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images, piipse, and larvae ; in a few days after two of my pnpse changed 

 to the perfect state. On the 23rd of April, 1871, Messrs. Thos. Rhodes 

 and W. H. Taylor got it plentifully in two decayed pine trees in Scotland 

 Wood, Meanwood Yalley, just within the northern boundary of Leeds 

 borough : they found the larvae, but no pupae. On the 29th I visited the 

 spot, and extracted two males and one female, the males being smallest. 

 Among the specimens from this locality there was some variation in respect 

 of the size of the transverse band on the elytra. I again met with the 

 insect somewhat commonly in decayed pine-stumps in woods at Scarcroft, 

 near Wetherby, on the 14th of May, 1877. The larvae were abundant, of 

 various sizes, but no pupae were found. The perfect beetles were almost 

 as common as the larvae. The beetle occurs plentifully where it is found, 

 and it would appear to be a common one in this county. In the case of 

 the '^neglected orders," it seems to me most desirable, when the species 

 can be accurately determined, that they should be placed on record from 

 time to time, in order to accumulate material for the working out of the 

 " areas" of the species. — Wm. Denison Roebuck, Leeds, May 15th. 



Salisbury Plants. — When at Salisbury, in the early part of April, I 

 came upon a large patch of albinoes of Lamium purpureum. I never saw 

 beds of this plant in such profusion before ; but the white varieties were 

 confined to one spot. The flowers were of snowy whiteness, and the 

 leaves a light green, without a trace of the normal bronze colour. Curiously 

 enough, I received a letter from Dr. Wesley, of Wetherby, just at this 

 time, telling me of a similar discovery made by himself. Having looked 

 through a list of the plants recorded in " Science Gossip," in which 

 albinism has been observed, and not noticing Lamium piwpureiLm amongst 

 them, I am led to suppose it is not of very frequent occurrence ; I should, 

 therefore, be glad to hear from others concerning it, and whether these 

 albinoes are perpetuated. Amongst some of the plants I found in my ram- 

 bles, I may mention the somewhat local Myosotis collina, Saxifraga hyp- 

 noides, the sickly-smelling Adoxa moschatellina, and Veronica Buxhaumii. 

 I was told the other day a very good characteristic by which to distinguish 

 this species from agrestis, is that in the former the lower petal is blue, 

 whilst in the latter it is always white. Bentham does not mention this ; 

 that which he gives, however, of the 1 onger pedicels is an equally good 

 distinction. The dark purple whorls of Salvia verbenaca were appearing 

 in many places, and the singular Paris quadrifolia might be seen in a 

 small wood or plantation a short distance from the town. Symphytum 

 officinale was luxuriant on moist banks, on some of which I found larvae of 

 Callimorpha domimda feeding. All the plants I examined were white- 

 flowered. At Alresford (my former residence) the purple colour 

 prevailed : indeed I do not remember ever having seen the white variety 

 there at all. The plants with purple flowers seem to prefer situations 

 higher and not so damp as the others. — Joseph Anderson, Jun., 

 Chichester, Sussex. 



