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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 
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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 Cerbére, the French frontier 
station, at night, and collected for several hours next 
morning (17th). 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 weather 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 the glaring light and heat of Madrid was 
a contrast too sharp for human nature to bear with 
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 Ildefonso) 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. Ata 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- 
