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only; and again, with respect to the 'Wood Argus' being called the SSpeckled 

 Wood' near town, that is the fault of having no supreme authority. Let 

 the Entomological Society be the authority, and furnish the English names^ 

 (as the "College of Surgeons" is the authority in England for the names of 

 drugs and chemicals,) and not only would the students in Entomology soon 

 learn them, but the public would become better acquainted with the beautiful 

 Insect World around them. Mr, Albert Smith, in his "Ascent of Mont 

 Blanc" entertainment, mentions his delight at the appearance of the elegant 

 striped "Scarce Swallow-tail" (Butterfly;) or the beautiful bright Vermilion 

 or Mountain (as the name may be decided upon) Tiger Moth, instead of the 

 "Papilio podallrius" or the ^'Callimorpha Hera" which nine-tenths of the 

 audience would not be able to understand or remember. In fact, we should 

 find many beautiful insects creeping from the leaves of Nature into those 

 of Art — those of our newspapers, journals, and books, if they had but 

 proper names. — J. J. E., Newhaven, Sussex, February 14th., 1856. 



Gallimorplia Hera. — I noticed your remark upon Calllmorpha Hera in "The 

 Naturalist." Thinking that, perhaps, you have not seen the "Zoologist" for 

 this month, I would inform you that a specimen was caught here by a little 

 girl at the corner of the principal street; it was flying, and she brought it 

 into my shop, and it flew on to the window. It was a nice specimen, and I 

 gave it to my friend Mr. Cooke, of Brighton, who has a very superior collection 

 of Moths and Butterflies. Mr. Cooke has had it exhibited in London before 

 the Entomological Society, but they will not as yet admit it as British; but 

 as there is no one here but myself who takes an interest in these things, and 

 as any travellers passing through here with the Pupa from France or the 

 Channel Islands, would scarcely allow the perfect insect to escape, I think 

 it should be admitted as British. Mr. Cooke says he saw one flying at 

 Hastings a few years ago, but could not catch it; he also saw the wing of 

 one in a spider's web. — Idem. 



A Christmas Novelty. — At a large and good Show of Poultry, etc., the other 

 day in Liverpool, a box containing some fine Butterflies were exhibited. They 

 appear to have been captured on the 26th. of December, to the number of 

 thirty- six, by Mr. William Banning, in his garden at Grebe, Isle of Man; 

 since which they have been kept in a wooden box, with glass cover, and regu- 

 larly supplied with food. Several, however, died on their passage to Liverpool 

 the others appearing in a torpid state till brought to a brisk fire, when they 

 soon spread their beautiful variegated wings. Not having had the pleasure of 

 seeing the above unseasonable visitors, I cannot speak to the species, but take 

 them to have belonged or akin to the Fritillary. — II. Ecroyd Smith, 4, 

 Huskisson Terrace, Egremont, January 26th., 1856. 



Late Blossoming of the Laburnum. — The second blossoming in^ a season 



