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THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, August 16, 1859. 
Lepicloptera, one of which he had reared from the stems of the 
wild Carrot. 
Mr. E. Bond exhibited the larva of the curious little Beetle 
Drilusjiavescens, found near Freshwater, in the Isle of Wight. 
This larva is parasitic within the shell of the common snail; and 
the female, which is similar to the larva in its habits, is destitute 
of wings and elytra. 
Mr. Lewis exhibited specimens of the very rare Chleeuius 
SchranJcii taken at Luecombe, in the Isle of Wight. 
Mr. Westwood exhibited a portion of a mass of cocoon of the 
social Moth Ilithyia sociella, which had been found undigested 
in the stomach ot a cow, where, Mr. Westwood supposed, the 
mass had been introduced with the ordinary food of the animal; 
it being the habit of this Moth to inhabit (parasitieally) the nests 
of Humble-bees. The cow, therefore, had most probably come I 
upon the nest of one of the Moss-carder Humble-bees covered with | 
grass, and had taken it into her mouth with a large mouthful of 
the latter. Mr. Bond stated, in confirmation of this supposition, 
that he had found the mass of cocoons of this species of Moth in 
the nest of the Moss-carder Humble-bee. 
Dr. Wallace exhibited various interesting Lepidoptera from 
Waterford and Ivillarney, including a specimen of Deilepliila 
lineata, taken at Tremore in 1856. 
Mr. Mitford also exhibited various British Lepidoptera recently 
captured. 
Mr. Westwood mentioned a remarkable instance of the power 
of scent possessed by the Rove Beetle Cetonia aurata, having 
observed many hundred specimens of that species assembled in 
patches of a dozen or a score on the trunk of a young Elm tree, 
which was sweating to death in consequence of the attacks of 
Scolytus destructor ; the Beetles having been evidently attracted 
from considerable distances by the scent of the extravasated sap 
which was exuding upon the surface of the bark from the base to 
the top of the tree. 
Mr. Bates, who has during the last nine years resided in the 
interior of Brazil for the purpose of forming collections of bisects, 
attended this meeting of the Society on his return to England, 
and was admitted a member ; the Chairman complimenting him 
on the great services which he had rendered to Entomology by 
enriching our cabinets with the insects of South America, of 
which previously they were in comparative poverty when con¬ 
trasted with the museums of the Continent. 
Mr. Tegetmeier communicated an interesting process in bee¬ 
keeping which had been recently practised in order to obtain a 
hive of pure honey. On the 25th of June about half the Bees 
in a hive, together with the queen, were driven into a spare hive, 
in which they immediately commenced working as usual; whilst 
the Bees remaining in the old hive set to work to raise a new 
qbcen according to Schirach’s statement. In three weeks’ time 
the whole of the unhatched brood was developed in the old hive. 
The remainder of the Bees, with their new queen, as soon as the 
latter was produced, were then driven from the old hive, which 
now contained only honey in the cells. 
NEW OR RARE PLANTS. 
Rhododendron Kendrickii, var. latifoltoi ( Broad-leaved 
Kendrick Rhododendron). 
Native of the Bhutan Mountains, at elevations of 7000 feet, 
where it was found by Nut tail’s nephew, Mr. Booth. “It is 
hardy in the climate of Cheshire.” Flowers large, bright scarlet, 
and very beautiful .—{Botanical Magazine, t. 5129.) 
Dendrobium albo-Sanguineum (White and Crimson 
Dendrobinm). 
Native of Attran River, Moulmein, whence it was hnported by 
Messrs. Yeitch & Sons, of the Exeter and Chelsea Nurseries. It 
flowered at Kew during April.— (Ibid. t. 5130.) 
JEschynanthus cordifolius (Reart-leaved ASschynanthus). 
Imported by Messrs. Veitch & Sons from Borneo, where it was 
discovered by their collector, Mr. T. Lobb. Flowers scarlet, 
streaked in the throat with black.— Ibid. t. 5131). 
Monochjetuvi ensiferum (Sword-bearing Monochcetum). 
“ It is a native of the mountains of Oaxaca, in Mexico, where 
it appears to have been discovered by M. Ghiesbrecht.” Flowers 
purplish-rose colour. Its specific name seems to allude to “a 
lengthened, bright-red, cultriform appendage” of each sterile 
anther.— (Ibid. t. 5132.) 
Brachychiton Bidwillx (Bidwill's Brachychiton). 
Sent by Mr. Bidwill, in 1851, from the Widebay district of 
north-east Australia, Blooms in a stove from autumn'until 
spring. Flowers red.— (Ibid. t. 5133.) 
DendromeCON ltiaiDUSl (Rigid Tree-Poppy). 
Discovered by the unfortunate Douglasiu California; but first 
imported by Messrs. Yeitch & Sons through their collector, Mr. 
W. Lobb. “ It has proved quite hardy, and is really a handsome 
plant, flowering in the summer months,” Colour yellow.— 
(Ibid. t. 5134.) 
FRUITS ADAPTED TO THE VARIOUS 
LOCALITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
(Continued from page 276.) 
PEARS. 
Beurre Bachelier. —Fruit large and obovate, some¬ 
what irregular in its outline. Skin greenish-yellow, 
strewed with russety dots. Eye small and closed, set in 
a shallow basin. Stalk short. Flesh buttery and melt¬ 
ing, rich, juicy, sugary, and aromatic. 
An excellent pear, ripe in December. The tree is 
hardy, forms a handsome pyramid, and is a good bearer. 
Beurre Beauchamps. See Bergamotte Cadette. 
Beurre Beaumont. See Bezi Vaet. 
Beurre Bennert. —Fruit medium sized, turbinate and 
irregular in its outline. Skin pale yellow, with a red blush 
on the side next the sun, and covered with a net-work of 
russet. Eye small. Stalk an inch long. Flesh juicy, 
sweet, and aromatic. Ripe in January and February. 
Beurre Benoit (Auguste Benoit; Benoit). — Fruit 
medium sized, obovate. Skin pale yellow, strewed with 
patches and dots of pale brown russet. Eye open, placed 
in a round and shallow basin. Stalk three quarters of 
an inch long, inserted in a narrow cavity. Flesh white, 
fine-grained, melting, and vei'y juicy, sugary, and per¬ 
fumed. 
A good pear, ripe in September. 
Beurre Berckmans. —Fruit medium sized, turbinate. 
Skin of a rich lemon-yellow colour, thickly covered all 
over with russety specks and dots, but round the stalk 
and over the crown it is completely covered with a coat 
of cinnamon-coloured russet. Eye open, set in a round 
furrowed basin. Stalk an inch long, inserted without 
depression. Flesh white, tender, fine-grained, juicy, 
sugary, and richly flavoured. 
A handsome and very excellent pear, ripe in November 
and December. The tree makes a handsome pyramid, 
and is a good bearer. 
Beurre Blanc. See White Doyenne. 
Beurre Blanc de Jersey. See Bezi de la Mode. 
Beurre du Bois. See Flemish Beauty. 
Beurre Bose (Beurre d’Apremont; Beurre Bose; 
Calebasse Bose; Marianne Nouvelle). —Fruit large, pyri¬ 
form. Skin almost entirely covered with thin cinnamon- 
coloured russet, leaving here and there only a small por¬ 
tion of the yellow ground colour visible. Eye open, 
placed in a shallow basin. Stalk about an inch and a 
half long, inserted without depression. Flesh white, 
melting, and buttery, very juicy, rich, and aromatic. 
A dessert pear of first-rate quality, ripe in October and 
November. The tree is a good bearer; but unless grown 
against a wall, or in a warm situation, the fruit is apt to 
be crisp or only half-melting. 
Beurre de Bourgogne. See Flemish Beauty. 
Beurre Bretonneau (Dr. Bretonneau). —Fruit large, 
more or less pyriform. Skiu rough, with brown russet, 
which considerably covers the greenish-yellow ground, 
and sometimes with a brownish-red on the side next the 
sun. Eye uneven, set in a moderately deep basin. Stalk 
