40 Dr. G. B. Longstaff's Notes on 



displayed a greater wealth of flowers than I saw anywhere 

 else in Jamaica, the dominant and most attractive being a 

 species of Vervain (probably Stachytarpha jamaiccnsis, U.). 

 It was a very hot day, with less wind than usual, and I 

 was there from 11.15 a.m. to 12.80 noon. Dione vanillm 

 was fairly swarming, while Uuptoicta hcgcsia, Cram., was 

 scarcely less abundant, and among them were numerous 

 Precis lavinia, Cram., and a few Skippers, Prenes nyctcUiis, 

 Latr., P. «res, Feld., and Marys xalerins, Mosch. Callidryas 

 eulule, Linn., was coursing about in all directions, often 

 stopping to take a sip from the Vervain ; but not a single 

 Wliite was seen ; Colxnis was conspicuous by its absence, 

 while Anartia jatroplhtG, Linn., if present did not obtrude 

 itself on my notice. A hasty glimpse of a Papilio was 

 obtained, also of a butterfly that suggested my South 

 African acquaintance, Planema eseh'ia, Hew. (? Actinote 

 sp.). Among the butterflies were a few of the beautiful 

 Arctiid, Utetheisa hclla, Linn, (spcciosa, Walk.). Altogether 

 it was such a sight as seldom gladdens the eye, but which 

 happily lingers long in the memory. 



A few words on the localities visited : — 



Constant Spring (Dec. 31 — Jan. 14) ; the hotel stands 

 near the northern edge of the Liguanean plain, about 500 

 feet above the sea. There is good collecting in the woods 

 at the foot of the mountains up to Stoney Hill, say 1000 

 feet. 



Gordon Town (Jan. 9) ; the bed of the Hope River below 

 the town, which I visited once, is about 800 feet. 



Chancery Hall (Jan 8, also March 7), on the plain, is 

 beside the dry bed of a stream, to the west of Constant 

 Spring. 



Temple Hall (Jan. 11, 12), c. 850, is on the road to 

 Castleton, Jamaica. 



All these places are in St. Andrew Parish. Parishes in 

 Jamaica take somewhat the place of counties in England, 

 and as the names are in constant use it seems well to give 

 them. 



Castleton, St. Mary Parish (Jan. 11, 12), is just beyond 

 the height of land ; the Botanic Garden is 500 feet above 

 the sea. It proved a disappointing locality. 



Mandeville, Manchester Parish (Jan. 16-22), ranges 

 from 2000 feet to about 2200 feet. It proved very poor. 



Mackfield and Ramble, close togetlier, the former in 

 Westmoreland, the latter in Hanover (Jan. 24 — Feb. 2). 



