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that in the Botanical Garden at Geneva, 
on a cloudy day, I took several specimens 
of Melitcea Dia at rest upon the flowers : 
it seemed to be not an uncommon spe- 
cies in Switzerland.” — Rev. William 
Henev Hawker, Horndean, Hants; 
* Jan. 2, 1858. 
A Day in the Woods last March . — 
Having proceeded to a wood about a 
quarter of a mile from our house, I com- 
menced beating the lower branches of oak 
trees, which still retained their leaves, in 
hopes that in so doing I might dislodge 
some of the Hibernia:. This wood is on 
a hill-side facing the East; to all ap- 
pearance it seems to be a capital wood 
for all sorts of Lepidoptera, but it is not 
so, at least as far as my experience goes. 
But to continue ; after having beat in 
vain for some time, I gave it up as a bad 
job, and thought upon going to another 
wood about two miles from the one I was 
then in : having proceeded along one of 
the paths which would bring me into the 
high road, I fancied I saw something 
moving upon the rotten branch of an 
oak which was lying across the path ; 
I stopped and looked down : what did 
I see? Why two male specimens of 
Chimabacche fagella in the midst of a 
fierce battle : guessing the reason, I ex- 
amined the branch carefully, and could 
find nothing, but, upon turning it over, 
I beheld a fine semi-apterous female of 
the same species, evidently just emerged 
from the pupa : thus was the problem 
solved, why the two gentlemen were so 
fiercely engaged, — they were both un- 
questionably fighting for the lady ; how- 
ever the battle was soon put an end to, 
and all three were safely boxed. Nothing 
more was found in this wood, except a 
specimen of Leptogramma literana at rest 
on the trunk of an oak. You must now 
suppose that I have arrived at the other 
wood. I commenced beating as before ; 
the stick had not descended many times, 
before a moth, alarmed at all the racket, 
flew forth to see what was the matter ; it 
would have been better for him to have 
remained where he was, for he was im- 
mediately caught with a net (which article 
should be ever ready in the hand of an 
active entomologist), and then boxed, to 
await its death when I arrived home. In 
this manner I continued catching and 
boxing insects, aud when I came home 
and chloroformed them, I found I had 
the following, viz. Hibernia leucophccaria, 
progemma and Torlricodes hyemana. It 
was rather a bright day, and I saw 
many hybernated specimens of Hhamni, 
Io, Urticce and Poiychloros. Such 
is my account of a day’s hunting for 
Lepidoptera in March. — G. F. Ma- 
thews, Raleigh House , near Barnstaple ; 
Dec. 28. 
Duplicates for Incipienls. — I have 
several common species of Lepidoptera, 
which I shall be glad to distribute 
amongst such beginners as may be in 
want of them, provided they send a box 
and pay postage. A letter previous to 
sending a box will oblige. — E. G. Bald- 
win, Albany House, Barnsbury Park ; 
Dec. 2L. 
Substitute for Cork. — I doubt whether 
the blanket-corking will do : some cheap 
substitute for cork would be very ac- 
ceptable, if merely for store-boxes. There 
is a soft West Indian? or American? 
wood, which no doubt could be had, if 
sought after and imported, which answers 
capitally. I don’t mean Aloe pith, with 
which I have seen boxes lined, but a 
light porous wood. — G. Wailes, New- 
castle-on- Tyne ; Dec. 28. 
Cheap Substitute for Cork. — I am 
sorry to see, by a letter from Mr. Turner 
(Intel. No. 65, p. 98), that he has failed 
in making the blanket answer his pur- 
pose. I myself, even on my first trial, 
found it to answer admirably, and so 
have several others who have used it. 
I never found the blanket either to 
shrink or the paste to loosen the glue. 
As to the cost, I confess I spoke at 
random in my other letter ; but seriously, 
