135-143—Anonymous, "Correspondence"; "Gleanings"; "Reports of Societies"; "Exchange"
• 144—Anonymous, "First Annual Meeting, at Birmingham"

June

• 145-148—A. W. Wills, "Freshwater Algæ (2)"
• 149-152—W. B. Grove, "Scientific Names—I. Form (continued)"
• 153-155—W. J. Harrison, "Digging Out a Boulder"
• 155-159—Arthur A. Clarson, "The Tamworth Treasure Trove and the Tamworth Mint"
• 159-161 —G. R. Cowen, "Raphides and Plant Crystals"
• 161-163—W. J. Harrison, "The Weather of April, 1878"
• 163-168—Anonymous, "Correspondence"; "Gleanings"; "Reports of Societies"; "Exchange"

July

• 169-187—Anonymous, "Annual Meeting at Birmingham"
• 188-???— W. J. Lancaster, "The Microphone, Magnophone, Phonoscope, and Phoneidoscope"
• 189-193—A. W. Wills, "Freshwater Algæ (3)"
• 193-196—James E. Bagnall, "On the Study of the Mosses.—II"
• 196-198—W. J. Harrison, "The Weather of May, 1878"
• 198-201—Anonymous, "Correspondence"; "Gleanings"; "Reports of Societies"; "Exchange"

August

• 205-209—Charles Callaway, "Recent Discoveries in the Geology of Shropshire.—I"
• 209-213—T. Spencer Colbold, "Parasites of Man (4)"
• 213-216—James E. Bagnall, "On the Study of the Mosses.—II (continued)"
• 216-219—Francis D. Longe, "On the Relation of the Crust to the Interior of the Earth"
• 219-220—W. J. Harrison, "The Weather of June, 1878"
• 221-222—Anonymous, "Review (Flowers: their Origin, Shapes, Perfumes, and Colours)"
• 222-224—Wright Wilson, "Review (Practical Taxidermy: A Manual of Instruction to the Amateur in Collecting, Preserving, and Setting-up Natural History Specimens of all kinds)"
• 224-225—W. J. Harrison,"Review (Report of the Rugby School Natural History Society for 1877)"
• 225—Anonymous, "Review (The Birmingham Saturday Half Holiday Guide, with a Map)"
• 226-232—Anonymous, "Correspondence"; "Gleanings"; "Reports of Societies"; "Notices to Correspondents"
  • 228—Lawson Tait, "The Proposed Increase of the Subscription to the Midland Union of Natural History Societies"

September

• 233-241—J. Griffith Morris, "Economic Mycology"
• 242-245—W. J. Harrison, "A Scheme for the Examination of the Glacial Deposits of the Midland Counties of England"
• 245-249—F. A. Bedwell, "Notes On Melicerta Ringens"
• 249-251—J. D. La Touche, "Naturalist Field Club Excursions"
• 251-253—W. J. Harrison, "The Weather of July, 1878"
• 253-260—Anonymous, , "Correspondence"; "Gleanings"; "Reports of Societies"

October

• 261-265—Anonymous, "Erasmus Darwin"
• 265-269—J. Henry Middleton, "Kempley Church, Gloucestershire"
• 269-270—S. S. R., "Conochilus volvox"
• 271-272—James E. Bagnall, "Moss Habitats"
• 273-274—W. J. H., "Rain-Wash"
• 274-275—William Shipperbottom, "The Propagation of Melicerta ringens in an Aquarium"
• 275-277—W. J. Harrison, "The Weather of August, 1878"
• 277-278—H. N. Grimley, Review (Proceedings of the Birmingham Philosophical Society. First Session, 1876-77)
• 278-279—W. J. H., Review (The Superficial Geology of the Country adjoining the Coasts of South-West Lancashire)
• 280-288—Anonymous, "Correspondence"; "Gleanings"; "Reports of Societies"; "Exchange"

November

• 289-292—Edwin Smith, "Freshwater Life.—III. Infusoria"
• 292-295—W. Shone, "How We Found the Microzoa in the Boulder Clays Of Cheshire, &c., and What Were the Results"
• 295-297—T. Spencer Colbold, "Parasites of Man (5)"
• 298—H. W. Crosskey, "Note On Some Fossiliferous Clay, at Wolverhampton"
• 299-302—F. T. Mott, "A Sketch of the History of the Leicester Literary & Philosophical Society"
• 302-303—A. W. Wills, "Note On Œcistes Pilula"
• 304-305—W. J. H., "Review (The Geology of the Fenland)"
• 305—"Review (Report of the Burton-upon-Trent Natural History and Archæological Society for 1877-8)"
• 306—"Review (Tourists' Guide to Derbyshire)"
• 306-308—W. J. Harrison, "The Weather of September, 1878"
• 308-316—Anonymous, "Correspondence"; "Gleanings"; "Reports of Societies"; "Exchange"

December

• 317—A. W. Wills, "Note On a Thecated Rotifer from Sutton Park"
• 323-324—G. Sherriff Tye, "Helix cantiana, (Montague.)"
• 324-326—Fred. F. Grensted, "A Piece of Chalk"
• 326-329—T. Spencer Colbold, "Parasites of Man (6)"
• 330-331—E. W. B., "Review (The Herefordshire Pomona, containing coloured figures and description of the most esteemed kinds of Apples and Pears)"
• 331-333—W. Madeley, "Review (West Yorkshire: An account of its Geology, Physical Geography, Climatology, and Botany. Part I., Geology)"
• 333-334—W. J. Harrison, "The Weather of October, 1878"
• 335—Anonymous, "Microscopy"
• 336-340—Anonymous, "Correspondence"; "Gleanings"; "Reports of Societies"; "Exchange"