Ci? 
took the utmoft Pains to raife them ; but, for want of their proper Food, they all died, 
See Rojel, Cl. 1. Tab, 5. . 
The Guelder-Rofe. 
Opulus, Flore Globofo, ‘Tourn. Inf. 607. 
& 
L.1. CH, 1 XVU, Ci. 1, 5.4.17, 
HE GOLD-SPOT MOTH. The Caterpillar, whence this Moth is produ- 
ced, may be found about the End of Fuly, fall fed, in the Marthes about Rotherbith, 
Vauxhall, and fach like Places, It feeds on the Leaves of the great Water-grafs, vc. but 
the Caterpillar is not fo eafily found as the Spining which it makes to contain its Chryfahi/is : 
for that fpining, being of a whitifh Colour, may be fen at a good Diftance, in Shape and 
Manner as defcribed in the Plate. It licsin the Chryfalis State about three Weeks, and the 
Moth is bred from the Middle to the End of Auguj? ; but it is feldom taken in the Fly-ftate. 
Purple Flowered Ketmia. 
Ketmia, Syrorum, Flore purpureo violaceo, ‘Tourn, Inft. 
% 
ati XVII. Che 8 A 18, 
THE SWORD-GRASS MOTH. Mtr. Rofél informs us, That the Cater 
pillar of this Fly feeds on the Orache ; that, in Fume, it changed to a Chryfas within 
the Earth, in which State it remained three Weeks, and then the J/oth was bred, I once 
took one of thefe Caterpillars, fall grown, feeding on the Sword-gra/s in the Marfhes at Ro- 
therbith ; but that was in the Month of Auguft, and the Math was bred with me at the End 
“of September, Both Caterpillar and Moth are very {carce. 
The Perfian Iris. 
Xiphium Perfrum, pracox, fore wariegato, ‘Tourn. 
Sect. &. 
