above as there are below; each segment above, and within the yellow stripe has, four tubercular dots, surmounted at the apex by a few short diverging hairs; on the lateral dark stripes are three similar dots, triangularly arranged on each segment; indeed the lateral stripes are formed by the color of the tubercles extending down a little beyond their bases, leaving narrow yellowish interstices between; on the abdominal segments are marginal rows of yellowish tubercles armed with hairs, similar to the others, on minute dark apical tips; on the under sidewhich is yellowish-there are five dark dots on each segment, and a dark central dash, transversely arranged.

The pupa is three-tenths of an inch in length; (when straightened one-fourth) lemon-yellow in color, and the antenna, feet and elytra folded over the stermum, as is usual incoleopterous pupæ; along each margin of the abdomen a sort of frill, more or less, projects outward in sections, those of the greatest depth about the center. The pupa is entirely disengaged from any other object, naked and unprotected. They are entirely immaculate, delicate, and very liable to injury from incidental causes.

S. S. RATHVON.

Catalogue of the Alpine and Sub-Alpine Flora of the

26. Arctostaphylos alpina, Sprerg.
27. Cassiope hypnoides, Don.

28. Phyllodoce taxifolia, Salisb.

29. Kalmia glauca, Ait.

30. Rhododendron Lapponicum, Wahl.

31. Sedum latifolium, Ait.

32. Loiseluria procumbens, Desv.

33. Pyrola minor, L.

34. Euphrasia officinalis, L.

35. Veronica alpina, L.

36. Rhinanthus Crista-galli, L.

37. Castilleia pallida, Kunth.
38. Diapensia Lapponica, L.
39. Polygonum viviparum, L.

var. alpina, Big. var. humilis, Gray. 40. Oxyria digyna, Desv.

19. Solidago thyrsoidea, Meyer.

20. Arnica mollis, Hook.

41. Alnus viridis, D. C.

42. Betula glandulosa, Michx.

herbacea, L.

argyrocarpa, Ands.
chlorophylla, Ands.

48. Habenaria obtusata, Rich.
49. Veratrum viride, Ait.
50. Streptopus roseus, Michx.
51. Luzula spicata, Desv.
parviflora, Desv.

52.

var. melano carpa, Gray. 67. Aira atropurpurea, Vahl.
arcuata, Meyer.
68. Calamagrostis Pickeringii, Gray.

54. Juncus trifidus, L.

55. Carex scirpoidea, Michx.

56.

66

capitata, L.

69.
Langsdorffii, Trin.
70. Phegopteris hexagonoptera, Fee.
71. Lycopodium Selago, L.

This list, it is believed, includes all the Alpine and Sub-Alpine species, thus far detected in this region, though there seems to be no reason why several other species, found on Mount Katahdin, Maine, and on some of the Green Mountains, should not occur among the White Mountains.

Dryas integrifolia is inserted on the authority of Pursh, but its occurence is quite doubtful. Sibbaldia procumbens has not been seen recently, nor has Saxifraga rivularis been found since Oakes collected it some years ago. His exploration of the mountains was quite thorough, and his sets of the Alpine Flora were widely distributed.

Mr. Wm. F. Flint, of Hanover, N. H. has been collecting carefully during the past season, and now offers for sale sets of over 50 species for $5.00 per set.

Several of the species enumerated here, as Streptopus roseus, and Veratum viride occur plentifully in the woods of Maine and N. H., but are so abundant at elevations of 4000 feet or more, as to form a characteristic part of the mountain Flora.

It is to be hoped that the researches of the Appalachian Club, organized the past season, will add some new species to our present list. J. W. CHICKERING.

Resurrection Plants.

Dr. Berrota of the city of Mexico, has presented to the National Museum a small collection of specimens intended to exhibit the rich and beautiful products of his country. Among them is a specimen of the resurrection plant, which obtained this name in consequence of

its relation to moisture and dryness. Being a native likewise of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California, it is often several months deprived of moisture, causing it to shrivel and curl up into a brown dry. ball, but when moistened with water for a short time, it is apparently restored to life and expands itself, displaying layers of slender fronds. of a fine green color, radiating from a common center. It is a cryptogamous plant belonging to the order Lycopodiaceæ, and may be found in botanical catalogues of the southwestern United States, under the name of Selaginella lepidophylla. Its organization places it low down in the vegetable scale somewhere between the Ferns and Mosses. There are numerous species of Salaginella, and they are often used for greenhouse and aquarium decoration; they serve to cover over the soil in large tubs or pots, the fronds being long hang over the edges with a pleasing effect enhanced by the usually lively green color. In tropical forests they form striking objects, covering decayed trunks and extending their leaves for a foot or more, in moist situations.

Another resurrection plant, having similar hygroscopic qualities, has long been reverenced in Syria, Egypt, Arabia and other arid countries beyond the Meditteranean. It is popularly known as the rose of Jericho. It is not a rose by any means, but its botanical alliances would place it with the wall flowers, candytuft, rockets, &c. It is known to botanists as Anastatica hierochunta, and when Linnæus described it he placed it in his class Siliculosa, and it therefore belongs to the order Cruciferæ of the natural system. It has been known in Western Europe for two hundred years. It recovers its natural form by immersion in water, after being dry for a long period. It is said to be only necessary to place the root in a glass of water, which is rapidly imbibed; it begins apparently a new life, expands in all its parts and unfolds unseen flowers to the beholder. Such a plant offers tempting

opportunities to the charlatans of the East to impose on popular credulity. M. Fulgence Marion describing it says, "the buds swell with new life, the leaves of the calyx open, the petals unfold, the flower stalk grows upright, and the full blown flowers appear before us like magic."

With strong religious superstition the Orientals attribute a great sanctity and power of prophecy to this plant. It is believed to come into bloom every year on the day and hour of the birth of the Saviour;

and pious pilgrims report that they find it growing on every spot sanctified as the resting places of Joseph and Mary during their flight into Egypt. The Arabs call it Kaf Marian or Mary's hand. They declare that if a dry plant of it be immersed in water at the beginning of parturition, it will develop its flowers at the very moment when the new born child enters the world. It is on sale at some of the oriental bazaars of the Centennial Exposition, but an incredulous correspondent relates that he has watched a specimen in water for a long time and was not so fortunate as to behold it unfolding its flowers.

There is still another resurrection plant brought by the celebrated botanical explorer Commerson, from Africa, and called Medusa's head. It is a cuphorbiaceous plant, and is known to botanists as Euphorbia caput-medusa, having been first introduced into the Jardin des Plantes in the time of the elder Jussien. It is not so widely known, but it is said to exhibit changes similar to those above described.

E. FOREMAN.

A Fly's Toilette.

It is so rarely that a fly (even if it is in the habit of performing what may be called its toilette operations in regular sequence) gives the opportunity of observation, that a note of the whole affair in its regu lar progress may not be without interest.

In this case the operation took about a quarter of an hour, and was carried on in the most systematic way, beginning at the head, and after being carried down the left side to the under surface of the wings, starting again with a careful cleaning of the upper surface of the wings and their front edges.

The insect-a common house fly-began by brushing the head with the two fore legs in the manner only too often noticeable in summer weather when the creatures are attracted by food. The front legs, tibiæ and tarsi, were most carefully rubbed and dressed, and (this complete) the second leg on the same (the left) side was what might be described as taken in hand, held well forward whilst it was thoroughly manipulated by the tarsi and tibiæ of the front legs, aided by very thorough applications of the proboscis.

The next stage was more difficult with regard to balance, for the middle left leg had to play its part in cleaning the two hind ones, and the support of the three disengaged ones was obviously not quite satisfactory. In this part great care appeared to be bestowed on the tarsi, and as soon as the hind legs were all right they in their turn were applied as cleaning brushes. Only the hind legs were used in brushing the under-surfaces of the wings, and when these and their fore edges had been carefully cleaned, the fly started again on the right side.

The head being all right required nothing more, but after a little recleaning of the front legs, the second on the right side was dressed as its companion had been, but more slightly, and then rubbed similarly with the two hind ones; and then everything being in order for the most important part of the operations, the dressing of the upper surface of the wings was proceeded with by drawing them longitudinally between the two hind legs. The greatest attention was given to the front edge of the wings, this part being gone over in both series of brushings.

The operation was interesting from the perfectly regular and systematic method in which it was conducted, the limbs acting as brushes, being each made scrupulously clean successively before carrying on their services, and the front legs (the primary cleaners) being dressed again before starting the work on the second side, whilst the wings (the most important part of all) were dressed and their edges carefully attended to in both series of operations. During the movement constantly going on during the day, the flies, though only too frequently present, are rarely stationary, but the perfect quiet of the early morning gave an unusal chance for observation.-O. in Gardeners' Chronicle.

Maggots in Strawberries.-Last spring we noticed that late strawberries were infested with a small larva, working in the berry, which produces a species of Drosophila. We engaged a fruit grower to furnish us berries, for a friend, as long as any could be gathered, and several lots were brought after these berries had disappeared from the markets, but invariably were infested, on the inside, with the larvæ above named. The species of fly was not determined.