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in the raw and prepared state; and fruit of the Allspice, from Mr. J. Oliver, of Coombe-Ab- 
hey;—Flowers of Echeveria g'ibbiflora, and of Gloxinia Candida; Newtown Pippins; Winter 
Bon-chrfticii and Ea-ster Bergamot Pears. 
The Meeting on the 20th, was not remarkable for any particular exhibition, further than 
Camellias and Azaleas; amongst which we observed the Camellia reticulata, and a hybrid 
Azalea, between A. Indica, and A. Indica phonicea. Grafts of superior Apples and Pears were 
again distributed. Announcements were made from the Chair, that a new part of the “Trans 
actions,’’ was ready for delivery to the Fellows of the Society, and that certain Medals would 
be awarded at the Meeting, to be held on the 3rd of April, for the best collection of Camellias, 
which might be exhibited on that day. 
DEVON AND EXETER BOTANICAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The Annual Meeting of this Society, was held on Friday, February 17th, at the Society’s room, 
263, High-Street, Exeter; when Col. Fulford, one of the Vice-P re.sidents,took the chair. On 
the table was placed a fine plant of the Double White Camellia, grown in the open air, by Mr. 
Richard Saunders, Gardener to C. Hoare, Esq. Luscombe. Mr. Saunders stated that in the 
month of March, last year, there were GOO flowers open at once, on a single plant, growing out 
of doors, without any protection. The receipts of the past year have been £366 2^. being 
£57 ll5. 6(1. more than the preceding year.—The arrears of subscriptions were stated to be ^80, 
and the balance in the Trea.surer’s hands, £149 3s.l0rf. upon which it appeared there were claims 
to half the amount. The pTacttcability of establishing a Botanical Garden and Library, was 
considered,—but nothing definitely settled for the present. 
1 y.—NATURALfST’S CALENDAR, 
FOR MAY. 
BOTANY. 
May is proverbial for flowers; they are indeed now in abundance, and among the most promi¬ 
nent is that most beauteous of British flowering shrubs, the Hawthorn, which perfumes the air 
with the delightful fragrance of its blossoms, and which so peculiarly belongs to this month as 
to derive one of its most common names from it The Crab, tbe Wild Plum, and the Cherry, 
are also in blossom, and add to the general beauty of tbe fields. The woods and coppices are 
filled with the flowers of the Wild Hyacinth, and present in many places an entire sheet of rich 
blue. The plants in flower are so numerous as to prevent anything approaching to a complete 
catalogue from being given in this place; the following list, therefore, only contains a few of 
the more rare, or remarkable, and may serve as a memorandum for the Botanist, not to neglect 
looking for them in their proper habitats. 
Mousetail, Myosurus minimus; Grass-leaved Crowfoot, Ranunculus gramineus; Alpine 
Crowfoot, R. ,* Globe-flower, Trdllius europcc'us ; Creeping Marsh-mangold, O'dtha 
rddicans; Entire-leaved Pseony, PwJneacora/firaa ; Barrenwort, ; Yellow 
Fumitory, Cory'dalis lutea; Hoary Stock, Mathiola inedna; Bristol Rock-cress, Arabis 
stricta; Hairy Wall-cress, A. hirsuta; Impatient Lady-cress, Carddminc impdtiens; Rock 
Whitlow-cress, Drdha ruphtris; Danish and English Scurvy-cress, Cochledria ddnica and 
dngliea; Scentless Rocket, Hesperis matrondlis; Cream-coloured and Yellow Mountain 
Violets, Fiola Idctea and liltea ; Red German Catchfly, Lychnis visedria ; Vernal Sandwort, 
Arendria verna, a beautiful little plant, which covers with its brilliant white flowers the heaps 
of spar and other refuse of lead mines; Dusky Cranesbill, Geranium pha'um- Sea Stork’s bill, 
Erddium marttimum several species of Saxifrage, (Suari/raya) found chiefly in alpine situa¬ 
tions; Birdsfoot, OrnithOpus perpusillus; Arctic Bramble, .Rfiias drc/jcui,• Scotch and Irish 
Roses, R(}sa spinos'issima and nibernica; Alexanders, Smyrnium olusutrvm ; Misseltoe, I'lscum 
album', Leopardsbane, Dordnicum PardaliAnches •, Winter-green, Ttientalis europee'us; Coral- 
root, Cerollorhlza inndta; Narrow-leaved Helleborine, Epipdetis enstfulia- several species of 
0.fiisca,militdris,tephrosdnthos, and latifdlia-. Drone Orchis, Ophrys fucifera'. 
Summer Snow-flake, Leucdjum testivum-, White Narcissus, Narcissus poiticus; Lily of the 
Valley, Common and Angular Solomon's Seal, Convallaria majdlis, muUiJldra and polygondhm. 
ZOOLOGY. 
INSECTS.—The Swallow-tailed Butterfly, {Papilio Machdon,) the most superb of British 
Butterflies, having lain in the pupa state through the winter, may now sometimes be found, as 
also the following:— 
The Cabbage Butterfly, Pontia brdssicee; the, Pearly-border Butterfly. Mclite'a euphrdsyne; 
the Plantain Fritillary, M. cinxia-, the Duke of Burgundy Fritillary, M. lucina-, the Common 
Blue Butterfly, jPo/yJ/nma/Ks alexis; the Queen of Spain Butterfly, Argynnis Icthdnia-, the 
Goat Moth, Cdssiis ligniphdn ,—see page 30 of the Register ;* the White or Ghost Moth, Hepi- 
alus hihnuti; the Cinnabar Moth, CallimJrpha jncobai'ep-, the Puss Moth, Cerurn vinvla ,—the 
caterpillars of this moth are found on the Willow, Poplar, &c., and from their singular form, 
the beauty of their colours, the oddness of their motions, and the variety of changes they un¬ 
dergo; are peculiarly interesting, and worth the trouble of collecting and breeding; the Yel¬ 
low Hawthorn or Brimstone Moth, Rihnia craiasgdta ■, and the Silver-ground Moth, Ciddria 
impliedria. 
* Much curious infunn.atiun respecting this Moth will also be found in “ Insect Architecture,” and “ Insect 
Transformations,’'which, togetlior with “ Insect Miscellanies,” form an interesting treatise on Insects. '1 hey 
are cheap 'and useful works, which tlie Entomologist would do well to avail himself of. 
