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as the lesser Dodder, which purpled the furze near Polperro ; the com- 

 mon parsley, which grows abundantly in the town itself; the purple 

 orchis ( 0. mascula), which abounded along the road side ; the dog mer- 

 cury ; several species of Galliacea), and many other plants which had not 

 as yet flowered, — made me regret I had not more time to examine the 

 quaint old hollow lanes of this interesting county. 



Near Polperro, facing the sea, just outside the town, I met Asple- 

 nium lanceolatum growing in great abundance ; its mode of vernation 

 very distinct from that of its ally, A. Adiantum nigrum, A. Ruta mu- 

 raria, A. trichomanes, A.marinum, Lophodium multiflora, L. Fanesecii, 

 and Athyrium Filix famina, were all abundant. Near Millbrook, on the 

 top of a wall, was a large mass of the sinuated form of Poly podium vulgar e, 

 as strongly marked in its characters as the specimen first described from 

 the Dargle, county of Wicklow. 



We had not passed far on our journey before a dead adder on the 

 road reminded us that we were within the range of the Germanic spe- 

 cies of Vertebrates, a fact which the numerous mole earths ridging the 

 pastures and corn-fields on every side of us, and the numbers of black- 

 caps and redstarts singing and flying about, also confirmed. We did 

 not see any snakes or other reptiles, except one viviparous lizard. 



The chief object of our trip was for the purpose of examining the 

 collection of the father of Cornish zoology, Dr. Jonathan Couch, F. L. S. 

 He liberally allowed me to examine an unequalled series of drawings of the 

 fishes of the coast, many of which are unique. He also showed us draw- 

 ings of many rare Crustacea which have passed through his hands, and 

 accompanied us to the house of a most enthusiastic zoological collector, 

 Mr. William Loughrin, on whom I would strongly recommend every zoo- 

 logist who may visit this locale to call. Through him, in addition to 

 much valuable information, I was enabled to obtain some very rare 

 Crustacea, such as Portunus longipes, &c. t which have hitherto only 

 occurred on the south coast His mode of preparing animals, particu- 

 larly the skeletons of fishes, I have never seen surpassed, and seldom 

 equalled, and his charges are most moderate. He also showed me a most 

 ingenious mode for capturing the lesser Crustacea by means of two large 

 corks, such as are used as floats for nets, which he pegs together loosely, 

 and anchors in deep water ; this is left down for some months, till over- 

 grown with ulva, &c, and then, on separating the corks, numerous 

 small Crustacea will be found ensconced in it, such mNebalia bipe*, &c. 



