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 Blaps 
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- 
