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present by much growth of the buck's-horn plantain [Plantago 

 Coronopus), whilst in the ravine at the south end of Danes' 

 Dyke a minute investigation yielded all the plants already 

 mentioned in the ' Flora of the East Riding-.' Among-st 

 phanerogams blossomings most conspicuously just now are 

 Viola RiviiiKiiKi, Gorse, and the Karly Purple Orchis (O. niascnla), 

 the last being- very fine when it was somewhat sheltered by 

 young- trees of a very recent plantation. Two or three other 

 orchidaceous plants were found in the fields above, e.g., Orchis 

 Mario, O. iistulata, and Listera ovata. Veg-etative signs also 

 were seen of the Grass of Parnassus, Eupatoritim cainiabinum, 

 Hypericiiin pulchrum, etc. In the small round plantations of 

 older Sycamore, Ash, and Scots Pine (the last two very sparsely 

 interming-led), which occur on the g-lacial drift that covers the 

 chalk near Scwerby, the dominant plant of under-gfrowth was 

 the rose-red campion [Lychnis dioica), and it was in greater 

 profusion and luxuriance than one had ever seen it previously. 



For the Monday meeting's the rendezvous changed to the 

 Bempton or northern side of the chalk plateau, round via Thorn- 

 wick Bays, North Sea Landing-, Silex Bay, the Lighthouse, 

 and the village of Flamborough, about which already have 

 blossomed the flowers of romance, as in Blackmore's ' Mary 

 Anerley.' The long lane from Benipton to the cliflf" edge, where 

 Guillemot is king, is quite typical of East Yorkshire. Bordered 

 by well-cultivated, apparently fertile fields, there was lush 

 growth of Hedge Parsley {Clucrophyllum sylvestre), white, and 

 red deadnettle, big old hawthorn trees, and again, but more 

 subdued, red campion. Although the arborieal vegetation of 

 this part is somewhat stunted and possessed of a cowering 

 habit due to winds that frequently sweep the upland, still in 

 considerable numbers trees are conspicuous generally. Most 

 noteworthy was Pyriis mains, Wild Apple, probably however 

 not the ' Crab,' but an escape from culllvation, which was in 

 profuse, very white blossom. There were also Birch, Alder 

 (Alniis g-hilinosa). Mountain Ash, Common Ash, etc., mingled 

 with much hawthorn in fragrant blossom. Inland, and more 

 under the cultivator's hand, the fields were in one golden 

 glory of buttercup— i'?^/;///«r/////^ biilbosiis. Nearer the edge 

 of the cliffs, two or three hundred feet above sea-level, vegeta- 

 tion showed several points of its xerophilous character — fleshy, 

 stunted, and closely clapped to the surface of the soil. Mingled 

 together on the very short sward, and varying according as the 

 soil was clay, gravel, or chalk, there were Jlola cricctorum 



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