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GEOLOGY.— Rev. E. Maule Cole, M.A , F.G.S., writes that the quarries 

 to be examined are on the boundary line between the Upper flintless Chalk and 

 the Middle Chalk with flints. The sand and gravel beds at Craike Hill are 

 covered with Boulder Clay, and are decidedly glacial. Lias fossils, coal, mountain 

 limestone, granites, red sandstone, etc., occur in the gravels. 



BOTANY.— Mr. Wm. H. Blakeston, of Driffield, writes that the district 

 comprised in the basin of the river Hull (fioni Elmswell to Brigham) is somewhat 

 low-lying, and abounds in plants of a moisture-loving character. He has gener- 

 ally found the Elmswell end the most productive, as the ground is generally less 

 adapted to cultivation than in the Brigham neighbourhood. 



Flo'wering Plants. — Mr. W. H. Blakeston states that the following plants 

 were noted in some part of the district named last year between June and August : 

 Valeriana officinalis, Poterium Sanguisorba, Veronica Anagallis, Myosotis versi- 

 color, Epilobiuni pahistre, E. hirsuUim, Polygala vulgaris, Thalictriini Jlavnni, 

 Galiiiin pahistre, Epipactis paluslris, Scutellaria galericzilata, Hydrocotyle vul- 

 garis, Eriophorum polystachion, Carex paradoxa (this last confirmed by Mr. 

 Arthur Bennett). 



Mr. J. F. Robinson adds that Sisyinbriuiii Sophia (Flixweed) and Ophrys 

 apifera (Bee-orchis) also occur. 



Mr. Charles Waterfall, of Hull, writes that Miiiiulus Intcns (the Monkey Plant) 

 is plentiful on the canal bank, while the low-lying boggy ground between the river 

 and the canal is a perfect botanist's paradise. The rare Carex paradoxa is abundant, 

 also a Carex which is thought to be either C. ieretiuscida or C. Eluarhtiana. Carex 

 panicitlata (the Great Panicled Sedge) is also abundant and though much commoner 

 than either of the preceding is nevertheless a tolerably good find. He also saw 

 the Flesh-coloured Orchis, 0. incarnata, the Buckbean, RIenyanthes trifoliata, the 

 Great Valerian, Valeriana sanibucifolia, the Marsh Red Rattle, Pedicidaris paliis- 

 tris, the Marsh Hawkweed, Crepis paludosa, the Yellow Carex, Carex Jlava, the 

 Yellow Iris, Iris pseud-acorus, the Great Water Dock (young), Rumex Hydrola- 

 pathnin, the Shining Pondweed, Potamogeton liicens ; one of the Water StarwortSj 

 he thinks a variety of Callittiche verna ; the Mare s Tail, Hippuris vulgaris, the 

 Opposite-leaved Pondweed, Potaniogdon densits, the Curly Pondweed, P. crisptis, 

 the Distichous Carex, C. disticha, the Cotton Grass, Eriophorum latifoliuiii, and 

 others. While in boggy ground about Over Clew, King's Mill, there grows in 

 addition to these the Bog Pimpernel, Anagallis tenella, and the Marsh Helleborine, 

 Epipactis palustris. 



. Mosses and Hepatics. — No records. 



Lichens. — No records. 



Fungi. — No records. 



Algae. — Mr. William West, F.L.S. , notes that only a few common species 

 are known from this district, so that there is ample scope for investigation. 



VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY.~The district will be found fairly productive. 



Mammalia. — Mr. F. Boyes notes the presence of the Noctule and Pipistrelle 

 Bats, Fox, Hare, Rabbit, Stoat, Weasel, Brown Rat, Old English Black Rat 

 (occasionally near the river Hull), Common and Long-tailed Field Mouse, Water 

 Vole and Field Vole, Common and Water Shrew, Mole, Hedgehog, Otter (occa- 

 sionally), Badger (Garton district), and he remarks that Daubenton's Bat should 

 be looked for there, also the Long-eared Bat. 



Birds. — Mr. F. Boyes, of Beverley, notes that over fifty species might be 

 named as occurring in the district, but those likely to be met with are such as 

 frequent the damp meadows, the streams, and the adjoining fields and copses. 

 These include the Whinchat, Willow Wren, Whitethroat, Reed and .Sedge 

 Warblers, Spotted Flycatcher, Pied and Yellow Wagtails, Tree and Meadow 

 Pipits, Corn, Yellow and Reed Buntings, Swallow, House and Sand Martins, 



