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THE NATURALIST. 



Heathfield, witli a map of the dis- 

 trict, the whole forming a very 

 nice guide to the natural history of 

 the locality. 



The list of plants is scarcely so 

 full as we should have expected, 

 containing about one-third (566) of 

 our flowering plants and ferns, be- 

 sides a few aliens, amongst which 

 we may mention Veronica peregriria, 

 recently noticed in our pages from 

 Perth, which is said to have oc- 

 curred "from some seeds on some 

 dried i^lants brought from Belfast." 

 Were these accidentally or purposely 

 scattered on the ground ? Amongst 

 the rarities we notice Hesperis ma- 

 tronalis, Latliyris Nissolia, Epilobium 

 angustifoUum, Vinca minor, Chlora 

 perjoliata, Primula elatior, {Jacq.)Frit- 

 tillaria, Sagittaria, and a few others. 

 The orders Banunculacece, Gerani- 

 acecB, Compositce, Carices, and Gra- 

 minecB; and the genera Buhus and 

 Vero)iica,ixve well represented, whilst 

 Saxifragacece, LiliacecB, Ericacea, 

 Cam/panulacece, and Filices are in 

 small force, the remaining orders 

 being of a fair average character. 

 A few plants we are surprised to 

 find missing from the list. Are 

 both the Chrysospleniiims absent ? 

 also Cardamine sylvatica. Along 

 with Saxifraga tridactyliics we 

 should have expected to find 8. 

 hypnoides and S. gramdata. Senecio 

 Jacohcea should occur, and we think 

 further search might be rewarded 



with more species than one of 

 (Enanthe and more OrcJiidacece. 



We may also hope, that in a future 

 edition, the mosses will receive a 

 share of attention. 



The Flora is followed by a very 

 fair list of Birds, which have been 

 noticed at Harrow, with appropriate 

 remarks on many of the species, 

 and the book closes with a very 

 meagre list of the Macro-Lepidoptera, 

 occupying only seven pages. We 

 trust the Fauna of this locality will 

 receive the same careful attention 

 which has been bestowed upon its 

 Flora, and that a future edition of 

 this interesting work, which we 

 hope may soon be required, will 

 show that Harrow has not been be- 

 hind hand in inculcating a deep love 

 of nature among its sons. 



€^d^'anQt. 



Folia Chi, — I have fine specimens 

 of this insect for exchange, for the 

 ova, larva, or pupa of other species. 

 My desiderata are numerous, espe- 

 cially among the Bombyces ; amongst 

 others I am desirous of obtaining 

 the following — S. ocellatus, T. Batis, 

 T. derasa. S. Fagi, N. ziczac, C. hi- 

 Jida, C. reclusa, D. inendica, E. Jac- 

 ohece, E. russula, &c. Offers, if 

 accepted, will be replied to by 

 return of post. — G. Smith, Back 

 Bedford Place, Lcighton Lane, 

 Leeds. 



