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our place in the scramble for success; so let us now go on 
to the wood. 
Darenth—or as I said, more familiarly known as Darn— Wood 
consists chiefly of oak trees, but there is a fine undergrowth of 
hazel, birch, sallow, aspens, &c.; while amongst the flowering 
plants are many which give joy not only to the botanist but 
to the entomologist. One of the most common is the golden rod 
(Solidago virgaurea); this in some parts is in profusion. Common 
also are several St. John’s worts (Hypericacee); while in spring 
the wood is covered with masses of bluebells (Hndymion nutans) 
and primroses (Primula vulgaris). In the surrounding fields is 
plenty of ragwort (Senecio Jacobea), the flowers of which, as is 
well known, are prolific, whether for larve of EHupithecie, &e., or 
for attracting many moths both by day and by night, in August 
and September. 
A path, which turns to the left of the “Fox and Hounds,” 
will take us to what is known as the Four Leet, meaning the 
meeting of four paths or rides in the wood. Of these four, that 
to the left is closed, but, so far as I know, the other rides in the 
wood are now open. In the good old times—and it seems safe 
to say that all old times were good—Apatura Iris used to 
frequent the oaks here about; while Argynnis Paphia and 
A. Aglaia still remain. Much good work may be done in the 
daytime on most days during an ordinary season by beating 
the trees by the side of the paths, as well as by sweeping 
the grass in the rides. Amongst the many species of Lepidoptera 
to be captured, there are, in the daytime, Chelonia plantaginis, 
Stauropus fagi, by searching trunks of trees; Sesia culiciformis, 
round the birches. Amongst the bushes may be disturbed— 
Platypteryx falcula, P. lacertula, Geometra papilionaria, Selenia 
lunaria, Corycia taminata and temerata, Eupithecia expallidata, 
Himera pennaria, Hybernia defoliaria and Cheimatobia boreata in 
their respective seasons. 
At sugar, which is best applied on the outskirts of the wood 
and by the sides of the rides, many charming species of Noctuz 
may be taken, such as Thyatira batis, T’. derasa, Cymatophora 
duplaris, Acronycta tridens, A. leporina, A. aceris, and A. alni has 
been taken. Dipterygia pinastri, Cymatophora ocularis, Cerigo 
cytherea, Agrotis saucia, Triphena janthina, T. fimbria, T. inter- 
jecta, Noctua glareosa, N.-triangulum, N. C.-nigrum, Orthosia 
