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 Learoyd's collection of minerals, a number of birds, and a series of exhibits show- 

 ing the life-history of insects of various orders. There will also be a series of 

 exhibits of apparatus, etc., in the new Biological Laboratories. 



PERMISSION has been granted by Sir Joseph Crosland, Kt., to go over 

 his property in the Wessenden Valley; Messrs. Jonas Brook & Bros., Ltd., for 

 Ford Valley and Harden Moss ; Mr. Edward Brook ; and the Corporation of 

 Huddersfield for the New Waterworks. 



GEOLOGY.— Mr. Samuel Jury writes the rocks in this district all belong 

 to the Millstone Grit series, and may be divided into four distinct groups of Sand- 

 stones and Shales. First and uppermost is the Rough Rock ; second — thin beds of 

 Flagstone immediately beneath Rough Rock ; third — three beds of Sandstone, 

 usually known as the Third Grits ; and fourth — the Kinder Scout Grit. Many 

 good sections of these are exposed, some of the beds being extensively quarried, 

 and casts of Sigillaria, Stigmaria, Lepidodendron, and Calamites are fairly common. 



BOTANY.— 



Flowering Plants. — Mr. T. W. Woodhead, F.L.S., writes that the district 

 covered by the ramble consists of oak, birch, pine, and mixed woodlands, hilly 

 pastures, moorlands, doughs, and high open moor. It is not rich botanically, lying 

 as it does entirely on the Millstone Grits, with vast tracts covered by Peat. Much 

 of the ground rises 600 to 1,600 feet or more, and considering the lateness of the 

 season and early date of the ramble, many of the characteristic plants will not be 

 in flower. The following are the more interesting species occurring here : — 

 Hypericum androscEiman, Genista anglica, Rubus fisstts, R. ptilche7-riinus, R. 

 lindebergii, R. villicaulis v. selmeri, R. sprengelii, R. leucostachys, R. cham/emorus, 

 Drosera rotmidijolia, Hydrocotyle, Myj-rhis, CEnanthe crocata, Heraclenm sphondy- 

 liiiDi v. angusti folium, Valeriana dioica, Hie7-aciiini argenteiwi, H. sciaphilum, 

 Wahlenbefgia kedei-acea, Vaccijtium vitis-idcea, Schollera occycoccits, Andromeda 

 polifolia, Pyrola minor, Pinguicttla vulgaris, Scutellaria minor, Plantago media, 

 Empetriim nigrum, Narthecium ossifragum, Asplenium viride, A. ruta-muraria, 

 Phegopteris dryopteris, P. polypodioides, Ophioglossum vulgatum, Botrychium 

 hinaria. 



Mosses. — The following are the more interesting mosses to be met with in this 

 district : — Sphagnum acutifolinm, S. squarrosiim, S. intermedium, S. subsecundtim, 

 Dichodontiuiii pelliicidum, Dicranella squarrosa, Phascum bryoides, Didymodon 

 riibellus, Racomitriuiii heterostichiim, Phtlonotis fontana, B^yum pseudo-triquetrwn, 

 Tetrodontittm brownia7tum, Hyocorniutn Jlagellare, ffypnum vernicosum, H. 

 ochraceum, Hylocomium loreum and PI. squarrosiim. 



Fungi. — Mr. Alfred Clarke writes that the districts to be visited being princi- 

 pally moorland areas are not prolific in fungi. The wood near Harden Clough has 

 yielded a few specimens of Hydntim repandum and Tricholoma rutilans, in addition 

 to the commoner species of Amanita, viz. : — A. riifescens, A. pantherina, and 

 Amanitopsis vaginata, but the season is not sufficiently advanced for finding many 

 of the larger species. For additional records refer to Mr. Clarke's published list 

 mentioned on first page. 



VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY.— 



Mammalia.— Mr. S. L. Mosley, F.E.S., writes that in the district to be in- 

 vestigated the Weasel is common, the Stoat occasional, and the Polecat rare. Of 

 the smaller species the Water Shrew is worth mention. On the Holmfirth side 

 many of the Hares are white, probably Scotch Hares turned down. The Mole 

 and Hedgehog are common. An Otter was recently reported in the district, 

 and Brockholes was doubtless formerly the home of the Badger, while such names 

 as Staggard Hill, Deer Hill, etc., show that these were, at one time, headlands 

 frequented by probably Red Deer. Wolf Stones, which will be passed by the 

 Holmfirth contingent, probably was named from the animal whose name it bears. 



Birds. — Mr. S. L. Mosley writes: — The valleys to be investigated abound with 

 summer migrants. The Meadow Pipit is particularly abundant, and in its nest the 

 Cuckoo usually deposits its eggs, in this district. The Ring Ouzel is common, and the 

 Dipper may be seen, though we shall not visit its favourite gorge. The sheets of 

 water afford attraction for Wildfowl, and several species of Geese, Ducks, and Gulls 

 have been obtained. Some of these may often be seen on Blackmoor Foot. The 

 Kingfisher is not an unfrequent visitor, and has been seen even in the President's 



