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and Stokesley Cerura biciispis, Trichiura craicegi and Cleora lichefiaria, 

 and it would be desirable to again visit this district the first or second 

 week in June. Mr. M. Lawson Thompson, of Saltburn, recorded 

 the following beetles taken upon Roseberry Topping. 



Biadycellus similis. Quedius molocliinus. 



Calathus melanocephalus. Notiophihis biguttatus. 



Calathus flavipes. Notiophilus aquaticus. 



Olisthopus rotundaUis. Otiorhynchus ovatiis. 

 Nebria gyllenhalii. 



For the Botanical Section, Mr. M. B. Slater, F.L.S., of Malton, 

 its Secretary, reported that the finely-wooded dell through which the 

 Leven stream runs at Kildale afforded good ground for the botanists. 

 Upwards of one hundred species of flowering plants were noted 

 as seen on the route, many of them, however, of general distribution 

 in the north of England, and the greater portion of the plants were 

 seen that are named in the circular. The most interesting plant 

 met with was Agriinonia odorata Mill., a tuft of which was found 

 growing by the side of the woodland path near to the old Bleach Mill. 

 This plant is an addition to the North Yorkshire Flora, and so far 

 as he was aware has not been previously recorded. It was detected 

 and pointed out to the members of the party by Mr.VValterW. Reeves, 

 of London, who has a very good knowledge of the flowering plants of 

 the British Islands. Mr. Reeves was on a visit in Yorkshire at the 

 time and joined the excursion party, and kindly gave valuable aid to 

 some of the younger botanical members by naming their various 

 gatherings. On dripping rocks by the stream side and in the shady 

 parts of the wood, mosses and hepatics were seen in some abundance. 

 If the dale could be more carefully explored for this tribe of plants, 

 during the spring and autumn months, which are the best seasons for 

 gathering them, probably some interesting species of the rarer mosses 

 and hepatics would be obtained. Upwards of thirty species of mosses 

 were gathered, but the greater portion at this season in the lowland 

 locality not having good fruiting capsules on them, only the most com- 

 monly distributed species were recognised. Amongst the gatherings 

 were some patches of Bryiein capillare L. in fine fruit, also a tuft of 

 Barbula cylitidricn Tayl. with fruiting capsules, a moss not often 

 found in that state. On wet stones by the stream side some masses 

 of Dichodontium flavescens Dicks, was growing, sterile however, as 

 its fruiting season is October and November. In Hepatics, Nardia 

 obovata Nees and Cephalozia laniuiersiafia Hiib. were growing in 

 considerable masses on dripping rocks by the banks of the stream. 

 Jungerniania riparia Tayl. and _/////;■. gracilUina Sm. on damp ground 

 in shady places. Fnillania dilaiain L. was seen on the bark of 



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