596 Mr. Edward Saunders on 



the morning of the 11th, with a terrific downpour, which 

 made us think that the weather had broken. In the 

 afternoon, however, the sun shone as brightly as before, 

 and we hastened to look for the insects which had been 

 driven into cover by the dry heat of the previous days. 

 We followed the route of the previous day, and Mr. 

 Holland collected a fine assortment of species of Blajjs 

 under stones near Bellver Castle. 



July 12. — On this, our last day in the island, we collected 

 from the tram terminus at Porto Pi to the 6th kilometre 

 on the coast road, returning in time to pack up and catch 

 the boat which makes the night journey to Barcelona. 



Reviewing the whole visit, it must be admitted that the 

 weather was almost perfect, although a little more rain 

 would probably have been advantageous. On the other 

 hand, there can be no doubt that insects are far more 

 abundant in species earlier in the summer. My visit to 

 Majorca in the cold, cloudy and wet spring of 1900 was too 

 early for the best results, ending as it did on April 4. Our 

 visit in 1901 was too late. The withered remains of 

 flowers in every direction gave some indication of favour- 

 able conditions which had passed away for the year, and 

 although we searched for and found many of the late-bloom- 

 ing plants, it was obvious that these were very few as 

 compared with the species whose flowering time was over. 

 In spite of the poor weather the flowers were abundant and 

 varied in March 1900, and included showy species which 

 cover large areas, such as asphodel and various kinds of 

 cistus. In the 1901 visit the flowers were generally of far 

 less conspicuous kinds, and required to be sought for. I 

 believe that May and the second half of April would be 

 the best possible time for the entomologist in the Balearic 

 Islands. 



Sweeping was generally of little use, because of the hard 

 prickly nature of the plants. Beating trees and shrubs in 

 the evening was tolerably productive of the smaller moths. 



In conclusion, it is a great pleasure to speak of the 

 uniform kindness and hospitality of the people, and of their 

 intense interest in the mysteries of the naturalist. Almost 

 the whole population of the Port of Pollensa assembled to 

 see us eat our simple lunch and look at the contents of the 

 cyanide bottles ; while at Pollensa an inquiry as to the 

 Mallorquin names of insects produced a scene of wild 

 excitement and dispute. Many an interesting and amus- 



