832 MISCELLANEOUS NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 
On Sept. 11th, whilst walking along the edge of the marshes 
near the Bure, at Hoveton, I caught a nice specimen of Colias 
edusa, var. Helice. 
This is the only specimen I have ever taken, and I have not 
seen any Colias edusa so far this year, though it seems to have 
occurred in a good many localities. 
I should also like to record that I have a nice specimen of 
Deilephila livornica, which was taken on a shop window in 
Cromer on May 22nd, 1912. 
F. H. Barclay. 
Winfarthing Oaks. — In 1874 and 1894 reports on the 
condition of the Winfarthing oaks were submitted by the late 
T. C. Amyot. In order to continue the periodical records of 
these grand old trees in their declining years, they were visited 
July, 1913. So far as can be judged from written statements of 
their condition, there has been no appreciable loss of vitality 
since 1894. The present girth of the principal tree in the 
orchard at Lodge Farm is 37 ft. 2 in. at 5 ft. from the ground, 
as compared with 38 ft. 6 in. in 1894; the decrease may be due 
to loss of ivy or to the measurements not being taken at the 
same level. Vitality is restricted to the south side, where 
sturdy branches were found bearing plenty of foliage, with 
acorn cups of the previous year and some very backward fruits 
of the current year. These signs of life compare favourably 
with a report made in 1836, when it was stated that “ the only 
mark of vitality it exhibits is on the south side, where a narrow 
strip of bark sends forth a few branches, which even now 
occasionally produce acorns.” Some measurements of the 
interior of the hollow trunk showed the greatest diameter to be 
10 ft. 2 in. at 5 ft. from the ground. 
The companion tree in an adjoining field has a girth of 
27 ft. 10 in. at 5 ft., and its hollow trunk has an internal 
diameter of 7 ft. 5 in. It has one living branch. 
W. H. Burrell. 
