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the butterflies, Cainonymplia pamphihis, Dunis ;iiid arcanin (tine form), 

 and Syrichthus carthami, also a beautil'ul example of Botys Havalis 

 var. lufealis. 



On June 25th the strong wind, which had been blowing from the 

 north, began to drop, the sun to come out, and all was changed from 

 dullness to brightness. On the follovviug morning we started for the 

 Causse Mejean, an elevated plateau about 700 feet above Florae, the 

 locality for Melanargia japygia var. Gleantlie. Following the zigzag 

 road under Les Eochers de Rochfort, in two hours we reached our 

 destination. The day was perfect. The view was somewhat extensive 

 — as far as the eye could see range upon range of treeless undulations, 

 in places under cultivation, but generally covered with stones, with 

 here and there a little grass as on the mountain top at Mende. I was 

 of course too early for Cleanthe, and the only butterflies I saw were 

 Aporia cratcegi and a few Vanessa urticce. 



June 27th, my last day at Florae, was indeed a brilliant one, and 

 I made an excursion to L'Emperzon, a little mountain about 500 feet 

 higher than Florae. Butterflies were quite plentiful, but locally so — 

 Aporia cratcegi was the only generally distributed species ; Colias 

 Edusa was rather common. I noticed a few Thecia acacice flying over 

 blackthorn, and at flowers they were abundant ; Polyommatus Alciphron 

 var. Oordius was also a common butterfly in certain localities ; P. 

 Fhlceas was scarce ; Lyccena uEgon, sebrits, minimus and Adonis occurred 

 occasionally; JKelifcea Phoebe and athalia (a very bright form) were 

 met with very frequently ; and Erehia Stygne on the higher slopes. 

 Limenitis Camilla among honeysuckle, one specimen freshly emerged 

 of Vanessa polycJiloros, and Papilio Podalirius. 



One of the attractions of Florae is the Source du Pecher, which 

 gushes out of the rocks just above the town. The great excursion in 

 the neighbourhood (taking about three days from Florae) is to the 

 Gorges du Tarn, by far the most interesting in the Cevennes. 



I returned by way of Ste. Cecile, a little station on the line to 

 Kimes, a drive of about 30 miles through very richly wooded moun- 

 tainous country. Ste. Cecile I found to be a centre for collecting 

 silkworm cocoons from the neighbouring villages — a train nearly laden 

 with bags of cocoons was a sight for reflection. 



Slirublaiids, Eltham : 



July Ulh, 1899. 



