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the study of these difficult genera. We have to acknowledge 

 the kindness of the Editor of the Journal of Botany in 

 permitting us to reprint the article. I may add that a 

 complete set of specimens of the Guernsey and Sark species 

 have been added to the Herbarium. 



The publication of Mr. Marquand's second list of the 

 Guernsey Fungi completes for a time the work in this 

 department, the list having been closed in August. As you 

 have his interesting paper on the subject before you, it is 

 needless to say more here. The section, however, offers its 

 sincere congratulations to Mr. Marquand and his fellow 

 workers on the very successful results obtained. 



The small number of the additions made to the Sark list 

 as compared with those of previous years, indicates that the 

 Phanerogamic Flora of that island may be considered as 

 practically completed. For this satisfactory result our thanks 

 are due to Mr. Derrick, on whom the bulk of the work has 

 fallen. 



The papers referred to above are the only ones 

 contributed by members of this section. 



ADDITION. 

 Amaranthus retroflexus, X. Dixcart, Sark (Mr. G. Derrick) one plant. 



T. C. Royle, Sec. Bot. Sect. 



REPORT OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION. 



In last year's report I briefly referred to specimens of 

 Dianthoecia luteago, bred by the Rev. F. E. Lowe from larvae 

 found feeding in his garden at St. Stephen's Vicarage. 



In the June number of the Entomologist's Record for this 

 year the editor, Mr. J. W. Tutt, refers to the species as 

 follows : — 



DESCRIPTION "OF " DIANTHOECIA (lUPERINA) LUTEAGO 

 VAR. LOWEI." 



"The Rev. F. E. Lowe kindly sent me a pair of specimens of a 

 new form of this exceedingly variable species, which were bred on 

 June 15th and 16th, 1897, from pupse found at the roots of Silene 

 maritima in Guernsey. These I have exhibited at the various 

 London Entomological Societies under the name of var. loivei. A 

 description, therefore, of the form becomes necessary." 



Mr. Tutt then gives a detailed description of the Guern- 

 sey form, and goes on to say : — 



