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— Agrostemma githago. — Lychnis dioica. — L. vespertina. — L. jlo&cuculi. — Ceras- 

 tium vulgatum.—C. viscosnm. — C. semidecandrum. Near Grooby Pool. — C. 

 aquaticum. — Spergula arvensis. — S. nodosa. Grooby Pool ; Ashby Canal, near 

 Shakerstone. 



Class XI. — Lythrum salicaria. River Soar ; River Sence, at Congerstone.— 

 L. hyssopifolium . Pond on the boundary edge of the county, between Calke and 

 Melbourne.— Agrimonia eupatoria. — Reseda luteola. Rare. — Sempervivum tec- 

 torum. 



Class XII. — Prunus institia. Congerstone. — P. spinosa. — P. padus. Plan- 

 tations at Gopsal and Braunston, probably planted. — P. cerasus. About Mount 

 Bosworth. — Crataegus oxyacantha. — Pyrus communis. A few old trees in hedges 

 in the neighbourhood of Mount Bosworth. — P. aucuparia. Woods. — P. mains. 

 — Spircea JUipendula. Near Braunston ; on Bosworth Field ; not common. — 

 S. ulmaria. — Rosa spinosissima. Rocky knoll, near Grooby. — JR. tomentosa. 

 Near Congerstone. — R. rubiginosa. Between Mount Bosworth and Newbold 

 Verdun ; also between Congerstone and Barton. — R. arvensis. — R. canina.-— 

 Rubus idceus. Cham wood Forest; Braunston; not rare. — R.fruticosus. — R. 

 Koskleri. Near Shakerstone. — R. corylifolius. — R. ccesius — R. ? leucostachys. 

 Near Kirby Muxloe. — Fragaria vesca. — Potentilla anserina. — P. argentea. Near 

 Grooby Pool, on rocks below the great Floodgates. — P. reptans. — P. fragarias- 

 trum.-—Tormentilla officinalis. — Geum urbanum. — G. rivale. Near Thrink- 

 stone ; plentiful in the pastures at Mount Bosworth. 



(To be concluded in our next number.) 



SOME ACCOUNT OF TRIPHiENA FIMBRIA. 



By the Rev. F. Orpen Morris, B. A., &c. 



Mr. Curtis, the celebrated author of that truly national work, British Ento- 

 mology, in a letter lately received, expresses a wish to learn any particulars I 

 may be able to afford him respecting the capture of that lovely insect, Triphcena 

 fimbria, some specimens of which, captured last year, I had forwarded to him 

 and other friends. I embrace the medium which the pages of the Naturalist 

 afford for replying to his enquiries. Triphcena fimbria has always been consi- 

 dered a scarce and valuable species, though most cabinets contain specimens. 

 Mr. Stephens, in his Illustrations, calls it ** unquestionably rare in Britain." 

 My friend, Mr. Dale, who has been collecting diligently all his life, had only, I 

 think, three very indifferent specimens when I last saw his noble collection. The 



