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swarm before the summer, but 

 owing to tbe dry state of the galls 

 they never emerged. In August 

 I cut open another gall and found 

 the gall-fly dead ; happily, however, 

 after having undergone the subse- 

 quent transformation. As the spe- 

 cific name imports, it is perfectly 

 wingless — thus unlike other Cy- 

 nipes even within the gall — and it 

 bears considerable resemblance to 

 the species that is instrumental in 

 forming the ink-galls of Commerce, 

 on the Quercus infectoria of the Le- 

 vant. The absence of wings gives 

 the creature a very spider-like ap- 

 pearance, as the abdomen is more 

 rounded than in the Cynipes gene- 

 rally. — Peter Inchbald, Storthes 

 Hall, December 15th, 1864. 



Flora of Manchester. —In your 

 number for December 1st, page 

 239, " Mr. Buxton's Flora of Man- 

 chester" is spoken of. Lest this 

 allusion should lead to mistakes, 

 permit me to say that Mr. Buxton's 

 catalogue (with localities) of the 

 plants growing near Manchester, is 

 termed " Guide." The '' Manches- 

 ter Flora," a much more com- 

 prehensive work, was published 

 ten years later, by myself. Both 

 works had a prelude in the *' Flora 

 Mancuniensis," a simple catalogue, 



with localities, published in 1840, 

 ''in connection with the Natural 

 History class of the Manchester 

 Mechanics' Institution." This early 

 effort was edited by Dr. J. B. Wood. 

 The title-page states that he was 

 assisted by Messrs. Grindon, Bux- 

 ton, Crowther, and others. — Leo H. 

 Grindon. 



Ornithology. — I shall be very glad 

 to open a correspondence with any 

 one with a view to exchange speci- 

 mens of Ornithology. I have 

 many good specimens for sale or 

 exchange. Please address Mr. E. 

 B. Sharpe, 186, Strand, London. 



Lepidoptera. — I have the fol- 

 lowing for Exchange : — V. poly- 

 chloros, A. leporina, A. fuliginosa, 

 G. papilionaria, N. dromedarius, 

 L. dictcBoides, T. Munda, T. derasa, 

 L. dispar, L. multisWigaria, B. 

 neustria, T. W. Albu7n, A. mendica, 

 A. salicis, C. flavicornis, C. exoleta, 

 N. ziczac, E. tillaria, P. monacha, 

 G. fiavago, C. gramuiis, A. myHilla. 

 Among my wants are I), euphorbia, 

 G. qitcrcifoUa, E. verslcolora, G. Illici- 

 folla. Parties not receiving an answer 

 within ten days may conclude their 

 offers are not required. — E. Hebson, 

 Barlby Bank, Sheffield. 



