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lubrica , Vitrina pellucida , Clausilia laminata, and Bulimus obscurus 
under heaps of decaying leaves in woods. The larger Helices, 
such as Helix pomatia and Helix aspersa must be looked for in 
their hybernating retreats. Helix aspersa loves holes in old walls 
and tree stumps, and is gregarious. Helix hortensis and others 
may be obtained from hedge banks by digging ; but a spell of 
mild weather will tempt them to emerge. On January 29th, 1892 
I observed in mild weather several H. hortensis crawling in a 
hedge row at Wychling, Kent. 
Helix pomatia (The Roman Snail.) 
Bulimus monlanus sometimes passes the winter in the dead 
hollow stalks of the wild parsley, and other plants.—E. W. 
Swanton, Bratton St. Maur. 
BOTANY. 
I have seen the following plants on flower in the first week in 
January :—Capsella bursa-pastoria , Stellaria media, Malva sylvestris, 
Leontodon taraxacum Setiecas vulgaris , S. Jacobcei , Beilis perennis , 
Lamium album and L. purpureum. But the only occupation for 
the botanist now, beyond observing what plants are hardy enough 
to defy the winter’s frost, is to look after mosses and lichens.—A. 
H. Waters. 
MOLLUSCA. 
Vertigo edentula in Somerset .—This local species occurs, though 
sparingly, at Ellescombe Wood, near Wincanton. I do not think 
it has been noticed in the county prior to my finding it in the 
above locality. Helix aculeata, H. fusca, Hyalinia fulva, Hy. 
