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Exiguata. On liawthorn, September. 



Sobrinata. On Juniper, both Irish and Chinese, in May. 



Rectangulata. On apple flowers, April and May. I also 

 take the pupa of this species under loose bark and moss of 

 apple. May and June. 



Through the kind assistance of some friends I have bred 

 E. Lariciata, Virgaureata, Campanulata and Tenuiaia. — Geo. 

 Baker ; 47, Kedleston Street, Derby, March 16, 1868. 



Early White Butterjlies. — I see a notice, by Mr. Double- 

 day (Entom. iv. 64), of an early Rapse on March 15th. As 

 this is a very cold place, it may be worth while recording 

 that on February 24th a white butterfly was seen (stated by 

 the observer to be a large white), a second on Rlarch 4th 

 (stated to be a green-veined white), and on March 12th and 

 14lh specimens of Napi were captured. As regards the value 

 of the two former notices, I can only say that, whether they 

 were Brassicae and Napi, as represented, there were certainly 

 white butterflies seen at those early dates, far earlier than we 

 V have ever recorded before. — T, A. Preston ; Marlborough 

 College, Wilts, April 15, 1868. 



[I think these early appearance of white butterflies very 

 interesting, as the species of this genus never hybernate in 

 this country, and the specimens noticed must have been bred 

 this year. — E. Newman.^ 



Early Days. — Several letters have lately appeared in the 

 'Standard' under this heading, recording the appearance of 

 Gonepteryx Rhamni, at various places, in the month of 

 February. To my mind they only prove that we have had 

 some bright warm days. A far more trustworthy sign of 

 early days is the appearance this year of the " cockney " (B. 

 Hirlaria) on the 9th of March, when it usually appears at the 

 beginning of April. 



Exchange. — Melitaea cinxia (larva, pupa or imago) in 

 exchange for eggs, larva or pupa of any other species not 

 very common. Please write first ; if no answer in a week, the 

 offer declined, — W. Jordan ; Binstead, Ryde, Isle of Wight. 



Address wanted. — If Mr. White, of Reading, will kindly 

 forward me his address, I shall be happy to send him some 

 eggs of L. dispar, as promised. — R. W. Wright ; 28, Devon- 

 shire Road, Hackney, London, N.E. 



