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Moth (Sesia tipuliformis, L.), seriously hurtful to black currants in 

 a large garden in the south of Scotland ; Diamond-back Moth 

 (Phtte/la crucifcrarum, Zeller) in Fifeshire, Aberdeenshire, and Argyle- 

 shire ; Turnip Mud-beetle (Helophorus rugosus, Oliv.), injurious to 

 turnips in Aberdeenshire, the larvae in the roots and the beetles on 

 the leaves ; Springtails (Smyntkurus luteus, Lubbock, and S. niger, 

 Lubbock), gnawing the lower surface of turnip leaves in Aberdeen- 

 shire ; larvae of Winter Turnip Gnat and Thaw Gnat (Trichocera 

 hiemalis, De Geer, and T. regelationis, L.) in roots of turnips, but 

 only when decayed, observed in Aberdeenshire. 



BOTANY. 



FIRST RECORDS OF BRITISH FLOWERING PLANTS. Compiled 

 by W. A. Clarke, F.L.S. Journ. Bot., xxxiii., Jan. -Feb. 1895. 

 Covers from Epipogum \.Q Juncns capitatus. 



NOTES ON THE PLANTS OF NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM, 

 IN RELATION TO THEIR EXTENSION NORTHWARDS TO DUMFRIES, 

 KIRKCUDBRIGHT, AND WIGTOWN. By Arthur Bennett, F.L.S. 

 Tr. and Pr. D. and G. N. H. and A. Soc., No. 10, 1893-94, pp. 132- 

 137. A valuable and suggestive discussion of the subject, though 

 the irregular arrangement of the plants is a slight obstacle to ready 

 reference. 



BOTANICAL NOTES FOR 1893 (from Wigtownshire). By Mr. 

 James M 'Andrew. Tr. and Pr. D. and G. N. H. and A. Soc., No. 10, 

 1893-94, pp. 10-11. Enumerates flowering plants and mosses from 

 various localities. 



A List of Wigtownshire Plants. By Mr. James M 'Andrew (I.e., 

 pp. 72-111). We have already (p. 69) referred to this list. 



BOTANICAL NOTES FOR THE MOFFAT DISTRICT FOR 1892-93. 

 By Mr. John Thorburn Johnstone. Tr. and Pr. D. and G. N. H. 

 and A. Soc., No. 10, 1893-94, pp. 36-38. In this paper are recorded 

 several plants new to the district or confirmed ; and a list of 

 Hieracia is given, prepared from a local collection, named by Revs. 

 E. F. and W. R. Linton. 



THE FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERN-ALLIES OF THE CAIRN- 

 GORMS. By James W. H. Trail, M.D., F.R.S. Journal of the 

 Cairngorm Club, Aberdeen, Jan. 1895, pp. 197-212. 



NOTES ON THE LEPIDOPTERA OBSERVED DURING A SHORT 

 BOTANICAL TOUR IN WEST SUTHERLAND, THE ORKNEYS, AND 

 SHETLAND. By Fred. J. Hanbury, F.L.S., F.E.S. Entom. M. Mag., 

 Jan. 1895, PP- I ' 12 - Despite the title of this article and the journal 

 in which it is contained, some botanical notes will be found in it, 

 especially on the Hieracia of the counties. 



