176 FUNGI AND MOSSES. 



The very lovely, though ill-odoured, Lace-wing 

 Fly is shown on plate J, fig. 4, and its very remark- 

 able eggs at 4 a. Each egg is placed at the end of 

 a footstalk, whereby it is kept out of the reach of 

 certain predacious insects. 



Various shells are drawn on one or two of the 

 plates, but there is not space for any description. 

 Their names may be found on the Index to Plates. 

 Plate G contains certain fungi and mosses. Fig. 1 

 is that peculiar plant which reindeer scrape from 

 under the snow in the winter time. Fig. 2 was once 

 dreaded by rustics as "Witch's butter". Fig. 6 

 shows the curious Earth-star, chiefly remarkable for 

 its resemblance to the marine Star-fish. 



