300 Wattam : Buckton Marsh, East Yorks. 



Grass ( Alopecurus genie ulatiis), along with the Soft Grass, 

 Creeping Crowfoot, and Toad Rush. The portion dominated 

 by the Narrow-leaved Cotton Grass {Eriophoriim vaginatum) is 

 about twenty-five yards in extent, ten yards being about the 

 width of the broadest part. Within this area is the flora, which 

 at one time there is no reason to doubt, controlled the greater 

 portion of Buckton Marsh. It is now the refuge of the following 

 plants, many of which, as the natural drainage continues to 

 operate, making more easy the conquest of the soil by stronger 

 growing plants which encircle it, will, within no great length 

 of time, be non-existent, namely. Marsh Marigold, Lesser 

 Spearwort, Bog Stitchwort ; Grass of Parnassus {Parnassia 

 pahistris), rare, seven plants only seen, three in bloom ; 

 Sundew [Drosera rotundifolia) four plants only seen ; Marsh 

 Valerian, Marsh Cudweed {Gnaphaliitm iiliginosnm) ; Bog 

 Pimpernel ( Anagallis tenella), very rare ; Bog Bean {Menyanthes 

 trifoliata), plentiful ; Forget-Me-Not {Myosotis palustris), 

 Water Mint, Marsh Lousewort {Pedienlaris palustris) ; Common 

 Butterwort {Pinguicula vulgaris), fourteen plants seen ; Com- 

 mon Bugle, Marsh Orchis {Orchis latifolia). Spotted Orchis, 

 Jointed Rush, Marsh Grass [Triglochin palustre), abundant; 

 Chocolate-headed Rush {Scirpiis pauciflorus), Pink-leaved 

 Sedge, Yellow Sedge, Glaucous Sedge, Hairy Sedge [Carex 

 hirta). Paradoxical Sedge (C. paradoxa), Short-beaked Bladder 

 Sedge (C. vesiearia). Loose Sedge (C. distans), Smooth Horse- 

 tail {Equisetum limosum) , Marsh Horsetail {E. palustre) and 

 the moss Hypmtm cuspidatum. 



The drain has its origin from a pool a short distance east- 

 wards from the marsh, where the drainage from adjacent 

 cultivated lands is carried by pipes. It varies in depth from 

 twelve to eighteen inches. Its flora is likewise interesting, and, 

 of course, typical of such a habitat, the chief plants being 

 Water Crowfoot {Ranunculus circinatus) , Ivy-leaved Crowfoot 

 {R. hederaceus). Water Starwort {Callitriche verna and its' 

 sub-species hamulata), Water Cress, Marsh Marigold, Brooklime 

 {Veronica Beccahunga), Water Speedwell {V. Anagallis-aquatica), 

 Forget-Me-Not, Spreading Rush, Whorled Grass, and Elbowed 

 Fox-tail Grass. This drain is the chief feeder of the Mere on 

 the outskirts of the village of Buckton. 



Mr. H. Wallis Kew sends us a reprint of a paper on the extraordinary 

 observations he has inade with regard to the Pairing of Pseudoscorpiones 

 {Proceedings Zoological Society of London, June 1912, pp. 376-390). 



We quote the following natural history gem from a well known daily 

 paper : — ' Rare Bird Visitor. — Mr. C. Pattison Lowther, F.Z.S., who is 

 staying at Kingsdown, near Deal, reports having seen a very rare bird, 

 the Burm, near Sandown Castle. He believes this bird has ne\'er before 

 been recorded in England. It is of the petrel class and is a native of the 

 Sahara. Its peculiar reverse flight in stormy weather makes it very 

 noticeable.' 



Naturalist, 



