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Gnophria quadra. — Extreme dark and light forms of males, 

 and large spotted and small spotted female forms. 



Mr. H. E. Garrett exhibited Sphinx convolvuli, taken at 

 flowers in a garden at Donhead St. Andrew, Wilts, Sep- 

 tember nth, 1 901 ; Miselia oxyacanthcB and one vsir.capiicina, 

 taken at sugar, Wimbledon Common, October, igoo ; a 

 series of six Epunda lutnlcnta, taken off ripe blackberries at 

 Reading, Berks, September 13th, 1901 ; Dasycarnpa rnhiginea, 

 taken at ivy bloom at Padworth, Berks, October i6th, 1900 ; 

 and a specimen of Tmiiocavipa popnleti, taken at sallow 

 bloom, Wimbledon Common, April, igoo. 



Mr. D. Chittenden exhibited the following varieties and 

 forms taken in igoi : 



Lithosia sericea {nwlybdeola) ; Anthroccra {ZygcBua) trifolii, 

 var. confiuens ; Nyssia hispidaria, black ; Zonosoina pendularia, 

 (i) bluish (Lancashire), (2) light (Kent) ; Cymatophora 

 duplaris, black (bred in Kent) ; Hyhernia leucophcEaria, black 

 and light forms ; Pachctra Icucophcea, dark form ; Cerastis 

 vaccina, dark form; C spadicca, var. subnigra ; Miselia 

 oxyacanthcB, var. capncina ; and Hyhernia marginaria, dark 

 (Kent). 



Mr. G. B. Browne exhibited a specimen of Vanessa antiopa, 

 taken in his garden at Lee on August 24th last on a sugar 

 patch, where his little son succeeded in putting a tumbler 

 over it. He also exhibited an example of PhlegethonUus 

 (Sphinx) convolvidi taken at Lydd on 14th September. 



Mr. H. Dixon Hewitt exhibited, on behalf of Mr. R. L. 

 Hewitt, the following plants, and said : 



" The fourteen specimens of plants were selected almost at 

 random, either as being rare or at least rather local, or as 

 showing some variation from the type. 



" They were all collected by Mr. R. L. Hewitt or myself, 

 except where initials of collector are given. Localities are 

 not very definitely stated for obvious reasons. 



" Hellcborus fcetidus. — Plant from which specimen was 

 taken originally found near York, but grown on in 

 garden. (H.) 



" Polygala calcarca. — This is possibly only a good var. of 

 P. vulgaris, but is given as a species in the Lond. Cat., 

 and I think is now known as P. amara. It is rather local, 

 I believe. The specimens came from near Downe, Kent, 

 and near Stoat's Nest, Surrey. 



" Geranium striatum. — A North American species, which 

 now seems to have obtained a good foothold in this country. 

 Unlike some other plants from America, it is a real acquisi- 



