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the district around Bungay, on the river Waveney, the boundary line of Suffolk anc 

 Norfolk, in which town his early days were spent. The marsh lands and rich pasi 

 tures here produce insect life in profusion, both of species and individuals ; an( 

 probably no single locality in England would offer so many attractions to an inci 

 pient Entomologist. During his final curriculum in the metropolis, Mr. Grarney 

 made the acquaintance of the chief London Coleopterists ; and when he settled 

 Repton, on the Trent, in South Derbyshire, he never allowed the anxieties anc 

 ceaseless duties of a country doctor in considerable practice to prevent him fron 

 seizing every opportunity of extending his knowledge of the local insect fauna 

 Here he was fortunate in meeting with others of congenial tastes, Burton and iti 

 neighbourhood having, by some lucky chance, attracted enough resident Entomolo 

 gists to form, as it were, a local Society, containing such names as Brown, Hewgill 

 G-arneys, Harris, Mason, and Fowler, all well-known supporters of British Ento 

 mology. 



Mr. Grarneys was unwearying in his efforts to assist his fellow workers ; wit! 

 an accurate eye, well trained by lengthened scientific observation, and possessed o 

 sound books and a good collection, he was never so happy as when working out tin 

 difficulties captured by himself or his friends ; and the chief result of this closi 

 attention is shown by his " List of Coleoptera of Repton and neighbourhood," con 

 tained in the 2nd edition, edited by him, of the " Contributions to the Flora anc 

 Fauna of Repton and neighbourhood," published by Bemrose & Sons, 23, Old Bailey 

 and Irongate, Derby. This little volume was originally compiled for the guidance 

 of the students of Natural History in the well-known Repton School ; it contains— i 

 Lists of the Plants by Mr. F. O. Bower and Mr. Lewis, twice revised and added t<; 

 by Mr. Grarneys ; of Birds by Mr. Worthington ; of Mosses and Mollusca by Mr 

 Grarneys and Mr. Hagger; of Lepidoptera, originally by the Rev. F. Spilsbury, bu' 

 increased by Mr. Grarneys and Mr. Mason ; and of the Beetles by Mr. Garneyj 

 alone. This latter is very full, with localities, &c, and may be taken as a model foj 

 local lists. It is remarkably free from misprints, and we are only able to add ij 

 single species to it, viz., BliyUotreta tetrastigma, Comolli, which the writer of thiii 

 notice found in Repton Shrubs when collecting with the late Mr. Grarneys. 



Mr. Garneys was a supporter of this Magazine from the very first, and occa- 

 sionally contributed short notes to our columns. 



John BicJcerton Blackburn, B.A., died at the residence of his father-in-law, the. 

 Rev. J. Buckmaster (Vicar of Wandsworth) on the 29th October, at the early agd 

 of 36. He was the brother of the Rev. Thomas Blackburn (now of Honolulu;; 

 Hawaiian Islands), one of the original editors (we might say the founder) of thuj; 

 Magazine. After the demise of the " Entomologist's Weekly Intelligencer " itjj 

 18G1, the two brothers and a friend (all youths) started, in August, 1862, thfjl 

 " Weekly Entomologist," and continued it for 15 months, a bold stroke, and one)! 

 that might have been successful had the experience of the editors been equal to theiii 

 enthusiasm. Both brothers at that time held official positions at Somerset House ] 

 both found the position uncongenial. Our former colleague qualified himself foil 

 clerical duties : his brother (now deceased) became engaged in tuition, but his health < 

 gave way, resulting in his death after a long illness. He paid special attention to 

 British Lepidoptera, and worked hard both at collecting and rearing. 



