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was similar to G. cleopatra in colour, but less intense orange. 

 Also Cyanirh {Lycoena) avgiolus, a female specimen, taken by 

 Mr. H. J. Baker in the New Forest, August ist, 1904, a 

 dark form, with well-developed marginal borders; together 

 with photographs of the bogbean, flowering for a second 

 period this season, and of the burreed, both from the New 

 Forest. 



Mr. Step exhibited, on behalf of Mr, West, of Streatham, a 

 spike of the orchidaceous plant Spiranthes csstivalis, from 

 Lyme Regis. Messrs. Lucas and Step had met with the 

 species in some numbers in the New Forest in mid August. 

 Mr. Step explained the difference between S. cvstivalis and 

 S. autnmnalis as follows : In Spiranthes cestivalh the tubers 

 are cylindrical and the flower spike is lax, while in S. autum- 

 nalis the tubers are oblong and the flowers are arranged 

 spirally, all looking one way. In the Irish form (S. romanz- 

 offiana) the spike is dense, with the flowers 3-ranked. This 

 last form is confined to Ireland. 



Mr. Fremlin exhibited bred specimens of the broad- 

 bordered hawk-moth, Heuuiris fuciformis, some of which still 

 retained the " deciduous " scales, and he also showed some 

 of these scales mounted as microscopic objects. The pedicles 

 were seen to be very short and badly developed. 



Mr. Dennis exhibited the fruit and seeds of the deadly 

 nightshade {Atropa hcUadona), and the vice-President warned 

 members not to handle the specimens too freely, as possibly 

 their eyes might be affected somewhat if subsequently rubbed 

 by the fingers. 



Mr. Manger, on behalf of Mr. Pearson, exhibited a few 

 species of butterflies from the Swiss Alps, including — Polyom- 

 mains hylcis, P. eros, Riisticnsavgns, C anonyuipha arcania, Bven- 

 this ainathiisia, Mclitcca dictynna, Clirysophanus virgauvca:, and 

 C. dor His. 



Mr. West, of Greenwich, exhibited developed and un- 

 developed forms of Orthostira parvula and Ceratocouibus 

 coleoptratus, both species from Oxshott. 



Mr. Fremlin reported that a large moth, ^rohzhly Saturnia 

 pyri, was abundant recently around the electric lamps in 

 Paris. 



Several members reported having taken or seen specimens 

 of Agrius {Sphinx) convolvuli this season, and that Thyatira 

 batis and A gratis exclamationis were very common. 



Mr. Turner, on behalf of Mr. Tutt, exhibited a few butter- 

 flies sent from Cairo by Mr. Groves, including Danais chry- 

 sippus, Anthocharis belemnia, var. ^/az^c^, and A. belia. 



