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London; R. Fortune, F.Z.S., Harrog"ate ; Jno. Gerrard, 

 M.B.O.U., Manchester; Rev. E. P. Knubley, M.A., Steeple 

 Ashton; Claude Leatham, Wakefield; T. H. Nelson, M.B.O.U., 

 Redcar; Geo. T. Porritt, F.L. S., Huddersfield; and Rev. W. T. 

 Travis, M.A. , Ripley. 



Yorkshire Mycological Committee. — Mr. Chas. Crossland, 

 its secretary, reports that the mycological work done during^ the 

 year has, upon the whole, been very satisfactory, despite the 

 fact that the g-reater part of the season has been unusually 

 dry. Records were scarce for most of the excursions. At the 

 Doncaster meeting- about 30 species were noted. The larg^er 

 kinds of fung^i were not met with in any quantity until after 

 the October rains, when they came up in abundance. The 

 Annual Fung^us Foray at Harewood and East Keswick was 

 pronounced a g^reat success ; a full account of the work done 

 appears in the December number of the 'Naturalist' The 

 Committee has had several forays on a small scale, two in the 

 charming- valley of Luddenden, and one in the neig^hbourhood 

 of Huddersfield. The Hebden valley, and one or two other 

 places round Halifax, have been worked continuously all 

 througfh the year. Several members have individually paid 

 special attention to microscopical species with very gfood 

 results, numerous additions having- been made to the West 

 Riding- Mycolog-ical Flora and a few to the British Flora. 

 It is the intention of the Committee to bring up the West 

 Riding records to the end of 1898 at an early date. 



It is recommended that the Committee be re-appointed as 

 follows : — Rev. William Fowler, M.A. , Liversedge, Chairman ; 

 Charles Crossland, Halifax, Hon. Sec. ; Thomas Birks, Roch- 

 dale ; U. Bairstow, Halifax ; W. Norwood Cheesman, Selby ; 

 Alfred Clarke, Huddersfield ; Geo. Massee, F.R.M.S., F.L.S., 

 Kew ; James Needham, Hebden Bridge ; H. T. Soppitt, 

 Halifax ; J. Williams Sutclifi^e, Halifax ; and Harold W. T. 

 Wager, F.L.S., Leeds. 



Yorkshire Bryolog'ical Committee. — The Secretary, 

 Mr. J. J. Marshall, reports that the members of this new 

 Committee have been actively at work during the year, and 

 many additional stations for rare mosses have been discovered, 

 though nothing absolutely new to the county. The excursions, 

 with the exception of that to Terrington Carr, have scarcely 

 been so successful as usual, the best work being done by the 

 members in their ordinary rambles. The Committee deeply 

 regret that owing to his removal to London they will lose the 

 active assistance of Mr. LI. J. Cocks. 



