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monastery, and was suppressed by Napoleon in 1802. Embowered 
amid fine timber, and with the sound of many waters ever about 
it, it is essentially a cool, tranquil spot to spend the summer in; 
the hotel is well managed and comfortable, and the charges 
moderate. A mile and a half below is the village of San 
Bartolomeo, with an excellent inn (the Donna Bianca), and at 
the end of the valley, where it debouches on the lowlands, is the 
town of Chiusa, 2000 feet above the sea. Beinette is the nearest 
railway station on the Cuneo-Mondovi line. The highest shade 
temperatures noticed were 72° Fahr. in June, 79° in July, 77° in 
August, and now, in September, the maximum is about 70° Fahr. 
At night it rarely fell below 59°. Throughout the whole summer 
there was never a day when one could not go out with a fair 
prospect of taking something, for rain fell rarely, and chiefly at 
night. Botanically it is especially rich, and among many good 
things I may mention the rare yellow variety of Fritillaria 
delphinensis, Saxifraga pedemontana, Silene cordifolia, Aconitum 
anthora, Asplenium fissum, and Ranunculus laceras; this plant 
was discovered by Professor Billardi, of Turin, in 1793, and, 
although much sought for, it remained a lost plant until 1890, 
when a friend of mine rediscovered it, and this summer I was 
fortunate enough to find it in several new localities. Zygene 
were common in great variety, as were dragonflies; and a 
Genoese professor, who was collecting Coleoptera, told me that 
this is a wonderfully rich district, and that he had found some 
beetles new to science here, 
During the second week in June I made an excursion to the 
Isonzothal, in hopes of finding Neptis aceris, in which quest I was 
unsuccessful. However, Argynnis hecate, E., appeared a little 
way up the valley; Hrebia nerine, Frr., near Tolmein, June 12th ; 
Pararge hiera, Fr., and Cyclopides morpheus, Pall., between 
Gorizia and Canale, at a point below the road where springs run 
into the Isonzo. Carterocephalus palemon, Pall., and Lycena 
orion were common on Monte Metajur, thirty miles up the river. 
It is a lovely village, with its turquoise-blue river; and the 
botany is very interesting, Saxifraga petrea, S. tenella, and 
Lilium carniolicum, &c., occurring in the Caporetto district. 
Later in June I drove over the Col Argentera to Barcelonnette, 
thence to Digne by Prunieres, and back vid St. André to Allos, 
and by the new road over the Col D’Allos to Barcelonnette, 
whence by road to the Val Pesio—a delightful entomological 
tour through lovely country. The most notable butterflies taken 
were :— 
Papilio alezanor, E.—Rather common eight miles from Prunieres ; 
also, here and there, between St. André and Allos; and common at Digne. 
Parnassius delius, H.—A little way above Vinadio. 
Euchloé eupheno, L., var. euphenoides, Stg.—Several specimens on 
July 2nd at Barcelonnette, which seems very late. 
