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THE NATURALIST. 



Petroselinum serjetum. Hillam ; in a 

 grass field. 



Plantago major. Burton Salmon. 



Common. 

 Itannnculus sceleratiis. Burton Sal- 

 mon, Hillam. 



E. arvensis. Corn fields. Common. 



Fi. aquatlcus. Ditches. Common. 



Eeseda luteola. Brotherton, Castle- 

 ford. Common. 



Pi. lutea. Castleford. Not so com- 

 mon as a. luteola. 



PJiamnus catharticus. Castleford. 



Sagittaria sagittifolla. Aire side, 

 Brotherton. Frequent. 



Sangulsorha officinalis ? Burton Sal- 

 mon. One plant not in bloom. 



Scabiosa Columbaria. Glass Hough- 

 ton ; a few plants in an old lime 

 quarry; also at Hillam. 



Sanicula europcea. 



Scutellaria galericulata. Brotherton 

 marsh ; ditch sides. A few 

 plants. 



Slum latifallum. Burton Salmon. 

 Frequent in ditches. 



S. angustifolium. Burton Salmon ; 

 ditches. 



Spergula arvensis. Hillam. A few 

 plants. 



Tamus communis. Abundant in 

 hedges. 



Thymus Serpyllum. Common in old 

 quarries and waste places 



Vihurnum Opulus. Common. 

 During the summer I have made 



six tours on the limestone formation 



on which the villages above men- 



tioned are situate ; in my last 

 journey, in August, I was accom- 

 panied by Mr. J. Hep worth, a 

 botanist of some experience, to 

 whom I am indebted for assistance 

 in determining some of the plants. 

 — Geo. Roberts, Lofthouse, Wake- 

 field. 



^^tljange, 



Le2ndo2)tera. — I have fine speci- 

 mens of the following insects, and 

 shall be glad to receive offers of 

 exchange. — Sesia Bembeciformis, Nu- 

 daria mundana, Liparis monacha, 

 Cymatopiliora fluctuosa, Cymatophora 

 flavicornis, Charmas graminis, Luperi- 

 na cespitis, Mamestra PersicaricB, Apa- 

 meaBasilinea, Agrotis tritici, Triphcena 

 janthina, Trijjhwna fimbria, Triphmia 

 orbona, Noctua Dahlii, Ortlwsia ypsi- 

 lon, Euperia fulvago, Dasypolia tempi i, 

 Agriopis aprilinaf Hadena ptrotea, 

 Abrostola triplasia, Plusia chrysitis, 

 Amphipyra pyramidea, Cleora lichen - 

 aria, Abraxas grossulariata, very fine, 

 Melanippe tristata, Phibalapteryx lig- 

 nata, Hypena crassalis. As all my 

 insects are in fine condition, I shall 

 expect the same in return. Those 

 not hearing from me in fourteen 

 days may conclude their offers are 



not accepted. James Varley, 



Almondbury Bank, Huddersfield, 

 December 5th, 18G4. 



