ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1 899. 63' 



has somewhat retarded Mycolog-ical work, especially as regards 

 the larg-er fung-i. As a consequence the season's list of Ag-aricineas, 

 ending- with the Fung-us Foray held at Askern, is lighter than 

 usual. The comparative scarcity of Agaricineee has, however, 

 stimulated the search for smaller game, and many microscopic 

 species have been unearthed which, in all probability, would 

 have been overlooked had their bigger relatives been more 

 plentiful. The work has been steadily persevered in all through 

 the year, particularly at Hebden Bridge and about Halifax ; 

 from the former place Mr. Needham has collected and sent on 

 to Halifax consignments almost weekly. By the lamented 

 death of Mr. H. T. Soppitt a severe gap has been made in 

 the Mycological study of the county, which we do not at 

 present see any prospect of filling up. Last November he 

 collected a most interesting pyrenomycete, near Halifax, new 

 to science, which will be described in a future issue of 

 'The Naturalist,' and named Thielavia Soppittii. Few species 

 were recorded at the earlier excursions. At the Stokesley 

 meeting 87 species were found, mostly of the smaller kinds, 

 including 17 Uredines. The Askern Foray was considered by 

 Mr. Massee to be a decided success, notwithstanding the pre- 

 vious dr}- weather. A full account of the work done there will 

 be prepared for an early issue of 'The Naturalist.' Mr. A. 

 Clarke and Mr. Crossland propose to prepare, with as little 

 delay as possible, a complete Fungus Flora of the county of 

 York, based on the latest and most approved classification. 



It is recommended that the Committee be re-appointed as 

 follows: — Geo. Massee, F.L.S., Kew, Chairman; Charles 

 Crossland, Halifax, Convener ; Thomas Birks, Rochdale ; U. 

 Bairstow, Halifax ; W. Norwood Cheesman, Selby ; Alfred 

 Clarke, Huddersfield; Rev. William Fowler, M.A. , Liversedge ; 

 Thomas Gibbs, Shefiield ; James Needham, Hebden Bridge ; 

 J. Williams Sutcliflfe, Halifax; and Harold W. T. Wager,- 

 F.L.S., Leeds. 



The Yorkshire Bryological Committee. — The extremely 

 abnormal and long-continued drought of the past summer has 

 been very prejudicial to the growth and development of Mosses 

 and Hepatics, both in the lowlands and on the hills. Notwith- 

 standing these adverse circumstances, some very interesting 

 species and varieties of both orders have been recorded. 

 Mr. W. Ingham's industry has been singularly well rewarded 

 in the detection of many new records of mosses, chiefly varieties, 

 but including Weissia dispata at Jackdaw Crag, and the rare 

 Morckia Hibeiniica Hook, at Coatham. Messrs. Marshall,, 



