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THE YOUNG NATURA.LIST. 



" The hoary cliffs are crown'd wi' flowers, 

 White o'er the linns the burnie pours, 

 And rising, weets wi' misty showers. 

 The birks of Aberfeldy 

 And as a lover he sings : — 

 There oft as mild evening weeps over the 

 lea, 



The sweet-scented birk shades my Mary 

 and me." 



And in that touching melody, "To 

 Mary in Heaven," which has been 

 characterised as " the noblest of all his 

 ballads'' • 



" Ayr, gurgling, kissed his pebbled shore, 

 O'erhung with wild woods, thickening 

 green ; 



The fragrant birch, and hawthorn hoar, 

 Twined amorous round the raptured 

 scene," 



He often associates the birch and 

 hawthorn, thus : — 



" The scented birk, and hawthorn white. 

 Across the pool their arms unite." 

 and again : — 



" How sweetly bloomed the gay green birk, 

 How rich the hawthorn's blossom." 



Much more might be adduced, but, 

 perhaps enough has been said and 

 sung at this time in praise of the 

 Lady Birch. 



INSECTS FEEDING ON 

 BIRCH. 



LEPIDOPTERA. 



MARCH. 

 H. barbalis, catliins E. nana, catMns 

 A. brockella, shoots A. gcedartella, catkins 

 APRIL. 



S. culiciformis, stems C. bilunana, catMns 

 S. scoliaeformis, ,, G. ramana, huds 

 S. sphseciformis, ,, P. immundana 

 P. demarniana, cathins 



MAY. 



A. betuletana 

 L. sorbiana 

 P. solandriana 

 C. ibipennella, in case 

 C. lutipennella, „ 

 M. unimaculella, „ 

 M. salopiella 



JUNE. 



E. erosaria 

 E. angularia 

 A. prodromaria 

 E. pendularia, & Sept 

 C. pusaria, ,, 

 H. aurantiaria 

 H. progemmaria 



H. defoliaria 

 C. boreata 

 S. rhamnata 

 A. praelongana 



I. pictinea, to Oct. 

 C. fuscedinella 



JULY. 



L. cavella 

 L. Clarckella 

 C. siccifolia, in case 



T. fimbria 

 A. nebulosa, 



A. tincta, 



B. repandata 

 M. margaritata 



G. papilionaria 



C. testata 

 P. betulella 



P. nebiculosa 

 N. cormelita 

 P. falcula 

 P. lacertula 

 P. hamula 

 C. flavicornis 

 C. trapezina 



B. parthenias 

 T. miniosa 

 E. fulvago 

 S. illustraria 

 E. alniaria 

 E. tiliaria 



L. monacha 

 E. versicolora 

 T. carbonaria 

 T. bistrizella, to Sept. O. betulse, and Oct. 

 S. griseo-capitella, young trees 



to Sept. N. luteella 



L. ulmifoliella, and N. betulicola 



Sept., young trees 



AUGUST. 

 E. dolobraria ' B. demargella 



C. miata O. Loganella 

 M. hastata L. pudifoliella 



H. prasinana B. demaryella 

 P. ferrugiana 



SEPTEMBER. 



D. coryli 

 P. falcula, 2 

 P. hamula,] 2 

 S. fagi 

 N. camelina 

 N% dictseoides 



N. dromedarius 

 C. duplaris 



C. fluctuosa 



D. Orion 

 A, leporina 

 H. contigua 



