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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



Pabis Qtjadeifolia. — In April, 

 1867, I found the five leaved 

 variety of this plant growing in 

 considerable abundance, in a small 

 wood near Paddlesworth Church. — 

 C. H. Dashwood. 



The Wasp (Vespa Vulgaris). — 

 The common wasp may frequently 

 been seen flying in numbers round 

 the flowers of the Water Figwort 

 ( Scrophularia Aquatica). For what 

 purpose these insects frequent this 

 particular plant, I am unable to 

 say. — C. H. Dashwood. 



The Viper. — Can any of our 

 readers inform us of any well au- 

 thenticated cases of death resulting 

 from the bite of the viper? We 

 have never been able to trace any re- 

 port to its foundation, and as the 

 question excites some attention 

 among naturalists, we shall be glad 

 of any information on the subject. 



Mblitea Cinxia, one of oar more 

 uncommon FritUlaries, has been 

 said to occur along the Lower 

 Sandgate Road. We have looked 

 for it in vain, although the situation 

 is favourable, and the food-plant of 

 the caterpillar, Plantago lanceolata, 

 is very plentiful. Have any of our 

 readers met with the butterfly in 

 the neighbourhood at all ? 



Five-spotted Burnet Moth. — 

 I took several of these (Zygcena 

 trifoUi I believe), in company with 

 the common six-spotted species, 

 this summer, on the hills west of 

 Cherry Gardens. I captured one 

 good variety, too, having all the 

 spots running into each other. — Q. 



Queen of Spain Fbitillary — 

 Argynnis Lathonia. — Hearing that 

 this rare buttei-fly had been cap- 

 tured at one or two places along 

 the Kentish coast, I paid one or 

 two special visits to the Warren 

 in search of it, but in vain. Mr. 

 W. Purdey, of Grove Terrace, was 

 however, more fortunate, as he took 

 a tolerably good specimen there on 

 September 7th.— Henry Ullyett. 



Local Names. — We are particu- 

 larly anxious to obtain as many as 

 possible of the local names of 

 plants and animals (especially 

 birds). The assistance of all who 

 take an interest in the subject is 

 requested. Lists wUl be gladly 

 acknowledged by the editors, or by 

 James Britten, Esq., High Wy- 

 combe. 



Want of space compels us to 

 postpone the publication of two or 

 three papers until the next number. 



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