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grossidariafa and an almost black aberration of form varlojata; 

 lavvx of Calymnia /n/ralina feeding on elm ; four forms of the larvae 

 of Satiiniia rarpini, all of one brood, sleeved on plum ; a Calli- 

 iiior/iJia iloiiiinula just emerged out of doors ; several larvae of 

 Tricliiura cratuj/i, all different forms ; and two females Pheosia 

 dictdoides; and remarked that he had obtained ova from a female 

 to which a male P. tremida [dictmt) had assembled. 



Mr. Alfred Sich exhibited living imagines of Nepticula aeptem- 

 brella, Stt., bred from pupae found in leaves of Hupericnw at Hind- 

 head, Surrey; larva of Salehna hetida:, Goeze, oft" birch, Richmond, 

 Surre,y ; and a raceme of Foxglove, Diiritalis jmrpitrea, L., showing 

 abnormal growth, the flowers of the lower part growing irregularly 

 around the stem. At the apex is a confused growth of sepals with 

 coloured points, below this a ring of about twent}' stamens, and 

 below the stamens a large flat spreading disc with a diameter of 3J 

 inches. The ordinary flowers are of the usual purple. The disc 

 appears to be formed of half-a-dozen flowers, or rather the lower 

 spotted portions of these, the central portion is whitish and there 

 is a broad margin of deep purple. The disc is continuous except 

 in the upper portion where it is divided down to the growth of 

 sepals. The specimen is from a garden at Chiswick, and is the 

 monstrosity known as "peloria." 



Mr. Newman reported that he saw no fewer than eighteen species 

 of butterflies on the railway banks at Bexley, 12 miles from Charing 

 Cross, on May 16th., viz., Pier is braxfiicae, P. rapae, P. napi, 

 Eiiddd'e cardaiiiineH, Gonepterux rhainni, Brent/ds euphrosyne, 

 Pijraineis cardni, P. ataianta, Aylais nrticac, Vanessa io, Callojdirys 

 riibi, Biiiiiicia phlaeas, Polyoiiiiiiattts icariis, Celastrina an/ioliiSj 

 Coe)ioiiyiiipha painpliiliis, Pararye Mieyera, Nisnniades tayes, and 

 Hesperia iitalvae. 



It was also reported that the famous Monkswood, the home of 

 Stry)iion priini, was to be cut down and ploughed to grow wheat. 



Mr. F. W. Frohawk communicated a note that he had in the 

 course of a few days in early May obtained three good aberrations 

 of butterflies: — Aylais nrticae, " dark, no blue spots, and one costal 

 yellow spot almost gone, suffused with brown, and other noticeable 

 difi'ere'nces." Pieris napi, " with a large spot on the left primary 

 and barely any spot on right — quite striking. Kuchluc cardamines, 

 of the only two pupae he had one male emerged, •' with a con- 

 spicuous black dot in the centre of the secondaries." 



There were numerous other exhibits of common species- 

 obtainable at the time. 



