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antiquaries in the city. Personally, I doubt it ; and I am not 
going to admit that the lectures are not interesting or easily under- 
stood by the youngest. It almost makes one believe that the 
true naturalist is born, not made. 
It must not be considered that in the following notes there 
appears anything like a history of the various Yorkshire scientific 
societies. I have rather dealt with the matter that has been 
published, and which is therefore to some extent accessible. 
Perhaps it is fortunate that I have not given myself sufficient 
time in the preparation of this address for such a history, desirable 
as it is. I may possibly revert to it, somewhere, on a future 
occasion. Material for such a work is accumulating in great 
quantity, but with regard to the earlier societies, and especially 
those which have left no definite record behind, the work is exceed- 
ingly difficult and laborious, and necessitates searching through 
piles of old newspapers and reports of meetings and advertisements 
in numerous different magazines. 
In dealing with such a subject as pre-historic man, it is perhaps 
a little difficult to say where the science of geology ends and 
archeology begins, and as no naturalist worthy of the name 
can leave homo out of his classification, and has necessarily 
found that the proper study of mankind is man, so it is impossible 
to leave out of our purview the various journals and magazines 
in which archeological matters are considered. This is perhaps 
as well, as quite apart from the papers on the early inhabitants 
of our islands ; the churchwardens’ accounts, etc., and the topo- 
graphical items, frequently contain matters of interest to the 
naturalist or geologist. These are therefore being included. 
In addition to the publications actually issued in the County, 
I propose to deal with such others as have an important bearing 
on our work. 
(To be continued.) 
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West Yorkshire Mosses and Hepatics.—During a few 
rambles in West Yorkshire with my friend, Mr. Ll. J. Cocks, 
the pleasure was afforded us of meeting with the following rare 
mosses and hepatics in new localities, viz. :—Seligeria acutifolia 
var. longiseta, Fissidens rufulus, Bryum concinnatum, Bryum 
mildeanum, Mnium orthorrhynchum, Amblystegium  confer- 
voides and Amblystegium sprucet, Pedinophyllum interruptum, 
Scapama bartlingi. For the two Bryums I find no record 
for West Yorkshire.—R. BARNEs, Harrogate. 
7 O:; 
A past president of the Yorkshire Naturalists Union, Mr. G. W. 
Lamplugh, has been elected on the Council of the Royal Society. 
1915 Jan. 1. 
