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of June, I found out its habits ; but it is 
difficult to collect, for by the time it is 
full-fed the leaf is generally withered, 
and the cocoon is scarcely discernible. 
The plant generally grows in the water, 
and the cocoon is about an inch or so 
above the water-mark. The perfect in- 
sect seems shy, and I have only suc- 
ceeded in taking one: my first appeared 
on the 22nd of June. — T. Boyd, 17, 
Clapton Square ; July 2 1 . 
Doings in Sussex . — I went over last 
Friday, for the day, to the locality for 
Lepidoptera in this neighbourhood, 
namely, the woods beyond Poynings, 
about eight miles from this town. There 
I saw, for the first time in my life, the 
Purple Emperor on the wing in great 
abundance, but could not obtain a single 
specimen. The sight of it, however, in- 
flamed my desire of obtaining it, and I 
determined to go again. I shall there- 
fore proceed to narrate our adventures 
during the last day and a half in search 
of the Purple Emperor, — I say our, for 1 
was accompanied by my mother and 
sister. We three accordingly set off' on 
the morning of Monday, the 20th, to 
drive to this spot, under a burning sun, 
armed with nets and all the implements 
for a day’s butterflying and a night’s 
sugaring. The only tolerable sized cot- 
tage within two miles of the locality is a 
small roadside tenement, which had for- 
merly been a public-house, and to this 
we drove on the speculation of obtaining 
beds and shelter for our horse and chaise. 
At first this seemed impossible; but, 
thanks to the hospitable and accommo- 
dating disposition of the mistress of the 
cottage, we did at length obtain what we 
sought, although in a very rough, though 
clean style. It was arranged that the 
ladies should occupy our hostess’ bed 
(out of which she turned most willingly, 
and slept, — who knows where?) in a 
room about eight feet square, whilst I 
was to have one of three beds in a room 
little larger, another of which was occu- 
pied by the grandfather of the family. 
However, the hope of the Emperors re- 
conciled us to the idea ; so after re- 
cruiting our streugth with some pro- 
visions, we set off for a campaign against 
the Emperors. We saw them indeed in 
plenty, wheeling and soaring, and circling 
about the oaks ; but not one could we 
capture, in spite of attractive smells, both 
bad and good, which we devised for his 
imperial nose, by sugar, See. I took that 
afternoon two of his “ attendant knights,” 
Theda Quercus. We took also V. lo, 
A. Caja, L. Cotnplanula, S. Tithonus, 
P. Linea, C. JEslivaria, E. Apiciaria 
and E. Poraria. After a rest, and having 
partaken of that refreshing meal tea, we 
sallied forth again about 7.30 p.m., to 
put on sugar for the evening. This done, 
we walked up a lane in the dusk, beating 
for Geometrae, and by this means took 
E. Rivularia , A. Keversaria, Procdlaria, 
Elutaria, Pectinitaria and one specimen 
of H. Picaria. We then, with lighted 
lantern, proceeded to secure our victims 
on the sugar. But this evening the 
moths were unusually “ wide-awake,” and 
more than half left the trees when we 
approached. 1 had just lime to recognise, 
but not to take, a specimen of the rare 
C. Fluctuosa, ere it took wing. We took 
on the sugar L. Pullens, Impura, Stra- 
minea and Lithargyria, N. Baja and 
Festiva, A. Nebulosa, X. Lithoxylea, 
A. Didyma, S. Libatrix and T. Pas- 
tinum, and also one of M. AreuosaP It 
was after 11 when we reached the cot- 
tage. After a short night, on the above- 
mentioned not over-comfortable beds, we 
rose, and were in the woods before 
5 a.m., as 1 had been told that this was 
the time to catch the Emperor descending 
from his wonted elevation to suck the 
sweets of the flowers. But no ! not one 
did we see where, in the mid-day, they 
were abundant. Before 10, however, 
they were as plentiful as ever, but equally 
impossible to catch, although 1 had 
several near strokes at them, for they 
