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The buried caterpillar made a cyst strengthened by a slight web. The chrysalis was 

 very dark glossy brown, and had a terminal spine. The moth appeared on the 27th of 

 June, and proved to be Mameslra imbrifera, Guen. 



The beautiful larvre of Phyciodes IJarrisii, Scudder, were common on the white 

 aster (Diplopappus umbellatus, Tor. and Gr.), on the 21st of May and till the end of the 

 month. 



On the 6th of June I went to " The Gomin." In the fact that I knew no place 

 there in which to sit down lay the chief discomfort of my first visits t~> this swamp. 

 Fortunately in one of my rambles I discovered a huge solitary boulder half imbedded in 

 the spongy soil. Now I am sure of a resting-place whenever I can find leisure to visit 

 the swamp. I can sit or recline at ease on this stone, which surely some benevolent 

 genie, anticipating the needs of weary naturalists, deposited far away from its original 

 matrix. 



Seated upon this stone that 6th of June I looked round upon the scene. Before 

 me, some hundreds of yards distant, was the one tall pine, my landmaik and guide to 

 exit from the swamp. Around extended the level reaches of sphagnum, forming a vast 

 amphitheatre bounded with tamarac and spruce. The surface of this area was be uti- 

 fied with innumerable blossoms. The prevailing colour was rose, from the lovely 

 blossoms of Rliodora Canadensis, L., and Kalmia awgustifolia L, but this was relieved 

 by the white tufts of cotton-grass, Erinphorum polystachyon, L., and the clustered blos- 

 soms of the Ledum latifolium, Ait. The pitchei -plant, Sarracenia purpurea, L. , lifted 

 here and there its tall stalks, each surmounted by a yet unopened bud and resembling 

 the maul-stick of the painter, and here and there the handsome blossom3 of Cypripedium 

 acaule, Ait., appeared. 



In this solitude, seated upon my chair of state, I could almost fancy myself the 

 monarch of all I surveyed, but thoughts of the kind were dispelled when I saw a 

 habitant approaching. I noticed a peculiarity in this man's gait — he lifted his knees 

 like a high-stepping horse, as he made his way through the yielding sphagnum. The 

 motion struck me as grotesque ; but soon afterwards, on moving away, I found myself 

 making progress through the swamp in the same absurd fashion. I suppose it to be the 

 mode of progression natural to the case. 



As the man passfd there now and then arose, disturbed by his approach, a specimen 

 of that handsome chestnut-coloured moth Epirranlhus obfirmaria, Hbn., or one of 

 Ematurga faxonia, Minot, or one of Chionobus Julta, Hubner. 



Speaking of Jutta, I lately found among my papers a description of that butterfly 

 written by a former member of this society, whose memory is dear to many of us — Mr. 

 G. J. Bowles. I give it as a memento of our departed friend : 



" Chionobas Julta, Hubner. Lighter brown than Nephele, 3 eyelets in each fore- 

 wing, centre one smallest, 4 or 5 on each hind-wing, the one at anal angle largest. All 

 the eyelets are small in size. Beneath, markings of fare-wings are repeated. Hind- 

 wings marbled with brown and light grey, one eyelet near anal angle." 



On June 10th, I took a pair of Dolerus Aprilis, Morton, among young spruce trees 

 on Levis Heights. 



On June 11th, a specimen of Centra cinerea, Walker, burst from a cocoon that had 

 been sent to me by a friend. This cocoon had been cut out from the boll of a poplar. 

 It seemed to be formed of very fine woody particles cemented together into a case so 

 hard that one might wonder how the insect cot Id break from it. Examination showed 

 that at the point of rupture the case was very thin. Besides C. cinerea I have taken, in 

 Quebec province, C. borealis, Boisd., C. scolopendrina, Bdv., and G. multiscripla, Riley, 

 the last named at Cowansville. 



On the 15th June I saw several specimens of that handsome beetle Rhopalopus 

 sanqubdcollis, Horn, escaping from their tunnels in the stem of a red plum tree. They 

 left oval openings large enough to allow of the insertion of a medium-sized goose-quill. 



