RHOPALOCERA OF CARLSBAD. 75 



other name than brushwood. The lime tree is common in the 

 streets; while two species of poplar, horse-chestnut, ash, and 

 beech may be occasionally met with. In addition to this the 

 cultivation of rose trees, for the sale of the flowers, is an 

 important item in the trade of Carlsbad. 



Our total number of species captured was fifty-five ; but I 

 think if we had been able to converse fluently with the peasants 

 we should most probably have added to our list. Even boys, 

 who in England are such a nuisance, at Carlsbad are willing, as 

 the following incident shows, to help, and do not expect reward. 

 One day my brother found himself followed by a troop of 

 children, who annoyed him by the persistence with which they 

 watched him. He refrained, however, from telling them in 

 forcible German to betake themselves elsewhere, and patiently 

 endured their company. After a while one of them went away, 

 and returned with a fine female specimen of Limenitis populi. 

 How on earth the lad managed it I do not know, as we always 

 found this a most difficult species to capture. 



Perhaps before I give further particulars in my notes it 

 would be as well to explain where some of the localities I refer 

 to are situated, but it ought to be borne in mind that replanting 

 and felling may completely alter the character of some of the 

 localities referred to. 



We found the neighbourhood of the cemetery very good 

 ground, especially on the road which runs between the tall 

 timber on the one hand and the younger trees on the other. 

 I should think the distance from our lodging would be about two 

 or three miles, but, owing to the precipitous nature of the sides of 

 the valley, we had to go some way round. The cemetery is on 

 the north side of the valley, quite out of sight of the town. 



Our second ground was rather a more extensive one, but it 

 may be said to be to the right and left of the paths through the 

 woods leading to the Echo and St. Leonhardts. The best way of 

 reaching this ground is from the western end of the town past 

 the English church, past a little place called Klein Verseilles, 

 straight up a valley with grass in the middle and wooded on each 

 side. At the top of the hill is an open bit of ground with several 

 piles of timber, and is a sure resort for Argynnis lathonia. 



Our third, and I think best, ground we only discovered 

 towards the end of our stay, and I am sure it would well repay 



