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Square. The larvae chiefly frequent elm 
and lilac, though I have seen the mark 
of a few in privet and ash. It is a sin- 
gular fact that all the larvae favour the 
New Road side of the Square, which is 
by far the noisiest and most dusty; while 
on the terminus side, on which the trees 
are fine and less dusty, not a larva is to 
be found : very few of the imago, too, 
are to be met with on the latter side. 
The only way I can account for this is, 
that these insects prefer the bustle of 
New Road life to the quiet seclusion of 
the opposite side of the Square. Though 
there has been a large number of these 
moths in this locality, still from their 
large size and conspicuous appearance 
they become such an easy prey to the 
gardener and the boys frequenting the 
Square, that I fear there are not many 
left. — Roland Trimen, 71, Guildford 
Street , Russell Square ; July 25, 1 85(i. 
An offer of Dipteroloyieal aid . — I 
think the advice given in your leader of 
yesterday most admirable. A general 
knowledge of all branches of entomology 
should be acquired by every student, and 
upon this he will find that a critical 
knowledge of some particular family or 
section will more easily engraft than it 
will upon an ignorance of the relations 
that section possesses to the rest of the 
insect world. If no better man offer, I 
shall be very happy to receive consign- 
ments of Diptera larva*, and I will do 
my best to rear them, informing the 
world, though the medium of the ‘ Intel- 
ligencer,’ from time to time of my suc- 
cess in the attempt. — Edward Brown, 
Burton-on-Trent ; July 27, 1856. 
Satyrus Hyperanthus. — Those who 
want Satyrus Hyperanthus can obtain any 
number by a trip to Weston super-Mare. 
I am just returned from that place, and 
saw them flying in incredible numbers 
in the beautiful woods that adjoin Wes- 
ton. I took about seven dozen of them, 
but many of them are wasted. I took 
also about twenty of Argynnis Aglaia. 
Bryophila glandifera is being taken in 
great numbers on the walls at Bristol ; 
and Botys hyalinalis we have again 
taken in considerable numbers. Is there 
any one over - stocked with Poly- 
ommatus Artaxerxes P as I should be 
very glad of a set. — Arthur Naish, 
Brooklyn Lodge, Ashley Hill, Bristol ; 
July 25, 1856. 
Lepidoptera at Marlow. — During the 
last month we have taken one Helero- 
genea asellus, one Eupithecia succenturia- 
ria, six Hypenodes albislrigalis, one Py- 
ralis glaucinalis, and bred one Cucullia 
Lyehnitis, and a few Lophopteryx Cucul- 
lina. Insects appear few and far be- 
tween this year. — B. Smith, Marlow; 
July 25, 1 856. 
Garden Sweets. — I observe what you 
say as to Glyceria Jluilavs, but of all 
plants, whether native or introduced, 
none has half the attraction for the Noc- 
tuiE that Lilium rnartagon possesses. 
There are always swarms of them around 
its flowers when open, as you may con- 
vince yourself now when it is in bloom. 
I have noticed this for the last thirty- 
five years. — George Wailes, Newcastle- 
on- Tyne ; July 20, 1856. 
Machaon at Battersea. — How often it 
happens that the larvae of species are 
taken when the fly is ne'er seen. For 
instance, in the osier beds, behind Beau- 
foy’s Distillery in Battersea Fields, year 
after year 1 have been accustomed to 
find the larvae of P. Machaon, and 
always raised the perfect insect from 
them, yet, though constantly on the 
watch, I never once there detected it in 
the winged state. I will just observe 
how common Argynnis Lathonia is on 
this side the Channel, and I agree with 
you that it is not so rare as generally 
supposed if sought for in clover fields in 
the south of England.— George Austin, 
Caen; July 24, 1856. 
A Peep at my Nursery. — I have this 
summer paid some attention to the 
breeding of insects from the egg, in order 
