280 MISOKLLANEOUS NOTICES. 



A memory from Moseley Pool. — The lanes around Moselc}', a village adjoining Binningham, 

 are not by any means uninteresting; one, known by the name 'Stoney,' I visited a few days 

 since, to discover the treasures, and several old faces, familiar to me in Norfolk, greeted me. 

 The Toad-flax, (Linaria vidgaris,) was abundant, and its orange gaping corollas made beauty 

 around; there were many Thistles, (^Cardiii,) with their well-protected leaves, surmounted by 

 many blossoms of lilac; the common Knot Grass, {Poli/ffo>ium avicularc,) and the Bctony, 

 (Betonica officinalis.) Our final destination, however, was to Moseley Pool, a retired piece of 

 water, amid the fields and trees, where the solitary water-fowl could live in peace, and a 

 student, book in hand, could recline, and feel himself really shut from the world and its 

 bustle. The object which drew us thither was the lloyal Fern, {Osmnnda regalis,) informa- 

 tion that this pool was a habitat took us out ; but alas ! to return unrewarded with that, though 

 ■we obtained several fine plants of the Blechnmn spicant and the Lastvfea collina; the Bracken and 



the L. Filix-mas, were very abundant. The beautiful Bell-heath, (Erica f ) was making 



a brilliant display along the hedgerows, while the modest Harebell, {Campanula rotundifolia,) 

 and the Ling, {Calluna vulgaris,) shared honours with it. While rambling round the Pool, we 

 secured a fine specimen of the Beetle tribe, (Agonum sexpunctatum.) The tall Foxglove, 

 {Digitalis purpurea,) grew in very great profusion ; and with its spotted bells and capsules 

 from former blossoms offered spikes of nearly four feet high. We likewise found by the Pool 

 the Wild Mint, (Mentha,) in blossom, and very luxuriant; and near it the little yellow Rock 

 Rose, {Jlelianthemum vulgare.) The banks of 'Stoney' lane were very prolific in grasses, and 

 the Ilawkweeds, (Filosella,) were breaking out in numbers. I was quite satisfied with the 

 results of my trip to Moseley Pool ; and trust I found something to be thankful for, as reminding 

 me anew of our Great Father's love. 



"Thanks to the human heart by which we live, 

 Thanks to its tenderness, its joys, and fears ; 

 To me the meanest flower that blows, can give 

 Thoughts, that do often lie too deep for tears." 



— Idem, September 4th., 1854. 



Zate stay of the Cuchoo, (Cuculus canorus.) — I saw to-day in Mr. Graham's shop, in York, 

 a young male Cuckoo, which had been shot by W. Whytehead, Esq., of York, on the 22nd. 

 instant.— B. R. M., September 26th., 1854. 



Departure of Sivallotvs, (Hirundo rustica.) — The bulk of the Swallows took their departure on 

 the 5th. and 6th. of this month; though some remained behind until as late as the 24th. 

 While travelling by railway from York to Hull on the 27th., I saw a large flock of these birds 

 sporting in the air near Selby, about 9 o'clock, A. M., and at New Holland, in Lincolnshire, 

 later in the day, I saw a single bird. They have now quite left this district. — B. R, M., 

 Driffield, September 30th., 1854. 



Spring Arrivals in Guernsey. — The Wryneck, April 2nd.; the Chiff'-chaff', April 9th.; the 

 Cuckoo, April 14th. ; the Swallow, April 26th. The oak trees were in leaf by the 20th. of 

 April. We dug new Potatoes from the open ground, no protection, on the 29th. of April; 

 Strawberries were gathered in the Rectory garden, on the 5th. of May. — H. Wilkinson, St. 

 Andre, Guerusc}', 1854. 



Occurrence of the Yellow Wren, or Warbler, (Sylvia sibilatrix,) near Huntly, Aberdeenshire. 

 — On entering Huntly from the west on the 7th. of this month, I observed on a hedge which 

 lines that part of the road, a most beautiful specimen of the bird above named. Being at 

 the time only armed with a rain-piece— ^n umbrella — I had no means of procuring it. It 

 is the first I have seen in these northern parts. I had a good view of it, for it was by no 

 means shy.— Thomas Edwaed, Banfi", August 26th., 1854. 



