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15.— Hesperilla fumosa, spec. nov. 



It approaches nearest to S. gracilis, Tepper, but can be dis- 

 tinguished at a glance at the underside, the lower wing 

 having a broad, chalky, white band across the centre, 

 with one white spot above it and no other markings. It is not 

 uncommon ; is double brooded, and appears to be particularly 

 fond of the flowers of the stinkwort, almost the only insect I 

 know of that is. 



16. — Synemon laeta. 



This is pretty common most years, but local. Its short rapid 

 flight and mode of settling with its hind wings hidden by the 

 top ones, put me in mind of a Noctua rather than a butterfly, 

 in spite of the clubbed antennae. 



On the Propagation of Cymodogea 

 Antargtiga. 



By Peof. p. Ascheeson, Berlin. 



Translated and communicated by J. G. 0. Teppee, F.L.S., 

 Corr. Memb. 



[Read June 13, 1882.] 



"When residing at Ardrossan, on the eastern coast of Torke's 

 Peninsula, Baron F. von Mueller, K.C.M.Gr., &c., the illus- 

 trious Government Botanist of Victoria, requested me to pay 

 special attention to the above plant in order to obtain flowering 

 and fruiting specimens. This was done accordingly, as far as 

 my other duties permitted, and the observations made were 

 recorded in two short papers published in Vol. IV. of the 

 Transactions of this Society. The separate prints were subse- 

 quently forwarded with a number of specimens to Dr. P. 

 Ascherson, Professor of Botany in the Berlin University, who 

 did me the honour to reply by a lengthy letter, expounding his 

 views in the matter under consideration. As this is of general 

 interest in regard to botany, I beg to place a translation of 

 this communication before the Eoyal Society, as far as relating 

 to the subject. It will be seen that, though my observed facts 

 were correct, the explanation (through insufficiency of the 

 means of critical examination) was not so. (J. G-. O. T.) 



