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VI. 1. Convallaria majalis, Lily of the Valley. Woods. 6.
Convallaria multiflora, Common Solomon's Seal. Woods, rare. 6.
Berberis vulgaris, Common Barberry. Hedges. 6.
VII. 1. Trientalis Europæa, Winter Green. Pine woods. 6.
VIII. 1. Vaccinium myrtillus, Bilberry. Heaths and woods. 6.
Acer pseudoplatanus, Sycamore.
Woods and hedges. 6.
Acer campestre, Common Maple. Š

VIII. 3. Paris quadrifolia, Herb Paris. Truelove. Woods. 6.
X. 1. Andromeda polifolia, Marsh Andromeda. Peat bogs. 6.
X. 2. Saxifraga cæspitosa, Tufted Alpine Saxifrage. Mountainous
rocks, rare. 6.

Saxifraga hypnoides, cum aliis.

others. Walls and rocks. 6.

Mossy Alpine Saxifrage, with

X. 3. Arenaria verna, Vernal Sandwort. Mountains. 8.

X. 4. Oxalis corniculata, Yellow Wood-Sorrell. Waste ground. 10. Lychnis dioica, Red and White Campions.

dens. 10.

XII. 1. Prunus Padus, Bird's, Cherry.}

Prunus Cerasus, Wild Cherry Tree.

Woods. 6.

Fields and gar

XII. 2. Mespilus Oxycantha, Hawthorn-May.
y.} Hedges. 6.

Pyrus malus, Crab Tree.

Pyrus torminalis, Wild Service Tree. Hedges and woods. 6.
Pyrus aucuparia, Mountain Ash.
Pyrus Aria, White Beam Tree.
XII. 3. Rubus idæus, Raspberry.
Rubus arcticus, Arctic Bramble.
Fragaria vesca, Wood Strawberry.

Mountainous woods. 6.
Mountains and rocks. 6.
Woods and hedges. 6.
Mountainous moors. 6.
Banks and woods. 6.

Geum urbanum, Common Avens. Woods and hedges. 8.

XIII. 1. Chelidonium majus, Common Celandine. Waste grounds. 6. XIII. 3. Adonis Autumnalis, Pheasant's Eye. Corn.fields. 9. Ranunculus bulbosus, Bulbous Crowfoot. Meadows. 6.

Ranunculus aquatilis, cum aliis. Floating Crowfoot, with others. Ponds and rivers. 7.

Trollius Europæus, Globe Flower. Mountainous woods. 6.

XIV. 1. Lamium purpureum, Red Dead-nettle. Waste grounds. 8. Galeobdolon luteum, Yellow Dead-nettle. Hedges and woods. 6. XIV. 2. Melampyrum pratense, Common Cow-wheat. Woods. 8. Antirrhinum Cymbalaria, Ivy-leaved Snap-dragon. Banks and

walls. 11.

Moist

Linnæa borealis, Two-flowered Linnæa. Pine-woods, Scotland. 6.
XV. 1. Crambe maritima, Sea Kale. Sandy sea-coast. 6.
XV. 2. Cardamine impatiens, Impatient Cardamine.
places. 6.
Erysimum Alliaria, Jack-by-the-hedge. Banks and hedges. 6.
Hesperis matronalis, Dame's Violet. Hilly pastures. 6.
Sinapis arvensis, Wild Mustard. Corn-fields. 6:
XVI. 2. Geranium phæum, Dusky Crane's-bill.
thickets. 6.

Mountainous

Geranium Robertianum, Herb Robert. Hedges and banks. 10.
Geranium lucidum, Shining Crane's-bill. Moist rocks. 8.

XVI. 2. Geranium dissectum, Jagged-leaved Crane's-bill. Waste

ground. 7.

XVI. 3. Malva sylvestris, Common Mallow. Road-sides. 9.
XVII. 1. Fumaria lutea, Yellow Fumitory. Old walls. 6.
Fumaria officinalis, Common Fumitory. Gardens and fields. 8.
XVII. 3. Orobus tuberosus, Common Heath Pea. Banks and
woods. 7.

Lathyrus Nissolia, Crimson Grass-Vetch. Bushy places. 6.
Vicia sepium, Common Blush-Vetch. Corn-fields. 6.
Ornithopus perpusillus, Birds'-foot. Sandy places. 9.
Common Red Clover. Pastures. 9.
XIX. 1. Hieraceum Pilosella, Mouse-ear Hawkweed.

Trifolium pratense,

sides. 7.

XX. 1. Orchis morio, Meadow Orchis. Meadows. 6.
Orchis fusca, Great Brown-winged Orchis.

Orchis militaris, Military Orchis.

Orchis tephrosanthos, Monkey Orchis.

Chalky hills,

Kent. 6.

Orchis latifolia, Marsh Palmate Orchis. Moist meadows. 6.
Ophrys fucifera, Drone Orchis. Chalky hills, Kent. 6.
Listera Nidus-avis, Bird's-nest Orchis. Shady woods. 6.
Epipactis ensifolia, Narrow-leaved White Helleborine.

tainous woods. 6.

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Corallorrhiza innata, Spurless Coral Wort. Mossy bogs, Scotland. 6. XXI. 2. Carex dioica, cum mult. aliis. Dioicous Carex, with many others. Bogs. 9.

XXI. 4. Bryonia dioica, Red-berried Bryony. Hedges. 9.

XXI. 5. Arum maculatum, Wake-Robin. Banks and woods. 6. Fragus castanea, Sweet Chestnut.

Woods. 6.

Scotland. 6.

Triandrous Willow, with

Carpinus Betulus, Common Hornbeam.
XXI. 6. Pinus sylvestris, Scotch Fir.
XXII. 1. Salix triandra, cum mult. aliis.
many others. Osier Grounds. 8.
XXII. 2. Empetrum nigrum, Crowberry. Mountainous heaths. 8.
XXII. 3. Viscum album, Common Misseltoe. On apple and crab-

trees. 8.

Myrica Gale, Sweet Gale, or Dutch Myrtle. Bogs. 8.

XXII. 6. Rhodiola rosea, Mountain Rose-root. Wales, North of England, etc. 6.

XXII. 8. Juniperus communis, Common Juniper. Heathy downs. 6. XXIV. 1. Polypodium vulgare, Common Polypody.

trunks of trees, etc. 10.

Asplenium Tricomanes, Common Maiden-hair.

walls. 12.

Walls,

Rocks and old

Pteris crispa, Curled, or Rock Brakes. Sides of mountains. 8. Hymenophyllum Tunbridgense, Tunbridge Filmy Fern. Moist, shady, and stony places. 6.

Ophioglossum vulgatum, Adder's Tongue, Meadows and pastures. 7.

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SELECT CALENDAR OF BRITISH INSECTS.

Cicindela hybrida. Locality, coast of Norfolk, Suffolk, etc. Month,
To 6.

Brachinus crepitans, Common Bombardier, Near London.
Carabus monilis. Gardens and meadows. To 9.

6.

Carabus nitens. On heaths, particularly in the North of England.

To 7.

Nebria complanata. Coast, Swansea, etc. To 6.

Helobia Marshallana. Mountains of Westmoreland. To 6.

Anchomenus prasinus. Under stones in sandy places. To 8.
Agonum marginatum. Banks of streams. To 6.

Omaceus nigrita. Moist situations. To 7.

Harpalus ruficornis. Under stones and pathways. To 10.
Colymbetes abbreviatus. Ponds. To 6.

Gyrinus bicolor. Surface of Pools, etc. To 6.

Gyrinus villosus. Margins of rivers. To 6.

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Onthophilus sulcatus.

Dung and dead animals. To 7.

Geotrupes lævis, Smooth Dor-beetle. Dung on heaths. To 10. Melolontha vulgaris, Common Cockchaffer. Trees and hedges. To 6. Anomala Horticola. Skirts of woods. To 7.

Cetonia aurata, Rose May-chaffer. Flowers of the Dog-rose. To 7. Telephorus fuscus.

Telephorus lividus.

Bushy places. To 7.

Necrobia violacea. Dead animals. To 9.

Scolytus Destructor. Bark of the elm. To 7.

Phyllobius argentatus. Woods and hedges. To 6.

Deporans Betulæ. Birch-tree. To 6.

Brachytarsus scabrosus. White Thorn. To 6.

Donacia dentipes.

Donacia simplex.

Cassida nobilis.

Cassida splendidula.

Aquatic plants. To 6.

Weedy banks. To 6.

Helops caraboides. Sandy places. To 7.

Mordella aculeata. Umbellate plants. To 6.

Notoxus Monoceros, Unicorn Beetle.

Staphylinus pubescens.

Staphylinus erythropterus.

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To 8.

Sandy places. To 6.

To 7.

Papilio Machaon, Swallow-tail Butterfly. In the fenny counties.

To 7.

Papilio Podalirius, Scarce Swallow-tail Butterfly. Woods, Bedrdshire. To 8.

Pontia Brassica, Common Cabbage Butterfly. Gardens, etc. And 7 to 9.

Pontia Napi, Green-veined White Butterfly. Gardens, etc. And 7. Pontia Napææ.

Pontia Daplidice, Green-chequered White Butterfly. South of England. And 8.

Pontia Cardamines, Orange-lip White Butterfly. Woods and meadows. To 6.

Leucophasia Sinapis, Wood White Butterfly. Woods in the south. And 8.

Nemeobius Lucina, Duke of Burgundy's Fritillary. Woods in the uth. And 6.

Melitæa Athalia, Pearl-bordered likeness. Devonshire. And 6. Melitæa tessellata, Straw May Fritillary. Middlesex. And 6. Melitæa Artemis, Greasy, or Marsh Fritillary. Meadows. And 6. Melitæa Selene, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary. Woods and heaths. And 8.

Melitaea Euphrosyne, Pearl-bordered Fritillary. Woods and heaths. To 6 and 8.

Argynnis Lathonia, Queen of Spain's Fritillary. Woods in the south. And 8.

Thecla Rubi, Green Hair-streak. Hedges and brambles. And S. Polyommatus Agriolus, Azure-blue Butterfly. South of England. And S.

Polyommatus Alsus, Bedford blue Butterfly. Woods and meadows. And 7.

Polyommatus Acis, Mazarine blue Butterfly. Chalky districts. And 7.

Polyommatus Adonis, Clifden blue Butterfly. Downs in the south. And 8.

Polyommatus Alexis, Common blue Butterfly. Heaths and com

mons. And 8.

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Thymele Tages, Dingy Skipper.
Pamphila Paniscus, Chequered Skipper. Woods and commons.
And 7.

Pamphila Sylvanus, Large Skipper. Woods and lanes. And 7.
Anthrocera Trifolii, Trefoil Burnet-Moth. Moist woods and bogs.

And 7.

Smerinthus ocellatus, Eyed Hawk Moth. Willow, Apple, and Poplar. And 6.

Smerinthus Tiliæ, Lime Hawk Moth. Lime trees. And 6.

Sesia Fuciformis, Narrow-bordered Bee-Hawk Moth. Fens in the south. And 6.

Sesia Bombyliformis, Broad-bordered Bee-Hawk Moth. Woods.

And 6.

Hepialus Humuli, Ghost Moth.

Cossus ligniperda, Goat Moth.

Fields, etc. And 6.
Willow trees. And 6.

Cerura Vinula, Puss Moth. Osier holts. And 6.

Lasiocampa Rubi, Fox-coloured Moth. Woods and heaths. And 6.

Spilosoma meuthastri, Large Ermine. Moist woods. And 6. Spilosoma lubricepeda, Spotted Buff Ermine. Gardens. And 6. Diaphora mendica, Spotted Muslin. Woods. And 6.

Callimorpha Jacobææ, Cinnabar Moth. Woods, on the Ragwort. And 7.

Hypena rostralis, Buttoned Snout. Amongst nettles. And 7.

The Gyrinus villosus, one of the rarest species of this genus, inhabits the weedy margins of streams. It is supposed by some to differ from its congeners in not being gregarious, but of this I have some doubts, as it has once in this neighbourhood been taken abundantly, and to all appearance is as fond of collecting together as the natator, although not so common or so frequently observed. The gentleman who took them informs me that on turning over a stone on the margin of the Trent, he observed at least fifty specimens.

The Onthophilus sulcatus and striatus are both found in the vicinity of Nottingham; the former very rarely, but always near dead animals: the latter has been extremely abundant this spring, (1830,) in the usual haunts of the Histeride and Aphodiida.

Cetonia aurata-Rose May-Chaffer, or Brass Beetle. This beautiful insect is not confined to the south; some hundreds of specimens have been captured in this county, and I have some which were taken at Matlock.

Scolytus Destructor. No one from a casual survey of this little creature would deem it capable of such extensive devastation: its ravages

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