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NATURE NOTES 
Monmouth marched two centuries ago. The weather then had been very wet, 
and the road so bad that much of the baggage had to be left at a place since 
called Baggeridge Farm. The lanes and hedgerows were abundant with spring 
flowers, but contained nothing of much rarity. On arrival at the village the 
church was first inspected, and then a substantial tea was partaken at the cele- 
brated “George.” 
Thursday, June 8. — A perfect June day for the Selbornian excursion to the 
beautiful vale of Limpley Stoke, near Bath. On arriving at the station the party, 
about thirty in number, proceeded through the grounds of the hydropathic 
establishment, and afterwards to the beautiful woods, full of choice flowers, by 
permission of the owner, J. Hayward, Esq. He and the Rev. W. S. H. Samler 
conducted the party, and the botanists found many rare flowers, including the 
beautifully scented butterfly. Mrs. Hayward had kindly invited the members to 
tea in her pretty garden at Aroona, which was laid out on a terrace overlooking 
the fertile vales of Freshford and Limpley Stoke, the heat of the sun being tem- 
pered by a delightful breeze. After tea the members strolled round the grounds, 
when ices were handed round, and some even indulged in a novel swing, a 
specialty of this garden, which holds about ten people. It did not look very 
scientific, but enjoyable. 
The Annual Meeting was held on June 27, when the President of the 
Branch, Mr. PI. D. Skrine, J.P., D.L., referred to the successful efforts made by 
the Branch, through him, to prevent the slaughter of herons and kingfishers on 
Corporation property, and stated that he was trying to stop the practice of 
setting traps for wildfowl. The report showed that the Branch now has about 
300 members, and is financially prosperous. The officers were re-elected. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
W. A. Dutt. — Asperula arvensis, L., a cornfield casual, wild in Central 
Europe. Marrubium Alysson, L,, a native of the Mediterranean region. 
A. W. H. — Carex pracox. 
Miss H. Catt. — The common swan (Cygnus olor) sits between five and six 
weeks. 
Florence A. Pitts. — The jumping-bean Tortrix {Eruarmonia saltilam) 
is a native of Mexico. Its larva lives in the seeds of a plant called Calliguaja. 
The perfect moth is ,J-in. across, with greyish-white fore-wings, varied with ash- 
coloured markings, and brown hind-wings. See vol. v. of Mr. \V. P'. Kirby’s 
“Handbook of the Lepidoptera,” plate cliv. (in Allen’s or Lloyd’s “ Natural 
History ”), where “ bean,” pupa and imago are figured. 
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