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covered an hepatic, new to Yorkshire, on Coathani Marshes, 

 Petalophyllium Ralfsii ( Wils. ) Gottsche. Its previous habitats 

 are Ireland, Cornwall, and Anglesey- Mr. Pearson sa3's this is 

 one of the niost important discoveries among- the Hepaticee of 

 recent 3^ears, and it is a capital addition to the Yorkshire flora. 

 A full list containing' the names of 21 mosses and 11 hepatics 

 will shortl}^ appear in ' The Naturalist.' 



It is reco^nn'.ended that the Committee be re-elected as 

 follows : — Matthew B. Slater, F.L.S., Malton, chairman ; J. J. 

 Marshall, Beverle) , convener ; Richard Barnes, Harrog^ate ; 

 Robert Braithwaite, M.D., F.L. S., London ; Llewellyn J. Cocks, 

 London; Charles Crossland, F.L. S., Halifax; Charles P. Hobkirk, 

 F.L.S., Ilkley ; AVilliam Ing-ham, B.A., York ; James Needham, 

 Hebden Bridg-e ; and Wm. West, F.L.S., Bradford ; and that 

 Mr. Win. Ing-ham be its representative on the Executive Com- 

 mittee of the Union. 



The Yorkshire Mycological Committee. — The secretary, 

 Mr. Charles Crosslar.d, F.L.S., reports that mycolog-ical 

 research has been steadily prog-ressing- throughout the year. 

 The Broug-h excursion resulted in a species [Mollisia cinerasceiis 

 Rehm) new to Britain, being- found. At the Bank Holiday 

 excursion held at Mashain the Committee was represented by 

 Mr. Thomas Gibbs, Shefiield ; Mr. J. W. Sutcliffe, Halifax ; and 

 the secretary. no spttcies were met with. This being- 

 promising- ground, hitherto unworked, Mr. U. Bairstow and the 

 secretary paid a second visit to it about a fortnig-ht later. Mr. 

 W. Forbes, the head forester of the Masham Estate, g-ave every 

 facilit}' for investig'ating the woods, and he, along- with Mr. H. 

 A. Thwaites, of Masham, nave sent consig^nments every few 

 days since, up to the present. So far, a long- way over 300 

 species have been reg'istered hi one season for a place where the 

 records were previously nil. At the annual Fung-us Foray, in 

 the neig-hbourhood of Cadeby, Melton, Sprotborough, and 

 Warmsworth, much excellent work was g^ot throug-h. Close 

 upon 300 species were collected in the five days. Of these 

 one is new to science, 2 new to Europe, and one new to Britain. 

 A full account of the meeting-, with list of species found, will be 

 published in 'The Naturalist.' 



It is recommended that the next year's foray be to Arn- 

 cliif Woods, near Whitb}-- ; also that the Committee be 

 re-appointed as follows : — Geo. Massee, F.L.S., Kew, chairman; 

 Charles Crossland, F.L.S., Halifax, convener ; U. Bairstow, 

 Halifax ; Thomas Birks, Yarm-on-Tees ; W. N. Cheesman, 

 Selby; A. Clarke, Huddersfield ; Rev. W. Fowler, M.A., 

 Liversedge ; Thomas Gibbs, Sheffield ; James Needham, Hebden 

 Bridge ; J. W. Sutcliffe, Halifax ; and Harold W. T. Wager, 

 F.L.S., Derby; that Mr. C. H. -Broadhead, Wooldale, near 



