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the chair), R. Y. Green, Richard Howse, William Kell, Edward 

 Mather, Daniel Oliver, jun., Thomas Pattison, jun., J. C. Penny, 

 Thomas Pigg, John Storey, J. Swan, George Wailes, John Walsh, 

 and Thomas Walton. 



Mr. Storey exhibited specimens of Scirpus Taherncemontani, 

 gathered by himself, and of Zostera nana, collected, at Hartlepool, 

 by Mr. Albany Ilancock. The evening was spent very pleasantly, 

 every one appearing to be gratified with the proceedings. 



I have been favoured with the following Botanical notes by 

 the senior Secretary, Mr. Storey : — 



" Although the past year has not been characterized by the 

 discovery of any plants strictly new to the district, not a few 

 new habitats of some of the rarer species have been detected by 

 Members, since the last Anniversary. The following are deserv- 

 ing of record. 



Gagea lutea. Whinnetly Burn, covering a patch of forty or 



fifty square yards. G. C. Atkinson, Esq. ! 

 Eihes petrceum. On the road from Warden, to Chester Hall. 



Edward Mounsey, Esq. ! 

 Tulipa sylvestris, mentioned by Winch as 'naturalized at 

 Blackwell.' For a specimen of this species, from the 

 same station, gathered in 1854, by Mrs. Barclay, I am 

 indebted to Mr. Mounsey. 

 Alisma Plantago. ' From the cooling pond of the Sunder- 

 land Water Works, at Humbledon Hill. The water in 

 the pond frequently reaches 100 degrees, and deposits a 

 large quantity of lime. The plant has appeared this 

 season for the first time.' R. Vint, in litt. The leaves 

 of the specimen forwarded to me by Mr. Vint, were 

 covered with a thick coating of lime. The species is 

 very common, but I notice it here on account of the 

 high temperature of the water in which it was found. 

 Stellaria nemorum. Hedge bank, near Close House, and — 

 Carduus acanthoides, (/3 crispus, Bab.), near Cramlington. 



Mr. Daniel Oliver, jun. 

 JBupleurum rotundifoUum. ' In corn fields to the north and 

 west of Norton, and about Carleton and Redmarshall, 



