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Conchologt. — On the 26th of August I was at Bearley, in Warwick- 

 shire, and I took among other shells Clausilia rugosa, var. tumida, 

 also Q. Rolphii. I sent the shells to Mr. G. S. Tye. who replied — 

 " The C. Rolphii is a very interesting find, and you ought to record it 

 in the 'Midland Naturalist' as a new shell for Warwickshire." — 

 W. II. Boland, 23, Paxton Road, Birmingham. 



Convolvulus Sphinx. — On Thursday, August 23rd, I had a fine 

 specimen of Sphinx convolvuli brought in by the yard boy, who had 

 found it sitting upon an iron gate in the yard. Afterwards one of 

 the men said he had seen it there some days but had forgotten to 

 tell me. I record the capture thinking it may interest some of our 

 readers. — S. Robin Hallam, 22, High Street, Hurton-on-Trent, 

 September 2nd. 1881. 



Cuckoo, Ac. — On the night of the 6th August last we had a Cuckoo 

 singing in our garden about eleven o'clock at night. It continued 

 singing for nearly ten minutes at short intervals, and was. I presume, 

 a young bird. I saw two Siskins at Kingussie on August 10th. The 

 Chiffchaff is again singing. He and the Robin are our only songsters 

 at present. — H. G. Tomi.inson. The Woodlands, Burton-on-Trent. 



Flora of Derbyshire. — The Rev. W. Hunt Painter, of Bristol, 

 who formerly resided at Derby, has for some time been engaged in 

 preparing a flora of that county. In reply to a request made to him 

 by the Editors of this Journal he has sent the following communica- 

 tion : " I take up my pen to tell you a little about my ' Notes on the 

 Flora of Derbyshire.' now being published in the • Journal of Botany.' 

 In compiling these notes I have been greatly assisted by several good 

 botanists, whose names have been given in connection with the several 

 plants and habitats for which they are responsible ; and who have 

 furnished me with specimens of the plants which they have found. 

 Thus no plant is recorded of which I have not seen a specimen. The 

 county has been divided into four districts, following the great Geological 

 Divisions. I. The Peak district, extending from Glossop on the 

 north to Ashbourne on the south, from Chesterfield on the east to the 

 borders of Staffordshire on the west. II. The Coal district, lying 

 immediately to the east of the former, and extending from Sheffield 

 to Duffield near Derbj . III. The Permian, lying stiil further to the 

 east of the above, and bordering upon Nottinghamshire. IV. The 

 district lying to the south of all the above, and including the southern 

 portion of the county. The first and last of the above mentioned 

 districts have been well worked, the 2nd and 2rd have been, I beli« 

 scarcely touched. So far I have recorded about 700 plants, but on 

 consulting 'Topographical Botany.' by Mr. 11. ('. Watson, whose 

 ... :ill bo much deplore, I find that there are about 120 

 more, respecting which I have not succeeded in obtaining any informa- 

 tion. May I therefore appeal to tin- botanists of Derbyshire and the 

 neighbouring counties for assistance in obtaining full and complete 

 information respecting the flora of this interesting county ? I shall be 

 very glad to enter into correspondence with any who ma\ be willing 

 to unite with me m this work, and to furnish them with the necessary 

 catalogues, etc." W. Hint Pathtbb, Bristol, 



