2. Hawthorn (Cratagus oxyacantha) and Sloe (Pninus 

 -spinosa) ; also various fruit trees, Apple, Pear, Plum and 

 Cherry. 



3. June to July. 



4. Isolated heaths and forest lands. 



Pieris brassicae. LARGE WHITE. 



1. One of the commonest of British butterflies, being 

 more or less abundant in all parts of the British Isles.* 



2. Cabbages and various other Cruel j era ; Nasturtium, 

 and Mignonette. 



3. Double-brooded ; April and July. 



4. Gardens, lanes, and fields. 



* Some years this butterfly is seldom seen. (See explanations.) 



Pieris rapae. SMALL WHITE. 



1. Like Bvassica, abundant almost everywhere in the 

 United Kingdom. 



2. Cabbages, Horse-radish, Nasturtium, Wild Mustard 



(Brassica sinapis), Water-cress (Nasturtium officinale), Rape 

 (B . napus), and W T ild Mignonette (Reseda luted) . 



3. Double-brooded ; April and July. 

 4. Gardens, lanes, and fields. 



