CiRC. No. 67. 



Anthyllis vubierm-ia, Epilobuim pahistre, Pimpinella 7nag}ia, Poteriiun sanguiso7'ba, 

 Poa compressa, Festiica bromoides, &c. Erigeron acre and Bromus erediis grow upon 

 the railway embankment at a short distance, and Typha angustifolia occurs in an 

 adjoining ballast hole. Between Thirsk Junction and the town Silene noctifiora, 

 Rosa villosa, Allhim scorodoprasum, A. oleiaceiim, and Ornithogalum iimbeUatum 

 are found in tolerable abundance. Between Thirsk and Sutton-under-Whitstone- 

 cliffe occur Verbena officinalis, Mentha piperita, Calamintha officinalis, Crepis se- 

 tosa, Ca7'ex disticha, and Glyceria distans. Beyond Sutton and climbing the hill 

 may be seen Geranium sanguineiim, Poterium sanoiiisorba, Pyi'tis cominimis, Pitn- 

 pittella saxifraga, Hicraciuin murorimi, H. ccesium, Echiuin vulgare, Avena pra- 

 tensis, and Kahleria cristata, whilst the bryologist is sure to notice Gymnostomutn 

 teniie, Tricliosto??mm flexicaule, Tortula aloides, T. tortuosa, Encalypta vulgaris, 

 and E. streptocarpa, besides many other interesting mosses. Upon the summit 

 amongst the heather Listera cordata, Habenaria bifolia, Lycopodium alpi7tiim, and 

 Z. selago have been gathered. Among the rocks at Whitstoncliffe Saxifraga granu- 

 lata, Aspletiitwi adiantiun-nigruin, A. trichomanes, and A. ruta-}?iuraria are 

 found, whilst Stella^'ia nemorum, Epilobium a?ig7istifolium, Myosotis sylvatica, 

 Veronica montana, Polypodiu77t phegopter-is . P. dryopteris , Hypnum giganteuni, and 

 H. brevirostre occur in the subjacent wood. Descending to Gormire, one of the 

 largest of our Yorkshire lakes, being about one mile in circumference and occupy- 

 ing an area of sixteen acres, fed by unseen springs and with no visible outlet, save 

 when swollen by rain, at which time a strong current may be seen to flow under- 

 ground in the direction of Whitstoncliffe, re-issuing according to popular notion 

 on the other side of the hill several miles to the eastward. In the water or 

 upon its immediate sides may be found Viola palustris, Cotnarum palustre, Epilo- 

 bium ligulatuin (of Baker), Myriophylluin alteniijlorum, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, 

 Helosciadium inundatum, Veronica scutellata, Mentha saliva, Menyanthes trifoliata, 

 Lysimachia thyrsifolia, Littorella lacustris, Potamogeton lucens, P. heterophyllus, 

 Pilulai-ia globulifera, and Equisetum Jluviatile, whilst the surrounding banks yield 

 Gnaphalium sylvaticum, and a number of interesting Rubi and Carices. A neigh- 

 bouring pond abounds with Peplis portula and Hotto7iia pahistris, whilst near at 

 hand is an old station for Artemisia absinthium. Gintoft Gill, a small but very 

 beautiful valley nearly three miles to the north of the lake, besides being very rich 

 bryologically, yields abundance of Primula fa^-ijiosa, Trientalis europcea, Anagallis 

 tenella, Vaccinium vitis-idcea, Narthecium ossifragum. Poly podium phegopteris, and 

 P. dryopteris. 



Other ' neighbouring portions of the western escarpment of the Hambleton 

 Hills ' yield FleUeborus viridis, Viola lutea, Lath7-cea squa7>iaria, Gejitia7ta conpes- 

 tris, G. a77ia7-ella, Ophrys 77ttiscife7'a, Ilahena/'ia conopsea, H. chlo7-a7ttha, Gagca 

 lutea, Aco7-tis cala7nus, Ca/-ex paniculata, and C. pe7idula. Other mosses of this 

 district, according to Baker's ' North Yorkshire, ' are Bi^achyodus t7-ichodes, Ano- 

 dus do7tia7ius, Dic7-a7iu7n fiiscesce7is, Tortula >/i.a/gi7tata, Hedwigia ciliata, Grim7iiia 

 trichophylla, Orthotrichu77i stra7ninejC77i, O. hjitchinsice, B7yum ce7'7iinu7i, B. tor- 

 quescens, B. obconictmi, Mniimt affine, M. cuspidatiwi, Tet7'aplodott ninioides, Bar- 

 t7-aniia calca7'ea, Fisside7ts pusillus, Hyp7iu77i c/-assi7ie7'viu/n, IP. pu77iilum, H. 

 te7iellui7i, H. hete7'opterum, H.flagellare, H. p7ute7tse, H. dep7-essu7u, and Necke/'a 

 crispa. The return journey will not leave much of botanical interest, but it is note- 

 worthy that the splendid avenue of limes at Thirkleby Park includes the three 

 species Tilia pa7-vifolia, T. platyphyllos, and T. vulga7'is. 



Entomology. 



Mr. W. Foggitt informs us that very little is known of the insects fauna of this 

 district, seeing that Thirsk has had no resident entomologist for over thirty years, 

 but there is little doubt of a rich harvest to a diligent collector. His own desultory 

 and very superficial observation supplies the following : — Pieris b7-assicce, P. rapes, 

 P. napi, Euchloe ca7'damines, Hipparchia titho7uis, H.ja7zi7-a, H. pai7iphilus, Vanessa 

 atalanta, V. io, V. urticce, V. c-albu77i, Az-gyttnis Selene, A. aglaia, Lyccena 

 phlceas, Polyo7nmatus alexis amongst Butterflies, whilst among Moths he remembers 

 the following : — S77ierinthus populi, Ache7-07itia atropos, Cossus lig/iiperda, Hepiahis 

 hu77iuli, A7ithroce7-a t7'ifolii, A. lo7iice7'CE, Chet07iia caja, A7'ctia 7?ienthast7'i, Ozgyia 

 antiqua, Oiu-apteryx sa}7ibuca7'ia, Rimiia cratcEgata, Asthenaluteata, Abi'axas g/'oss- 

 ulariata, Loi7iaspilis 7iiarginata, PygcEra bucephala, Agivtis exclamatio7iis, T^iphcena 

 orbona, Triphcena pronuba, Ahicita polydactyla , etc. Mr. John Grassham has taken 

 the Small Blue, Polyoi7i77iatus alsus, at Sutton-under-Whitstonecliffe. 



