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Chamomile, (Matricaria chamomilla.) "We believe this is the first instance 

 of this insect being taken in the county of Suffolk. — Ed., Stowmarket, July 

 12th., 1858. 



Odynerus parietina. — At the beginning of June, 1857, as one of my 

 daughters was sitting at work one morning at the open window, a female of 

 this mason wasp flew in, carrying a lump of moist clay in its mouth. It 

 proceeded to enter a cotton-spool which was lying on the table, and having 

 remained a few minutes re-appeared minus the clay, and flew out of the 

 window. It soon, however, returned, laden as before, and was going to re- 

 enter the spool, when my daughter caught it, took away the clay, and threw 

 it out of the window, which she closed. The following morning, however, 

 at the same hour, the wasp again appeared with her lump of clay, and 

 made her way as speedily as possible into the spool. She was now allowed 

 to pursue her labours unmolested, and set to work at once to construct a 

 cell. Having deposited an egg, and filled the cell up with benumbed 

 caterpillars, she proceeded to make .another in a precisely similar manner. The 

 spool just held three cells. She then neatly closed the spool up, and took 

 her final departure. At the beginning of June of the present year, 1858, 

 three wasps, two males and one female, made their appearance out of the 

 spool, at an interval of two days each. I kept the female several days, and 

 fed her upon moist sugar, which she appeared to relish. From ten o'clock, 

 a.m., to four o'clock, p.m., she was very lively; but at four, p.m., she 

 regularly turned into the spool, where she remained till the following morning. 

 — W. Bakee, Battisford, Suffolk, July 12th., 1858. 



Colias edusa. — On June 3rd. my son saw a fine specimen of this insect at 

 Battisford, but was unable to catch it. — Idem. 



A. atropos. — On June 20th., a fine specimen of this Sphinx was taken on 

 some pea-sticks at Battisford and brought to me. — Idem. 



S. convolvuli. — On July 3rd., a female of this insect was taken in a 

 cottage garden at Battisford, and carried to Mr. W. Baker, of that place, 

 an entomologist of long standing. He strapped it alive on his setting-board, 

 where it soon began to lay eggs. By Sunday night it had deposited between 

 fifty and sixty eggs; it then died. Mr. Baker has most kindly presented 

 the eggs to me. They are not yet hatched, but will soon, I hope, produce 

 a goodly brood of young Convolvuli. In size, colour, and appearance, they 

 so closely resemble the eggs of C. vinula, that, had I not known to the 

 contrary, I should have supposed them to be laid by that insect. — H. H. 

 Ceewe, July 12th., 1858. 



Bee Taming. — On Wednesday a swarm of Bees from a neighbouring 

 apiary, settled upon the window of a shop in one of the leading thorough- 

 fares in Morpeth, and by the attention which they excited, threatened to 

 cause some obstruction to business in that part of the town. The master 

 of the shop, however, who possessed some knowledge of Bees, in the 



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