22 RAMBLES ROUND FOLKESTONE. 



Bee orchids literally by hundreds, and the Late 

 Spider (Ophrys arachnites) not at all rare among 

 them. The Pyramidal (Orchis pyramidalis) and the 

 Sweet-Scented (Gymnadenia conopsea) grow by 

 thousands, and I know of one specimen at least of 

 the Man Orchis (Aceras antkropopJiora) found here. 

 Two species of Best-harrow (Ononis arrensis and 0. 

 spinosa] are common, while the Milkwort (Polygala 

 vulgaris) and the Wild Thyme (T. Serpyllum) are 

 almost as plentiful as the grass itself. All along the 

 hedgebank at the foot we find the parasitic Broom- 

 rapes (Orobanche). 



And for the Entomologist there are Adonis, Alsus, 

 and Corydon in their appointed seasons, Semele, 

 Cardui, PJiamni, Hyale, and Edusa with stray Helice. 

 One of the grandest entomological sights I ever wit- 

 nessed was on the hill there beyond the waterworks. 

 *Ikwas a -summer evening, bird and flower alike were 

 preparing for rest, when I saw as I stood at the top, 

 the whole face of the slope covered with innumerable 

 specimens of Adonis resting with outspread wings 

 . on the gr^sLS, their rich blue throwing back the rays 

 of the de'clin'iBg sun. It afforded me intense pleasure, 

 and no little astonishment, for there had been a 

 heavy and prolonged thunderstorm the evening 

 before, and I had expected to find few of these small 

 butterflies about, at any rate in a respectable con- 

 dition. How they managed to hide themselves at all 

 in that downpour I was at a loss to imagine, but how 

 they succeeded in also preserving their resplendent 

 colour deepened the mystery. But there they were, 

 and I shall never forget the picture. 



Among the moths we get Mi and Glyph tea, 



