BUTTERFLIES OF THE CENTRAL PROVINCES. 175 



introduction. Slightly resembling Begonias, though belonging to a 

 very different order, Urticacem or the Nettle-order, the Pelliouias 

 with beautifully variegated leaves are charming plants for hanging 

 baskets. The beautifully flaked and many coloured Iloffmannias 

 of the order Eubiaeecs are general favourites-, while the order Gesne- 



•lic is represented by such beautiful plants as Episcia (Ccntrosolenia) 

 bullata with durk purple-bronze warted leaves, the bright scarlet 

 flowered velvety-leaved Episcia (Cyrtedeira) fulgida, several 

 Oesneras and Sinnin.gias (Gloxinia), the latter of which are however 

 but rarely successfully grown in Bombay. The order Melasiomace.ee 

 has a beautiful representative in the singularly handsome Miconvi 

 (Oyaruyphyllvw,) mag>tijica- i whose dark olive-green, satiny light 

 arch- veined leaves almost baffle description. The Peperomias of the 

 Pepper-order (Piperacece) with silvery or netted leaves, and the 

 ornamental-leaved Aphelandras, Filtonias and Gymnoptackiumti of 

 AcantJiacecc, conclude the choice of plants generally found in 

 Bombay Ferneries. 



In conclusion, I only beg to remark, that as in our gardens so in 

 our Ferneries, there is still room for great improvements and valu- 

 able additious, which to a very great extent depend upon the indivi- 

 dual efforts of the residents of Bombay, to whom I hope the contents 

 of this paper may prove of some service in this respect. 



THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE CENTRAL PROVINCES. 



By J. A. B, 

 Part IV. 



(Continued from Volume V., page 28G.) 



FAMILY 3, LYCiENlD^. 



We now come to the family of the "blues," "coppers," and 

 "hair-streaks," which, as Mr. Aitken has remarked, can well be 

 divided off into the "feeble" and the " robust folk." The "feeble 

 folk Hitting mostly near the ground, or resting on low bushes w r ith 

 their wings slightly opened;" the others "robust in body and 

 biilliant in colour, swift and wary, given to basking on high trees."* 



* Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, Vol. I., p. 215. 



