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lected in South Wales, Mr. Carrington was of opinion that 

 the specimen was equal in size to average sized examples 

 from Ireland. Mr. Tutt said he understood that the larvae 

 in its early stages fed in the upper part of the stem ; and 

 Buckler, in his description of the larva, stated it fed in the 

 stem. 



Mr. Barrett also exhibited specimens of the original 

 Catoptria parvulana, Wilk., taken by Messrs. Bond and 

 McLachlan, with recent specimens reared and taken by 

 Messrs, Fletcher, Bankes, and Vine with intermediate forms, 

 which, in his opinion, proved its identity with C. Scopoliana, 

 Haw. 



Mr. Tutt remarked that collecting at Freshwater, Isle of 

 Wight, he got C. Scopoliana, every specimen typical ; while at 

 some distance from Freshwater he took what he at first 

 always supposed to be small specimens of C. parvulana, 

 many of these were drying their wings ; he had now come 

 to the conclusion that they were a local form of Scopoliana. 



Mr. E. Joy exhibited a specimen of Mantis religiosa, Latr., 

 taken by himself at Ismailia, Lower Egypt. 



Mr, A. L. Clarke exhibited the bog-asphodel {Narthecium 

 ossifragum, Huds.). 



Mr. Tugwell exhibited the tuberous moschatel {Adoxa 

 moschatellina, L.), and remarked that this plant occupied a 

 rather difficult position in the classification of plants, there 

 being a difierence of opinion as to where it should be placed ; 

 some botanists had classed it with the honeysuckle ; but from 

 the formation of the flower it seemed more allied to the ivy; 

 and it had now for some time been included in the order 

 AraliacecB. 



Mr, E. Step also exhibited fresh plants of wood sorrell 

 {Oxalis acetosella, L.), and gave a short description of the 

 plant and of its inflorescence, pointing out that the flowers 

 closed towards evening and also on the approach of threaten- 

 ing weather ; he also described the method in which the seed 

 was distributed, and referred to the other two species of Ox- 

 alis, viz,, corniculata, L., and stricta, L., both of which, he said, 

 were now considered as not truly indigenous. The former 

 species was very rare, and confined to the south of England ; 

 the two species were generally found in gardens and 

 shrubberies. 



Mr, Perks exhibited Polyporus squamosus, Fries., obtained 

 from an elm tree in St. James's Park. 



