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and Triphccna orbona, Hfn. (subssqiia, Hb.\ in plenty. I had the 

 pleasure of meeting with various species, both large and small, in 

 new localities, besides adding Monopis weaverella, Scott, to the 

 Dorset List and securing a specimen of Pancalia latrcilh-lla, Curt., 

 of which only a single individual had previously been taken in 

 the county. (E. R. B.) 



A bad year for blights and insect pests at Pulham. (J. R.) 

 SHELLED SLUG (Testacella mangei}. Mr. C. A. Morgan, of 

 Puddletown, records this species from that locality. It has also 

 occurred at Weymouth and Corfe Castle (" Proc.," V., 136). 

 The other species (T. haliotidca] has been found at Blandford, 

 Stalbridge, and Chickerell, and one of the species at Charminster. 

 (See " Proc.," XXVI., xxvi.). (N. M. R.) 



PLAGUE OF SNAILS. As was the case in 1904, we suffered in 

 1907 at Norden from a perfect plague of the common large Snail 

 (Helix aspersa], which abounded everywhere in my garden, and 

 particularly amongst the ivy growing on the house, and in the 

 fruit trees on the garden walls. In this latter situation, to my 

 surprise and annoyance, they did considerable damage to the 

 plums, even when quite hard and unripe, gradually devouring 

 some almost entirely, and ruining others by gnawing into their 

 flesh here and there. Large numbers of these snails were 

 collected and consigned to destruction. (E. R. B.) 



BOTANICAL NOTES. 



SPOTTED ORCHIS. March 24, April 20, and May 27 are 

 given as the earliest dates for the first appearance of the spotted 

 orchis in the Dorset Table for 1905. (Proc. XXVII. , 267). 

 There are two species (or sub-species) of spotted orchis ; viz., O. 

 maculata, L., and a segregate which I published in 1900, which 

 occurs chiefly on moist ground on heaths and moors, O. ericetorum, 

 Linton. The latter flowers first, towards the end of May and 

 through June in the S. of England. The older species O, 

 maculata rarely begins to flower before the loth of June, and is 

 rather a July than a June species. Some error has, therefore, 



