86 Drs Hoppe and Hornschuch’s Tour to the Coast of the 
turning over our plants ; and, as it is agreeable to rest after such 
labour, so we were enabled to dedicate the after part of the day 
to the visiting of our friends, whose number begins to increase. 
We went also this morning to the territory of Contobello. We 
found, on our way thither, among the first vineyards, under the 
stones, an Julus^ of considerable size, and in no small numbers, 
which is unknown to us. Besides the natural odour which it 
yields, something like phosphorus, or, as one of us expressed it, 
resembling the acid vapours of saltpetre, it possesses the power, 
on being touched, of exuding a liquor, by which the skin is im- 
mediately tinged of a yellow colour. The number of its feet is 
so considerable, that to count them on the spot was impossible. 
We found, besides, a beetle that had been trodden on, which, 
in spite of this great mutilation, was immediately recognized by 
us as the rare Carahus catenatus. We could almost have been 
angry with the person who had thus deprived our collection of 
it ; for it would be scarcely possible to unite the parts again, so 
much are they injured. We now proceeded to the sea-shore, and 
every where saw Flora in all her glory. All the plants that we 
have before observed are now in great perfection ; and, amongst 
them, Coronilla Emeriis is distinguished by its numerous and 
brilliant flowers. On the hill above the buona strada,” we 
saw numerous oaks in great vigour, and a shrub with entirely 
red pinnated leaves and flowers, as yet rolled up in bud, both of 
which are unknown to us. The oak is common here, and is per- 
haps either the Quercus JEgilo'ps of Scopoli, or Q. Cerris of Host. 
The other beautiful shrub is probably a Rhus^ of which, as far 
as we can remember, some species are of two sexes. When we 
bad collected sufficiently here, we returned to the Manna Wood, 
where Flora appeared in full perfection. We gathered the beau- 
tiful Orohus, which was now plentifully in flower ; a couple of 
Lathy r% Euphorbia Epithymoides^ wliich grew every where 
about, on stony places, and in great bunches; and a yellow 
flowered Alyssum^ like A. montanum. To-day we were more 
especially enabled to do homage to Fauna ; for we found, 
on the young leaves of some trees, particularly of the oak and 
the manna ash, many Curcidios, among them C. Gorzensis^ and 
C. planatus. Zealous entomologists may guess the pleasure 
which we felt, when I inform them, that these two species 
