154 SHORT NOTES FROM MY NOTE-BOOK. 



made by Wasps of the genus Odynerus. And, probably, the little insect un- 

 der consideration, may belong to the same genus. 



The Hooded Crow. (Gorvus cornix.) Was first seen, October 4th, and has 

 since been observed in larger numbers than for many years past. 



Departure of Summer Birds : Cuckoo, (Cuculus canorus,) last heard, July 

 7th. Blackcap. (Gurruca atricapilla.) September 16th. Willow Warbler. 

 (Gurrnca troehilus.) October 3rd. Chiff-Chafi". {Gurruca liippolais.) October 4th. 

 Swift. {Gypselus vulgaris.) August 25th Sand Martin. {Hirundo riparia.) 

 October 5th. House Martin. [Hirundo urbica.) October 8th. Swallow. 

 Hirundo rustica.) October 12th. 



The Admiral Butterfly. (Vanessa Atalanta.) This Butterfly, usually so 

 common, has, from some cause or other, been very scarce during the past 

 summer; indeed I have not seen a single specimen. I may add, that this 

 note, and all others, that are entered in my note-book, bear reference to this 

 immediate neighbourhood, except where the contrary is mentioned. 



Tliornage, Norfolk, November llth, 1854. 



NUCLEUS OF A FLORA OF GOSPORT AND ADJACENT PARTS OF 



HAMPSHIRE. 



BY DR. JOHN ROSE, ASSISTANT SURGEON, R. N. 



The following plants occur near Gosport and the adjacent parts of Hamj)- 

 shire. 



Nymphcea alba. Grange farm. 



Papaver hybridum. Waste places ; Grange and Privet farms. 



Glaucium lutemn. Stokes Bay ; and generally along the coast, 



Ghelidonium majus. Hedges near Haslar hospital. The name of this plant 

 is derived from x^Xi'Sm, a swallow ; probably, according to Sir W. J. Hooker, 

 from that jjlant flowering about the time of the arrival of those birds. It is 

 generally about two feet high, with small yellow flowers. The whole plant is 

 full of a foetid and very acrid yellow juice. It is frequent in England, but 

 very local in Scotland, at least in the northern counties. It has been em- 

 ployed in certain skin diseases, and Dr. Witherington says it removes warts. 



Hesperis matronalis, or Dame's Violet, is found near Haslar. It has pale, 

 purplish flowers, which yield a powerful fragrance, especially in the evening. 

 The name is derived from 't<r*i^i)i, the evening. 



Brassica oleracea. Hill Head, on the shingle. From this species oi'iginate 

 the numerous varieties of cabbage. 



Silene maritima. Frequent along the coast, as in Stokes Bay. 



Silene nutans. Brown Down, near Gosport. 



