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explored for a considerable distance, and many productive 

 spots were searched. 



July 15. — This day was occupied in a walk to San 

 Geronimo and the summit of the mountain (4000 ft.). Good 

 collecting was found in a great variety of conditions — an 

 alternation of bare rocky slopes, shady woods, and sunny 

 valleys. Just below the summit rich collecting was found 

 in the fine, open, grassy valley, at the head of which is the 

 hermitage of San Geronimo. 



July 16. — The collecting on this day was an exact repe- 

 tition of that upon July 13, taken of course in the reverse 

 order — at Montserrat, in the neighbourhood of the Hos- 

 pederia, before starting ; at Monistrol waiting for the main- 

 line train ; and at Barcelona in waste ground. 



July 17. — We arrived at Cerbere, the French frontier 

 station, at night, and collected for several hours next 

 morning (l7th). The vegetation was far more parched 

 than at Port Bou three weeks before ; but apart from this 

 the hills were not so accessible, and the country in the 

 neighbourhood of the station much cultivated and less 

 favourable as a collecting ground. Nevertheless, we cap- 

 tured a large number of insects of several orders, convey- 

 ing a fair idea of some dominant elements in the insect 

 fauna about the middle of July. 



Thus a successful expedition was brought to a successful 

 close. The Aveather on the mainland was perfect, every 

 day bringing cloudless skies and bright sun. 



1902. 



To pass from the cold, sunless summer of 1902 in 

 England to tlie glaring light and heat of Madrid was 

 a contrast too sharp for human nature to bear Avitli 

 equanimity ; so, after capturing a few insects in the Park 

 on July 17, I took the advice of my kind friends Senor 

 Don Ignacio Bolivar and Mr. G. C. Champion and started 

 for La Granja (San lldefonso) in the Sierra Guadarrama. 

 This little town, with an altitude of about 4000 ft., 

 possesses, at any rate in the month of July, the most de- 

 lightful atmosphere and climate. During the whole visit 

 there was neither rain nor cloud to interfere with the 

 pursuit of natural history. At a rather higher elevation 

 than the town the extensive Palace grounds contain 

 abundant streams and woods, intersected by broad, sunny 

 drives. The trees are rather small, permitting the pene- 



