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on 4th March. The plant, which was growing on the side of 

 the Glenferrie-road, Hawthorn, near Gardiner's Creek, was, 

 as the photograph showed, a mass of bloom. 



PAPER READ. 



By Mr. H. Witty, entitled " A Naturalist on the Yorkshire 

 Moors." 



The author described some of the incidents of a natural 

 history outing of tluee weeks' duration, undertaken by him- 

 self and Dr. Drake Brockman, of Scarborough, among the 

 Yorkshire moors about four years ago. He characterized the 

 moors as being ill adapted for agricultural purposes, consisting 

 principally of a calcareous formation having a low degree of 

 fertility. The arable land that did exist was confined to the 

 valleys, and was devoted to the growth of meadow hay. The 

 moors were overgrown for the most part by a species of heather 

 and whin, or gorse, and when these two plants were at the 

 height of flowering perfection the view over twenty miles of 

 level moorland was an entrancing picture. The vast wind- 

 swept areas were a happy hunting-ground for the naturalist, 

 for they were not only rich in plants, but also in insect and 

 animal life. One of their most interesting features was the 

 large number of tumuli that were to be met with. These were 

 mounds raised by prehistoric moor-dwellers to mark the 

 resting-places of their dead. The tumuli were invariably con- 

 structed at a point overlooking a valley having an eastern aspect. 

 and from this circumstance it was assumed the ancient 

 inhabitants of these wastes were sun-worshippers. Some of 

 the excavations in the tumuli extended to the depth of eighty 

 feet. 



In the course of his remarks Mr. Witty suggested that the 

 Club should appoint " recorders " for all classes of natural 

 history study, as in the Scarborough Field Naturalists' Club. 

 These would be persons to whom the young naturalist would be 

 able to take his find, or capture, and receive information 

 respecting it. 



The author's remarks were well illustrated by a large series 

 of lantern slides in black and white and in autochrome. 



Messrs. F. Barnard and J. Shephard congratulated the 

 author on the interesting nature of his remarks, and on the 

 fine series of plates shown. The chairman, in thanking Mr. 

 Witty for the many interesting slides he had exhibited, said he 

 thought the suggestion for the appointment of "recorders" 

 was worthy of consideration l>y the committee. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Mr. F. G. A. Barnard. — Grass-tree gum from Brisbane 

 Range, near Anakie. 



