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remove from Hockley, in Essex, lo Lilley, in Hertfordsliire, 

 and wishing my six stocks of bees to accompany me, I de- 

 termined upon conveying them from one place to the other ; 

 for this purpose I selected one of the coldest days in Febru- 

 ary (the 16th), The stocks were all packed on the previous 

 day, the boxes being tightly secured by cord to the boards 

 on which they stood. The commencement of tlieir journey 

 was over eight miles of pretty good road, from the point of 

 departure to the rail at Southend. This portion was accom- 

 plished in a light cart, two boxes being swung on the axle, 

 two from the tail-board of the cart, and two hung on a stake 

 resting on the sides of the cart mid-way between the seat 

 and the tail-board. In this way they reached Southend 

 quite safely. In the train they travelled on the floor of the 

 luggage-van. On their arrival in London, at the Fenchurch 

 Street Station, they were transferred to a cab, which con- 

 veyed them, at a foot pace, to the Farringdon Sti'eet Station, 

 where they were again transferred to the floor of the luggage- 

 van, being changed at King's Cross and at Hatfield. At 

 Luton they were again packed in a light cart, as at the com- 

 mencement of their journe}', and conveyed to their future 

 home in the garden of Lilley Rectory, over (bur miles of a 

 rather rough road. The journey commenced at six o'clock, 

 A.M., and they were safely placed in their new position about 

 half-past one. The only injury received was the fracture of 

 two combs in one of the boxes, occasioned by the rough road 

 from Luton to Lilley. — [Rev.] P. H. Jemtiiigs ; Lilley Rec- 

 tory, Lt(1o)i, June 12, 1805. 



173. Diaiiihcecia cdpsophila bred. — I have bred a fine 

 series from larvae collected last August, and also taken the 

 insect at Howth, in the three stages of larva, pupa and 

 imago, during the first week of the ))resent month. — Edwin 

 Bircluill ; 10, Cliester Sh'eet, Bradford, June 21, 1861. 



174. Diantlieecia Barretlii again taken. — I had the 

 pleasure ot capturing a pair of this fine insect on the 10th of 

 June, at Howth, the female hovering over the flowers of 

 Silene niaritima at dusk, the n)ale at rest on a rock, freshly 

 emerged from the pupa and in the finest possible condition. 

 —Id. 



175. Larvce of Lit/iosia caniola. — The larvae were abun- 

 dant at Howth, from the 10th to the J 5th of June, on Lotus 



