THE CONSTANCY OF THE BEE. 87 
Among many other changes which I have noted, where wild 
flowers were concerned, [may mention Broom to Hyacinth, Hyacinth 
to Dog’s Mercury, Hyacinth to Stitchwort, Stitchwort to Orchis 
mascula, Linn., Dandelion to Orchis maculata, Linn., Trifolium 
repens, Linn., to Trifolium pratense, Linn, (3 changes in 5 visits), 
Centaurea nigra, Linn., to Scabiosa Succisa, Linn. (2 changes in 7 
visits), Campanula rotundifolia, Linn., to Thymus Serpyllum, Fr., 
and thence to Tewcriwm Scorodonia, Linn., Anthyllis Vulneraria, 
Linn., to Lotus corniculatus, Linn., Senecio Jacobea, Linn., to 
Carduus arvensis, Hofim., and from that to Carduus lanceolatus, 
Willd. 
My most remarkable results were got in gardens, and I will 
give two cases in detail. The first records the visits of a Hive-bee 
in the Kibble Palace— 
Cytisus racemosus, Hort., ... ne 2 visits. 
Primula obconica, Hance, ... ve 1 visit. 
Tremandra ericetata, ... ‘ tas ee 
ELupatorium (sp. ?—pink BES aaa 2 visits. 
- (sp. +-white coloured), ... is a8 
4 changes in 8 visits, 
I did not think it necessary to follow this bee any further. It 
took everything that came in its way, Leguminose, Primulacer, 
Composite—yellow flowers, pink flowers, white flowers, purple 
flowers—nothing cameamiss. Thesecond case is that of a Humble- 
bee in a garden at Fintry, Stirlingshire, August, 1893.— 
Tropzolum (red flowered), ... 1 visit. 
eS (yellow flowered), 2 visits. 
* (red flowered), ©... 1 visit. 
Virolaey ns : es Tan 
Tropeolum tod atited), a 2 visits. 
Calceolaria (yellow flowered), 1 visit. 
3 (red flowered), ... 2 visits. 
6 changes in 10 visits. 
I may say that the seed from this bed of Tropzolum was gathered, 
and a quantity planted behind Kelvingrove Museum. The 
_ plants so grown gave a good many pure yellow flowers but hardly 
a single red one; and many of them were almost equally blotched 

