160 Fiphl Mrrtivfja. 



Whinny hill. Geum urhanum, Spcrgularia rubra, Lysimachia 

 nem,orum, Hclianthemum vnlgare, Seclum angUcum, S. Tekphium, 

 Galium saxatile, Euphrasia offidnaUs, Gnnphalium dioicum, Carex 

 panicea, C. blnveris, Finguicula vulgaris, Vicia angustifolia, Polygala 

 vulgaris (blue, pink, and white speoimens), Corydalis clavicu- 

 laia, Nephrodium spinidosum (not common), .and Polypodmm 

 phegopteris on the hill and in the fields and wood near 

 South wick mansion-house. Linaria cymhalaria at the bridge, 

 and the following on the way to Douglas Hall : — Anchusa 

 sempervirens, Lithospermum officinale (rare), Geranium sangiiineum, 

 Rosa spinosissima, Glaux maritimn, Primula veris, Anthyllis 

 Fulneraria, BUpmus rufus, Triglochin marifima ; and Erudium 

 cicufurinin (rare) at Douglas Hall. 



Mr Lennon supplies the following note respecting the entomo- 

 logical finds : — So far as I have seen of this current year, all the 

 various orders of insects appear exceedingly scarce. Entomo- 

 logical experience tends to prove that after a mild wet winter, 

 such as we have had this season, insects are as a rule much 

 scarcer than after a cold hard frosty winter. The results of last 

 Saturday present a case in point. The day was exceedingly fine 



^just such a day as one would naturally expect to find teeming 



with insect life ; and if there is a spot in the south of Scotland 

 where an entomologist would expect to find insects in abundance, 

 it would doubtless be in those beautiful woods and grounds round 

 Southwick House. No doubt they are there when the seasons 

 are suitable for them. Among the diurnal Lepidoptera we 

 observed faded specimens of JnthocJmris Cardamims, Satyrus 

 Megcera, Cynthia Cardui; also some fine specimens of the Argyn- 

 nidi, but whether it was Argynnis Selene, or A. Euphrosyne, could 

 not be defined, as the insects were on the wing. Coleoptera were 

 very scarce. In some damp boggy places Elaphrus cupreus put in 

 an appearance. Under stones on the high ground we found 

 Carabus catenulatus and C. violaceus, Clivina collaris, DyscUrius 

 ceneus, and globosus. Among the Hymenoptera we found fine 

 specimens of Boinbas Lapidarus, B. Locorum, B. Virginalis, Apathus 

 VcstnUs, and A. Campestris. 



