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obtained single examples oi 2mlchellum and mcrcnriale, the former 

 from the banks of the Byfleet Canal on July 25th, and the latter 

 at Brockenhurst in the early part of June. I found puella com- 

 monly in the New Forest on June 8th ; I also took it in the 

 neighbourhood of Byfleet on July 10th. 



I have now but one more species to say a few words about, 

 viz. Enallagma ci/athigei'iim, and I imagine that this beautiful 

 blue- bodied dragonfly is the commonest of the Agrionidfe. It 

 was in great evidence at the Black Pond, Esher, on June 1st, 

 and I found plenty of them each time I visited the locality up to 

 September. I could also have taken any quantity at the lakes in 

 Piichmond Park in July. Adverting to the question of preserving 

 the colours of this and species of the genus Agrion, I have 

 certainly not yet succeeded to my satisfaction. I have tried 

 several methods, and shall continue to try, for if there could only 

 be obtained results as good as I have had with the larger species, 

 I think no one need say, "I do not collect dragonflies because 

 they lose their colours." 



Ivy House, New Maiden, Surrey : Feb, 13th, 1904. 



A "BUTTERFLY SUMMER" IN ASIA MINOR. 

 By Margaret E. Fountaine, F.E.S. 



(Continued from p. 84.) 



But I do not think on the whole I had much to complain of; 

 the climate was as near perfection as anything could well be ; for 

 without that intense arid heat of the more southern countries I 

 have visited, every morning in June, almost without exception, 

 was gloriously fine, and the violent thunderstorms and heavy 

 rain, which not infrequent!}^ came on in the afternoon, were as 

 soon over as they were violent while they lasted, and a calm 

 starlit night, with summer lightning quivering over the distant 

 mountains, w^ould invariably be succeeded by the dawning of 

 another day, bringing with it that miracle of loveliness — a sum- 

 mer morning in the " south ; while, in consequence of these 

 occasional downpours, the country remained fresh and green, 

 and fruit of exevy kind was in the most amazing abundance 

 everywhere. 



On July 10th I left Amasia for Tokat, two days' journey 

 farther inland. It was on my way there that I met with the only 

 really unpleasant experience I ever did during all the time I was 

 in Asia Minor. This was with some Circassians in a wayside 

 khan. '* The Circassians are all robbers ! " was the verdict I had 

 heard passed upon them, and I suppose they thought a lady 



