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that year, but on this occasion only one was seen. Wherever there 

 were overhanging banks, plenty of Gnophids could be disturbed, they 

 were also abundant on the scattered boulders and exposed cliff sur- 

 faces. In a shaded watercourse hidden by the large leaves of the 

 Coltsfoot (Tiissilafio farfara) was a colony of Acijitilia i/ouDilacti/la. A 

 few Header hippotho'e occurred of a smaller race than those met with 

 on the previous day at Alp Grum, and with no trace of discoidal spots 

 in the males. F.rehia cnri/ale, so extremely abundant on the same 

 date in 1907, was seen to-day for the first time, one specimen only. 

 In fact, during the whole of my stay I rarely saw more than one in 

 places where I had been able to sweep up at least a dozen at once on 

 the previous visit. Plehciiis anijjyof/nonion here was a small race, and 

 on this date mainly females, some of which had only a trace of the 

 orange markings on the hind-margin of the upperside of the hind- 

 wings. A few ddlias pltiromone were about, but worn. Xanthorlio'e 

 iiiontanata, a remnant of earlier date, could be disturbed. Scoparia 

 $ii(h'tica and Cnephasia osseana (prataua) were kicked up from the 

 undergrowth. Brent/ds pales was always in evidence, as it was during 

 my whole stay, and in every place visited, of course, in much variety 

 as to the underside of hindwings. The beautiful little deep yellow 

 Geometer Aridalia fiareolaria was everywhere. Alhnlina pheretes, the 

 deep velvety blue Lyca-nid, was worn, and Poli/uimiiatiis ivarus was 

 noted sparingly, the females being scarce. The walk back to the hotel 

 was by a steep, and now unfrequented, path where the rock-rose 

 {Ih'liantheiini.ii vnl(iare) was in profusion showing its delicate yellow 

 flowers, with the Tormentil rivalling it in places. Still, this abundance 

 did not remove the general impression already gained that at the time 

 the dominant flowers both in number and species were Leguminous. 



The afternoon seemed to intensify in dullness, and at times became 

 showery, so that the collecting resolved itself into searching flower 

 heads, disturbing herbage and pine foliage, and examining tree-trunks. 

 The last, a very unproductive task, as nowhere have I found things so 

 wary. Before reaching even net- length distance from the trees the 

 settlers invariably scattered in all directions. The upper Campfer 

 road was taken, past the beautiful figure, " The Apotheosis of the 

 Snow," a monument erected to the memory of the artist Segantini, 

 many of whosa works are to be seen in the curious circular, tower-like 

 museum on the opposite side of the road. This time, upon reaching 

 the cemetery, the path to the left of the road was followed, through 

 the thickly-wooded crest of the old moraine, which here crosses the 

 valley, past the now deserted Villa Story to the lower Maloya road 

 near the village of Campfer. In a boggy portion to the left of this 

 path is a very good spot for collecting, and around here one again 

 meets with heather. In the bog itself a large mass of conspicuously 

 white rock has been unearthed, of quite different character to any 

 rock I have met with elsewhere. Other smaller portions he around. 

 They have evidently attracted some attention, as they have been 

 trenched around, but I have been unable to trace any particulars as to 

 their origin and purport. The seed spikes of an Orchis, (hc/iis uiant- 

 lata (■?), were in abundance hereabouts. 



Upon reaching the road which leads back to St. Moritz Bad a few 

 spots of rain fell and close attention was paid to the roadside flower- 

 heads, which here were tenanted by large numbers of insects resting 



