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been recorded for the Kast Ridinj;-. Its habitat at Filey is most 

 sinii^-ular, as pointed out by Mr. Marshall, as the plant is usually 

 associated with dripping- limestone rocks. •'' 



These cliffs arc not a suitable home for Hepatics, and few 

 onlv were noticed, \ i/. : Dip/op/iy/liiDi (i/b/ctiiis L., Lop/iocoled 

 biih'iilala L. , Kmiliti lriclio»iaitis L., h'riillmiia dilatdla L., 

 JiDii^cniiitiiid InrbiiKild Raddi., Anviird Idlifroits I.indb. , and 

 another with the name doubtful at present. I'ive species of 

 mosses and two of Hepatics were added to those already known 

 from these cliffs, and Mr. Marshall deserves credit for adding- 

 three of the former and both the latter. 



The mycological contingent consisted of Messrs. T. W. 

 Woodhead, T. Fetch, C. H. I5roadhead, W. Haley, and the 

 secretary of the Mycological Committee, Mr. C. Crosland, who 

 writes : — Large fungi, as a rule, not appearing in any quantity 

 until the month of August, were not looked for. One exception, 

 however, the St. George's mushroom, Tricholotna ffambosimi, 

 comes in spring, and was met with in pastures at Gristhorpe, 

 and on the cliflfs at Filey. Collybia velut/'pes, a semiparasitic 

 agaric, was also noted growing in clusters from one of the 

 branches of a sickly Wych elm. 



Attention was given to the discovery of minute species and 

 plant diseases. Thirteen of the latter were met with, some very 

 prevalent. The coltsfoot, all along the cliffs, both north and 

 south, was badly infested with Pticcinia podnun, and every plant 

 of wood betony, in the first valley to the south, with Pucciuia 

 bcioniccv. Here, a wild-rose bush was nearly smothered with 

 the orange uredo spores o'i Phi'dgmidiiini siibcorticahim. Nearly 

 all the plants of the thistle. Cardials (irvensis, on the cliffs, were 

 covered with Pucciuia siiitveolois pustules, even to the very 

 youngest leaves. We did not see much of the marsh marigold 

 rust, only near the bog-bean and bur-reed pond beyond the 

 encampment held. 



In a branch of the valley a patch o'i most productive ground 

 for saproph\tic micro species was found. The place was a moist 

 bank adjoining' a small, rapidly-running rill. The vegetation 

 was typical of such a spot, the plants most in evidence being 

 (in order of predominence) codlins-and-cream, meadow sweet, 

 marsh marigold, the grass Desc/idiiipsia cccspitosd, angelica, fig- 

 wort, iris, the sedge, (Jtircx ripiiria, and sprink'lings of one or 

 two others. The community appeared to be a very happy and 



iMr. Ins^-ham adds llial he has Hypnuiu coniniittidiiiu in his herbarium, 

 eathered at l<"iley in Ans^iist 1897, and less than ten minutes' walk south. 

 1903 July I. 



