4o8 Field Notes. 



these have not been submitted to some competent coleopterist 

 for identification. Mr. Georg-e Darley, of Hatfield, has found 

 several remains under the peat at Hatfield Chace. The only 

 species yet determined is Hydrophilus piccus L., the Great Water 

 Beetle, of which species Mr. Darley was fortunate enough to 

 find an almost complete skeleton. This example is now in the 

 possession of Dr. Corbett. To-day this species is restricted, so 

 far as the British Isles are concerned, to the London district and 

 adjoining- counties. — E. G. Bayford, Barnsley. 



FLOWERING PLANTS. 



Notes on Sedbergh Plants. — Ombanche major Angl. has 

 been growing- here this season on the roots of Broom, and we 

 have also seen for the first time Saxifniga Hircnlus L. Over 

 the Westmorland border we have found many specimens ol 

 Paris qiiadrifolia L. with leaves varying in number from three 

 to seven. — ^John Handley, Sedbergh, i6th July 1903. 



Plants at Sutton-on-Sea. — At the meeting of the Lincoln- 

 shire Naturalists' Union at Sutton-on-Sea, on 2nd July 1903, the 

 following species were noted on the marine (blown) sand : — 

 Ranunculus arvensis, Papaver somniferu?n, P. argenione , Ceras- 

 tium seniidecandriim^ and C. arvense, Ononis spinosa, CEnanthe 

 Lachenalii out of place except on the silt, where it was abun- 

 dant ; Daticns carota approaching gumriufer , Lyciuni barbarian, 

 Juncus Gerardi, Scirpus niaritimns, Agroslis paliistris, niaritinia, 

 with the sand series of most confusing Agropyrons. A poor 

 list ! The marine silt (estuarine alluvium) within the sand hills 

 was far richer, including Ranunculus trichophyllus, Genista 

 tinctoria, Trifolium pratense, perenne (of Sinclair's Hart. Gram. 

 Wobur.) which has been so foolishly neglected for the foreign 

 variety sativum ; Vicia cracca, incana, grey white with dense 

 hairs; both the Siiwis ; Anthriscus vulgaris on both sand and 

 silt ; Achillea Ptarniica, Serratula, Picris echioides, Samolus, 

 Myosotis palustris, and Lithosperjntun arvense, Rumex Hydro- 

 lapathuni, and lastly Iris spuria. This lovely species was in 

 full flower on the old spot, though it cannot now be found 

 in many cases where it was five years ago. Specimens were 

 taken for the National Herbaria. — E. Adrian Woodruffe 

 Peacock, Cadney, Brigg, 20th July 1903. 



A Grass new to Britain, and other Plants at Careby, 

 Lincolnshire. — At the meeting of the Lincolnshire Naturalists' 

 Union at Careby, on the 9th June 1903, 230 species were 

 observed, and the following species were taken : — Ranunculus 



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