Colour-Variation in Wild FlowersAuthor(s): Mrs. LeebodySource: The Irish Naturalist, Vol. 2, No. 8 (Aug., 1893), p. 229Published by: Irish Naturalists' Journal Ltd.Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25520458 .

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Notes. 229

Melilots officinalZis, Willd., on the railway at Bessbrook; while Gemniunt pratense grows in some abundance by the old road from Armagh to Killylea, where it was observed last year by myself, and the present year by Rev. W. F. Johnson; it is no doubt an escape from a cottage-garden. The recent Field Club trip to Slieve Gullion added another station for )lekazmrum pratense, var. montanurn; several members obtained good specimens on the southern side of the mountain at I,ooo-i,5oo feet.

R. LLOYD PRAazGnP

Azolla carollneana In fruit.-It may be interesting to some to note that this curious little aquatic-albeit not a native of Ireland-is now producing its fruit abundantly in a shallow pond in Mount Usher garden, Co. WTicklow. I understhnd it has rarely been known to fruit in the open air in Great Britain or Ireland, although it does so on the Con tinent of Europe.-GREENWOOD PIM.

Colour-variation In Wild Flowers.-In reference to Mr. Praeger's remarks on this subject in the I. N. for June, I may add a species to his list-Silene acaulis, of which I found patches with pure

white flowers among others of the normal colour on Binevenagh, Co. Derry, a few years ago.-MRs. LBRBODY. Londonderry.

Oblone portulacoldes, L. at Dundalk.-I mentioned in "Flora of Armagh" on p. 157, the occurrence of this local plant at Dundalk, but it may be well to make a separate note of it, as it is rare in Ireland, and apparently not on record from this locality. It grows in great abundance over the immense stretch of salt-marsh that fringes the sea south of Dundalk harbour, along with Sta(ice bahusiensis. I first observed it there in January, i889.-R. LIOYD PRAFGE1R.

ZOOLOGY.

INSE C TS.

Strex gigas and Macroglossa stellatarum In Co.

Louth.-On July gth I received from Rev. R. M. P. Freeman a female

Sirex, taken at his rectory (Collon, Co. Louth.) In the same consign ment was a specimen of ifacroglossa stelatarum also taken at Collon, where it attracted Mr. Freeman's attention by its humming, while it hovered over some flowers outside his house. Sirex gCgas is apparently not unknown to the country people at Cotton, who, according to Mr. Freeman, accuse it of stinging their cattle !-H. LYSTER JAMESON, Killencoole, Co. Louth.

Coleoptera In Co. Dublln.-The following Coleoptera, taken by me, and identified through the kind assistance of the Rev. W. F.

Johnson, have apparently not been previously recorded from Ireland. Anisotoma parvula, Sahl., one specimen, Santry, by sweeping; Malthodes mysticus, Kies., occurred near Santry (in company with M. marginatus, Latr.); Daytes cerosu, Kies., Santry, one specimen, sweeping; Cis alni, Gyll., found one specimen last January in a fungus on an elm in Phcenix Park (with great numbers of C. nitidus, Herbst.); Anaqpis garneysi,

Fowler, rare, sweeping nettles, Royal Canal bank; Apion ulici4, Forat., Friarstown Glen, near Tallaghlt, by beating firze; Hypera mee, F., I was

fortunate enough to capture this rare species among the long grass on

the railway bank near Suttoni by sweeping; Magdalis carbonaria, L., one

specimen off birch, Santry; Hylesinus frazini, Panz., Lucan demesne.

With the exception of Cis alni, Gyll., all the above were taken during the

months of Apnl and May.-J. N. HAIBERT, Dublin.

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