2o8 YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS' UNION AT I.OWTHORPE. 



Habenaria viriiiis, Ramiticulus psetido-fluHans, Carex paniculata, 

 C. paludosa^ etc., and Teesdalia fiudicaulis was reported from near 

 Market Weighton. Only three ferns were noted ; all common ones 

 everywhere. Among the Cryptogamia, Mr. M. B. Slater, F.L.S., 

 who had previously traversed part of the ground, had recorded 

 30 Mosses and 4 Hepatics, and most of these were noted during 

 the day's ramble. Amongst the more interesting may be noted : — 

 Mniuiii piinciatum, Amblystcgiiini serpens, Orthotrichum Lyellii, 

 Rhynchosteginm cofifertum^ Hypnum cuspidatum c.fr. but with most 

 of the capsules cut short off, probably by birds ; EiirhyncJiium striatum, 

 E. crassitiervium, Climaciimi dendroides, Leucodon sciuroides, Homa- 

 luthecium sericeii/n, Brachytheeium p/uniosuiii, Eurhynchiuin piliferum, 

 Zygodon viridissinius, Ortholrichnm affine, O. diaphaniim, Bryuvi 

 capillare^FriiUania capil/are, Rndula complanata, LopJiocoIea bidentata, 

 and L. heterophyila. Cryphcea Jieieromalla was re])orted by Mr. Slater 

 as occurring near Sledmere on the west, and also on the east of 

 Lowthorpe, but, strange to say, no trace of it could be found in the 

 district investigated, though it was well searched for. 



For the Geological Section its chairman (Rev. E. Maule Cole, 

 M.A., F.G.S.,) and Secretary (Mr. S. Chadwick, F.G.S., Malton,) 

 reported as follows : — In the Sectional Meeting the chair was taken 

 by the President, the Rev. E. Maule Cole, M.A., F.G.S. , who opened 

 the proceedings by referring to the great loss which the Union had 

 sustained by the premature death of the Senior Secretary of the 

 section, Mr. Adamson, to whose graphic pen the Union was indebted 

 for so many charming narratives of the excursions undertaken, and 

 of the various localities and sections visited, and expressed his belief 

 that it would be extremely difficult to find anyone, with similar gifts 

 and enthusiasm, to supply his place. After congratulating the section 

 on the exceptionally good muster of members, the President called 

 on the Secretary, Mr. Chadwick, F.G.S., to make his report on the 

 day's proceedings. The Secretary stated that the sections examined 

 consisted of Boulder Clay and Chalk. The former extended over 

 the whole district explored, and constituted the surface soil, whilst 

 the chalk below was only visible in pits. The first chalk-pit visited 

 was a large and deep one in the upper chalk without flints, at 

 Ruston Parva, where specimens of the following fossils were 

 obtained : — Inoceramus, Aviaila, Aiiancliy/cs ovaiiis, Ho/aster planus, 

 Ttrcbratida, R/tynconeila, Belemnitella imicronaia, B. quadrata, 

 VermcuUna pHcaia, V. convoluta, V. postulosa. Here the Secretary 

 took the opportunity of pointing out a peculiarity in the beds before 

 them. He had found that the dissolved chalk from this pit 

 produced very poor results, very few of the finer forms of foramini- 



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