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NATURALIST. 



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DIARY AT TENBURY, HER- 

 FORDSHIRE. 



May ist. — Buttercup [Rammoulus hulbosus) 

 and Bush Vetch ( Vicia sepivm) in flower. 



May 2nd. — Creeping Crowfoot {Ranun- 

 cuius repens)y Chickweed (Stellaria media). 

 Field Sherardia (Shcrardia arvvnsis), Tu- 

 berous Bitter-vetch ( Orohus tuhcrosus var. 

 tcnui/olius), Heart's-ease (Viola tricolor), 

 Herb Paris [Paris quadHfolia), Sweet Wood- 

 ruff (Aspcr^ila odorata), Hemlock Stork's- 

 bill {Erodium cicutariwiL), and Common 

 Speedwell ( Veroriica officinalis) in flower. 



May 4th. — Hawthorn ( Cratcsgus oxyacan- 

 tha), Clover {Ti'ifoliuyn pratense), and Great 

 Wild Valerian ( Valeriana officinalis) in flow- 

 er. Black Poplar {Pojmlus nigra) in leaf. 



May 5th.— Chestnut {Castanea vnilgaris) 

 in flower. 



May 6th. — Cow Parsnip {Heracleiim spon- 

 dhylimn) in flower. 



May 7th. — Upright Meadow Crowfoot 

 {^Ranunculus eu-acris), Buxbaum's Speed- 

 well [Veronica hnxhaumii) and Veronica en- 

 serpyllifolia in flower. 



May 8th. — Maple [Acer camjjestre) in 

 leaf. 



May loth. — White Dead Nettle [Lamium 

 alJnivi) and Sow Thistle (Sonchvs oleraceus) 

 in flower. 



May nth. — Wood Loose-strife (Zysiina 

 chia nemorum) in flower. 



May i2th. — Creeping Cinquefoil [Poten- 

 tUla reptans) in flower. Ash [Fraxinus i 

 excelsior) in leaf. 1 



May 14th.— Spotted Palmate Orchis [Or- 

 chis viaoulata) and Petty Whin [Genista 

 anglica) in flower. 



May 20th. — Mai:)le [Acir eavipestre) in 

 flower. 



May 23rd. — Holly [Ilex aquifolium) in 

 flower. 



May 25th.— Brooklime Speedwell [Vero- 

 nica heooabv/nga) and Common Avens { Ocum 

 urbaaiwn) in flower. 



May 26th.— Bird's-foot Trefoil [Lotus 

 cor^iiculatus) in flower. 



May 28th. — Silver-weed [Potentilla argen- 

 tea) in flower. 



May 29th. — Yellow Cow- wheat {Melamypy- 

 mm pratense) and Milkwort [Polygala tnd- 

 garis) in flower. 



May 30th.— Ragged Robin [Lychnis fios- 

 cuculi) and Dog Rose [Rosa canina) in 

 flower. 



May 31st. — Honeysuckle {Lonicera peri- 

 clymenum), Cathartic Flax [Linum catharti- 

 cum), and Tway-blade (Listera ovata) in 

 flower. — N. Prescott Decie, Bockleton 

 Court, Tenbury. 



NOTES ON TINEINA. 



By S. L. Mosley. 



[Continued from page 229.) 



The genus Adela, the second division of 

 the long-horned species, comprise six kinds, 

 and differ from those last described by hav- 

 ing the fore wings metallic. ViriJella is the 

 commonest species ; the fore wings are 

 bronze green. The male differs from the 

 female in the palpi of the former being 

 clothed with long black hairs. It may be 

 found in most oak woods during June. 

 Rufimitrella differs in having the back of the 

 head greyish ochreous. Degeerclla and Sul- 

 zella have the fore wings brown with yellow 

 I markings, one forming a broad streak across 

 the middle. 



Larv.t-. — In beating honeysuckle some 

 small wriggling larvae will now be found, 

 green, with a brown strip>e along the back, 

 something like a miniature Sybilla. When 

 they spin up they will make a boat-shajvd 

 cocoon. These are the larva: of Ccrostoma 

 xylostella, a very pretty moth with brown 

 fore wings, a light stripe along the hind 

 margin, and a hooked tip. 



