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deterrent, but probably they are accompanied by a scent 

 sufficiently strong to be noticed by quadrupeds, though it 

 could not be detected by my nostrils. 



" Soon after the anther-cells have been emptied of their 

 pollen, the stamens are shed and the petals go with them. 

 Not until this stage is reached do the sepals open at all 

 widely. Now they spread fully, and reveal the enlarging 

 carpels, which finally develop into two or three wrinkled 

 follicles, containing numerous shining seeds." 



MAY 14th, 1908. 



Dr. Chapman exhibited a larva of Nomiades semiargas 

 nearly full grown, from the Pyrenees. He also showed a 

 bred Tanagva atrata {chcerophyliata) v. pyrenaica, and called 

 attention to the fine brown scaling over all the wings. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited specimens of the rare fungus Gyro- 

 mitra esculenia sent to him from Aviemore by Mr. McArthur. 

 Mr. McArthur had also forwarded for exhibition nodules of 

 resin caused by the depredations of the larvae of Rctinia 

 rcsinella ; a small branch of Scots pine to show the extreme 

 development of lichen in the woods ; a curious " mop " of 

 Scots pine twigs which Mr. Step said was a " witch-besom," 

 caused by the fungus Pcvidcvmiuni clatiniim ; and three 

 cocoons of Dicvanuva viniila which appeared to have been 

 opened by birds. With regard to the last exhibit Dr. 

 Chapman suggested the creeper or woodpecker as the 

 culprit, or some bird with a straight powerful beak. Mr. 

 Tonge had found cocoons of D. bifida in some numbers slit 

 open in the same way, and suggested that it might have 

 been done by the Nuthatch. 



Mr. Newman exhibited living larvae of Dryas papliia, 

 Argynnh aglaia, and A . adippc, which had been wintered out- 

 doors on living plants, and were extremely small; others 

 which had been kept under glass, unheated, were in their 

 last instar. He also showed ova of Pyrameis atalanta, in situ 

 on nettles, which were laid about May 3rd, and were just 

 hatching. This was unusually early. 



Mr. Rayward exhibited a considerable number of lepi- 

 doptera which he was placing in the Society's collection, 

 including Toxocampa cracccc, Polio, nigrocincta, Cucullia lych- 

 nitis, C. asteris, Lyccena avion, etc. 



Mr. A. H. Jones read a paper, entitled " Notes on 

 Hungarian Butterflies," and exhibited the more notable 



