188 THE NATURALIST. 



Went Bridge. We saw few plants in flower worthy of note. Pulicaria dysen- 

 terica, Mentha Jursutum, Bartsla Odontites, Poterium Sanguisorba, Pimpinella 

 Saccifraga, and Euphrasia officinalis, were the chief. 



Shortly before reaching the latter place our snail-hunting captain 

 directed our attention to a heap of stones, beneath which we found the 

 following shells, — Pupa pygmoea, P. urnbilicata, Zua luhrica, Clausilia 

 nigricans, Baleafragilis, Helix hispida, H. rotundata, H. fulva, Zonites crys- 

 tallimis, and Zonites cellarius. We spent a full hour among these stones, 

 eliciting many bright remarks from passers-by, who ivere chiefly thread- 

 bare blacklegs from Doncaster races ; however, their sneers fell upon our 

 ears unheeded, as we felt that it would have been a self humiliation, even 

 in a " snail hunter," to have deigned to reply to them. 



We now journeyed merrily on to Went Village, where we were joined 

 almost immediately after by a second detachment of our party, who could 

 not conveniently start with us from Wakefield. They had taken the 

 nearest route from the station, and were thus enabled to reach Went 

 Bridge almost as soon as we did. Being thus happily united, we started 

 in a body for Brockerdale, the property of John Hope Barton, Esq., through 

 whose kindness we were permitted to explore the vale. We soon arrived 

 at our destination, and were much pleased with the pretty woodland 

 scenery. In several places, on elevated ground, seats were placed. From 

 these could be seen the valley stretched out beneath us, interspersed by 

 wood and stream, and, here and there, bold cliff's of limestone jutting out 

 amidst the trees. We noticed a variety of plants in flower — Campanula glome- 

 rata, Reseda luteola — in abundance, and others, including most of those 

 already mentioned. We spent some time not unprofitably watching the 

 black Ant — here plentiful — carrying on its various labours. Proceeding 

 along the wood, Mr. Lumb detected a blind worm, Angmsfragilis, gliding 

 among the long grass. His attempt to capture it was, unfortunately, unsuc- 

 cessful. We were, however, more fortunate shortly after ; we found an Adder, 

 Pelias herus, basking in the sun beneath a tree. After an exciting struggle 

 we succeeded in taking it. It proved to be a fine specimen, nearly two feet in 

 length, and displayed its poison fangs rather more prominently than some 

 of our party liked. It was soon chloroformed and confined in a small 

 canister, and consigned to the pocket of the writer, to become, hereafter, 

 a standing memorial of our much-enjoyed visit to Brockerdale. 



A number of beetles were captured by Mr. Talbot, while the " pupa 

 diggers " were tolerably successful in their researches. A few specimens 



