. Science-gossip . ith the weeds notpossible. The most showy plant was a beautifullarge-flowered hemp-nettle that, with the poppies,made a fine display. The following is a list ofthe plants noted, and is incomplete, as it does not,at the least, include one or more grasses of theDowns: Fumaria officinalis: Papaver somniferum, , P. lamottei, P. argemone; Reseda lutea; Violaarvensis; Silene cuciibalus; Lychnis alba; Stellariamedia; Arenaria serpyllifolia, A. leptoclados; Medicagolupalina; Trifolium medium; PotentiUa anserina;jEthnsa cynapium; Matricaria inodora; Centaureascabiosa; Sonchus
. Science-gossip . ith the weeds notpossible. The most showy plant was a beautifullarge-flowered hemp-nettle that, with the poppies,made a fine display. The following is a list ofthe plants noted, and is incomplete, as it does not,at the least, include one or more grasses of theDowns: Fumaria officinalis: Papaver somniferum, , P. lamottei, P. argemone; Reseda lutea; Violaarvensis; Silene cuciibalus; Lychnis alba; Stellariamedia; Arenaria serpyllifolia, A. leptoclados; Medicagolupalina; Trifolium medium; PotentiUa anserina;jEthnsa cynapium; Matricaria inodora; Centaureascabiosa; Sonchus asper; Anagallis arvensis; Convol-vulus arvensis; Linaria spuria, , L. viscida;Veronica agrestis, V. buxbaumii; Calamintha arvensis;Galeopsis angustifolia; Ajuga chamcepitys; Plantagomajor; Chenopodium album; Atriplex angustifolia;Polygonum convolvulus, P. avicuJare; Etiphorbia exigua,E. helioscopia; Lolium perenne.—C. E Britton, 189,Beresfotd Street, Camberwell, ; August, 1896. SCIENCE-GOSSIP. 139. South London Entomological and NaturalHistory Society.—August 13th. {Continued frompage III.) Mr. Fremlin exhibited a series of Phigaliafediiria, from Saltash, including the dark reticulatedform and the very dark uniform variety. Mr. , numerous interesting insects from SouthAfrica, including a fine specimen of Actias mimoSi^,which, from its sluggish habits, can be easily pickedoff the bushes, its larvse are more or less gregarious;several species of the larger Orthoptera, includingPachyiiluspardalhnis, the species which often appearsin vast numbers and does considerable damage;P. feregrinus, which is the locust of NorthAfrica; Cyrtacatithus purpurifera, a very largespecies; Acheta africana, a mole cricket fromJohannesburg, and numerous species of Coleopterawhich are attracted in thousands to the electriclights in Pretoria. Mr. Sauze, a specimen of Cicadaanglica, one of three taken by Mr. Heasler inSurrey. Mr. Heasler had been attracted to someoak-trees by a
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