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tawny hairs, which leave uncovered a small portion in the middle and 
extreme point; the abdomen is rather globular. 
10. Subterranea (subterranean). Colour entirely black, with the 
exception of a few bristly brownish hairs on each side, towards the end 
of the abdomen. The body of the adult female is remarkably long, and 
straight in its lateral outline, contrary to that of campestris ; frequents 
the flowers of the Scabious. 
11. Lapidaria (pertaining to stones). The name was given by 
Linnaeus, from its building (in other parts of the world) in heaps of 
stones; with us it builds in the same situations as terrestris and 
hortorum. It is commonly called the large red tail. Females general 
colour velvety black, except the end of the abdomen, which is bright 
red. The males have the front of the head and thorax ornamented 
with citron yellow. 
12. Raiella (Ray’s bee). Differs from the above in being about a 
third smaller, and in building on the ground like muscorum. The 
males have no yellow on the head, and their thorax is marked with 
dun colour. Individual bees, of both species, have the red at the 
extremity of their bodies of a paler colour than the usual shade, the 
colours of all humble bees being liable to a certain amount of variation. 
Id. Harrisella (Harris’s bee). Both males and females are wholly 
of a dark velvety black ; this species is partial to the flowers of Fuchsias 
and Nasturtiums. Kirby, in his “ Monographia Apium Anglise ” (which 
is the only work I know that treats on the subject) describes many 
other humble bees, but they are very rare, and their habits and nidi- 
fication unknown, for the author only met with the male bees of sixteen 
of his species. 
T. E. P. 
EDINBURGH DAHLIA AND HOLLYHOCK SHOW. 
This show was held in the hall of the Caledonian Horticultural Society, 
on Saturday, the 4th September ; and notwithstanding the very wet 
and variable weather which prevailed for the preceding fortnight, 
Dahlias and Hollyhocks were never better shown in Edinburgh, indeed 
it must have cost the exhibitors no small amount of labour and anxiety 
to produce them in such a creditable style. The judges—Messrs. Reid, 
Pow, Laing, Blackwood, Foulis, Downie, and Handasyde—after a very 
careful scrutiny, awarded the prizes as follows :—24 Dahlias, nursery¬ 
men’s class. 1st prize to Messrs. Downie & Laird, West Coates 
Nursery, Edinburgh, with fine blooms of Pandora, Beauty of Slough, 
Duke of Wellington, Miss Watts, Airedale Beauty, Empress, Lord 
Palmerston, Admiral Dundas, Elizabeth, Midnight, Rachel, Touchstone, 
Mr. Legge, Lady Franklin, Lady Popham, Standard Bearer, Sir C. 
Campbell, Sir J. Paxton, Sir H. Havelock, Village Gem, Lord Cardigan, 
Alice Downie, Rosea elegans, and Mr. Critchett. Amongst them were 
very fine blooms of Airedale Beauty, Beauty of Slough, Mr. Critchett, 
and Miss Watts. 2nd, Mr. Thomas Handasyde, Glen Nurseries. 
The following were the finest in this stand:—Mr. Critchett, Lady 
