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teresting among the plants upon these dry hills, I sought about 
for insects, and particularly investigated the many heaps of dung 
that I saw, promising myself from thence a numerous catch. 
By this extraordinary conduct- 1 attracted the attention of the 
passers by, who all, in various modes, testified their surprise ; and, 
in particular, an aged ecclesiastic seemed struck with astonishment, 
and, after attentively watching my mode of entrapping and 
examining my prey, he departed, frequently looking back and 
shaking his head. I found in great plenty Copris Lemur and 
Capra , and Ateuchus Schoejferi ; more rarely Copris Canobita , 
Scaraboeus vernalis , Aphodius quadrimaculatus , JuEmorrhoidalis , 
Sus, terrestris and conjlagratus , and Copris Bison. Under 
stones I discovered Nebria? and Silpha laevigata. We return- 
ed home to our lodging only when night drew on, after having 
witnessed the reception of the Governor Rosetti from Trieste, 
whom the Magistrates of Pola went as far as the Amphitheatre 
to meet, amid the general ringing of bells and thundering of 
cannon. 
“ On the Adriatic Sea , April 18. — We visited, early to-day, 
the old castle, which is situated on a hill close to the eastern part 
of Pola ; and of whose walls and ramparts, since Mars has quitted 
them, Flora and her train have taken possession. On our road 
thither, we picked up an inj ured specimen of Ateuchus plus. The 
ramparts, and the space within the inclosure, were entirely over- 
grown with Artemisia Absinthium ; and the well was full of Sco- 
lopendrium officinale , and Adiantum Capillus Veneris. These, 
however, the depth of the well would not permit us to reach. 
From the castle, we proceeded to the amphitheatre ; and I bota- 
nizing, found in the way, and near the place, Lathyrus Nisso- 
lia , Hesperis verna , and Vinca minor ; also Ophrys arachnitit , 
and Ornithogalum umbellatum in full flower. I also got a beau- 
tiful specimen of Ateuchus pius , which pleased me the more, as 
we had provided ourselves, even at Gefrees, with a large box on 
purpose for the reception of this beetle. Returning, I explored 
the city walls, and was repaid by abundance of Fumaria acaulis , 
Antirrhinum Cymbalaria , and Geranium rotundifolium ; and 
here likewise, as in all parts of Istria, I observed the Parietaria 
judaica growing in large quantities. After dinner, we went, in 
our bark, to the new castle Santo Andrea, which is situated on 
