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that from North Wales shows a considerable proportion of 

 lighter coloured examples." 



He also exhibited on behalf of Miss M. E. Adkin a bloom of 

 the rare plant lulipa sylvestris, L., from Suffolk, taken in an 

 old chalk-pit near Bury St. Edmunds, and thence transplanted 

 by Mrs. Hutchinson to her garden at Leominster. 



Mr. Carpenter stated that he had had blooms of the white 

 variety of the fritillary {Fritillajda meleagris, L.) sent him 

 from the Midlands. 



Mr. Moore exhibited a piece of oak from an old barge 

 which had been destroyed by Dermestes vulpiniLs, Fab. 



Mr. C. A. Briggs exhibited a number of very striking 

 varieties of Abraxas grossulariata, L., and contributed the 

 following notes : — 



" Descriptions based on Newman : 



"i. Fore-wings. Third, fourth, and fifth black costal 

 blotches united into one long angular costal blotch. The 

 transverse band very strongly marked. The whole of the 

 rest of the space between it and the basal blotch orange, 

 except a slight spot in the disk, and one on the inner 

 margin. Hind-wings. Fairly normal. Marginal spots and 

 band strongly developed. 



" 2. Hind-wings very similar to Newman's second figure, 

 but slightly darker. 



" 3. Fore-wings with two black transverse bands, com- 

 mencing on the costa at the fourth and fifth costal blotch 

 respectively. Hind-wings with two transverse rows of united 

 black spots across the disk, forming two complete bands. 

 Row of spots on margin strongly developed. 



"4. Fore-wings and left hind-wing fairly normal. Right 

 hind-wing with a large black triangular blotch commencing 

 at the base and extending to the outer margins, occupying the 

 whole of the inner half of the wing. 



" 5. Very similar to Newman's fourth figure. 



" 6. Fore-wings entirely black, except a slight white spot 

 at the tip of the wing, and a small white blotch in what should 

 be the angle of the transverse band. Hind-wings normal. 



" 7. All the wings rich dark smoky colour, through which 

 the normal markings can be faintly seen. 



" 8. Newman's fifth figure, very large specimen. 



" 9. All the wings normal in markings, but suffused with 

 orange, especially the fore-wings." 



Mr. Jager exhibited a specimen of Biston hirtaria, Clerck., 

 which he had just taken. It was crippled on the right side, 

 and he stated that he had noticed a considerable number of 



