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The Natural History of Kirhy Moorside. 



officinalis) was found well established as a garden escape on a 

 grassy bank. Between Lastingham and Hutton-le-Hole was 

 a patch of moorland, and here were found the hoary form of 

 Ling {Call una Erica var. incana), and a host of interesting 

 bog and moorland plants, including — 



Erica cinerea. 

 , , tetralix. 

 Pinguicula vulgaris. 

 Triglochin palustre. 

 Juncus squarrosus. 



' ,, glaucits. 

 Myrica gale. 

 Vaccinium myrtillus. 

 Anagallis tenella. 



Veronica scutellata. 

 Ranunculus flammula. 

 Hydrocotyle vulgaris. 

 Narthecium ossifragum. 

 Drosera rotundifolia. 

 Empetrum nigrum. 

 Blechnum boreale. 

 Poteutilla tormentilla. 



A specimen of the Hard Fern [Blechnum boreale) was found 

 here with the midrib bifurcating about an inch from the tip ; 

 also several ' Tassel Galls ' on Juncus articulatus , made by the 

 gall fly Livia juncorum Latr. These galls are composed of 

 numerous terminal leaves, imbricating and forming one to 

 four groups all springing from the same part of the stem^ 

 usually near the ground, and suffused with red. The gall is 

 local in distribution, and somewhat uncommon. 



The Barberry {Berberis vulgaris) was found near Nawton on 

 the Saturday. Other plants in the immediate vicinity of 

 Kirby Moorside include Silaus flavescens (abundant in a pasture 

 near the church), and 



Erophila verna. 

 Lychnis floscuculi. 

 Hieracium pilosella. 



,, murovum. 



,, boreale. 



Rosa villosa. 

 Erythvcea centaurium. 

 Stachys betonica. 

 Glyceria plicata. 

 Viola segetalis. 

 Lychnis githago (very abundant in 



a cornfield near Gillamoor). 

 Hypericum hirsutum. 



,, tetrapterum. 



JMontia fontana. 

 Epilobium palustre. 



, , parviflorum. 



Ballota nigra. 

 Veronica officinalis. 

 Poly gala vulgaris. 

 Arenaria serpyllifolia. 

 Geranium pratense. 

 Geum rivale. 

 Agrimonia eupatoria. 

 Conopodium denudatum. 

 V alerianella olitoria. 

 Chenopodium bonus-henricus. 

 Veronica serpyllifolia. 



The Foxglove [Digitalis purpurea) was seen in one or two 

 places, but it was not at all frequent. 



The Mycological Committee was represented by Messrs. 

 W. N. Cheesman, T. Gibbs, J. W. H. Johnson and R. H. 

 Philip. Mr. Gibbs reports as follows : — 



Naturalis'i 



