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the Silver- washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) and the Peacock 

 {Vanessa io), the latter just emerged and gloriously beautiful. 

 Single representatives only of the Nocturni and Noctuae were in 

 evidence, these being Odonestis potatoria, a female at rest, and 

 Plusia gamma , whilst three common Geometers {Camptogramma 

 bilineata, Mdanippe subtristata, and Cidaria testata), one Tortrix 

 (Penthina caprceana), one Pyraie (Scopula lutealis), and an interesting 

 member of the Tineina, viz., Gracillaria stigmatella, complete the 

 list of perfect insects. Searching and beating for larvae proved 

 more profitable, as far as the variety of species was concerned. 

 The Rev. C. Wilkinson got a larva of Dicranura furcula off sallow, 

 and the writer found a small aspen bush almost stripped of its foliage 

 by three huge D. vinula larvse. The Puss-moth is perhaps one of 

 the best-known, and is certainly one of the most formidable-looking, 

 of British larvae. Three other species of Prominent larvae w r ere 

 taken : Notodonta camelina, N. dromedarius, and N. ziczac ; whilst 

 the Pepper- Moth (Amphidasis betularid) caterpillar was occasionally 

 found upon birch trees. The last available half-hour was devoted 

 to beating the ling for larvas of the Beautiful Yellow Underwing 

 (Anarta myrtillt), six of which were carried away captive. Thus 

 ended a very pleasant day's entomology. 



The Rev. W. Fowler, M.A., reports on the Fungi as follows : 

 About thirty species of fungi were collected, many of them common 

 everywhere on similar ground. The best were Psilocybe ericceus Pers., 

 Gomphidius roseus Fr., Boletus bovinus L., and B. edulis Bull. 



Mr. J. Larder writes : — Students of cryptogamic botany could 

 hardly expect to make any new finds, at least so*far as mosses were 

 concerned, when one considers the long list which the exhaustive 

 investigations of Mr. Lees some years ago in the district enabled him 

 to draw up. Nevertheless, the finds were of an interesting character, 

 and a list of those found during the day, or recorded by Mr. Lees, is 

 appended. Dried specimens of most of them are in the herbarium 

 of the Union. Sphagnum acutifolium, S. cuspidatum var. plumosum, 

 S. eu-rigidum, S. compadum, S. subsecundum, S. papillosum, Dkranum 

 scoparium, D. palustre, Campylopus flexuosus, Leucobryum glaucum 



Ulota intermedia, Webera nutans, Bryum erythrocarpum, Aulacom- 

 nutm palustre, Polytrichum piliferum, P. commune, Neckera compla- 

 nata, Thamnium alopecurum, Isothecium myurum (Elinor Wood), 

 Plagiothedum sylvaticum, Hypnum squarrosum, Breutelia arcuata, and 

 Pontina/is antipyretica. The only lichens recorded were Cladonia 

 pyxidata, CL unaalis, and Peltigera canina. 



The usual high-tea and after-meeting finished up a day full of 



encouragement to all active workers. The thanks of the Union were 



Jan. 5 .6. 



