208 Yorkshire Naturalists at Roche Abbey. 
the Green Hellebore frequently met with all the way down, 
the yellow Star of Bethlehem seen several times, and the 
Spurge Laurel coyly peeping in unexpected moments from 
the shade of the woods. 
In spite of the rain the Abbey ruins were investigated, and 
a short detour was made by Stone Mill and the lower edge of 
King’s Wood. Viola odorata (white) was found, Saxifraga 
tridactylites was seen in flower (on the wall by the mill), Wall- 
flower was in bloom on the walls of the Abbey, and literally 
acres of daffodils occurred on the edge of the woodland area 
close by. The Moschatel (Adoxa moschatellina) was also 
frequently seen in places of half shade ; also Primrose (Primula 
vulgaris), Cowslip (P. veris), and Periwinkle (Vinca minor). 
In the sheltered valleys of the two streams that meet by 
the abbey, the trees, especially Beeches, grow to a great size. 
Hawthorns are not mere shrubs, but trees, and the Yew, 
both within and without the woods, is abundant, growing in 
some instances to the height of its woodland companions. 
Good examples of the Box, whether indigenous or planted, 
were frequent. 
MossEs AND HeEpatics—Mr. Snelgrove writes :— 
Of the mosses only a very hasty gathering was made. 
Hypnum molluscum (fr) was very abundant, as also Mnium 
undulatum, M. punctatum, Thuidium tamariscinum, Brachy- 
thecium rutabulum (fr) Hypnum cupressiforme and Eurynchuim 
Swartz. There were also Hypnum cuspidatum, Hylocomium 
squarrosum, Eurynchium praelongum, Fissidens taxifolium, and 
Aulocomnium androgynum. 
Of Hepatics, all taken among the Abbey ruins, I have 
Lophocolea bidentata, L. heterophylla and Lophoza gracilis, 
the two latter in fruit. 
FunGci—Mr. W. N. Cheesman, J.P., writes :— 
The four hours’ collecting produced about thirty-five 
species. This was further increased to over sixty by Messrs. 
Malone and Sanderson, who stayed over the week-end. The 
scarcity of large fungi was very noticeable and special attention 
was given to the collection of micro species, which were sub- 
mitted to and determined by Mr. C. Crossland, who writes that 
of the sixty odd species collected the following twenty-five 
are new records for the Maltby district. 
BASIDIOMYCETES, Hymenochaete tabacina. On dead 
Hypholoma Candolleanum. On dead wood. 
wood. Hydnum farinaceum.* 
Polyporus byumalis. On dead wood. + stipatum.* 
Fomes fomentarius. On dead wood. Odontia fimbriata.* 
Solenia fasciculata. On dead wood. | Pentophora laevigata.* 
Stereum vugosum. On dead wood. Cortictum laeve.* 
* Determined by Miss Elsie Wakefield, F.L.S. 
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