CiRC. 164. 



this area are much more arenaceous than those to the east, "showing that we are 

 here approaching the original limits of these rocks, and the shore-line from which 

 the sediment came." 



Geologists spending the week-end in the district might proHtably devote their 

 .attention to the Drift deposits in the Vale of York, which extend right up to the 

 foot of the Hambleton Hills. 



BOTANY. — This section will be officially represented by Mr. T. W. Wood- 

 head, F.L. S., one of its Secretaries. 



Mr. William Foggitt, J. P. , writes that upon alighting from the train at Coxwold 

 Station several fine patches of Galium e>-ectum will be conspicuous upon the em- 

 bankment. Almost immediately upon entering the Oldstead footpath behind the 

 village a profusion of Stellaria netnoriitn will be seen, whilst adjacent hedgerows 

 yield male and female bushes of Ribes alpiiium and the showy and fragrant Salix 

 pentandra. A little further a pond is passed in which Ranunculus hederaceus has 

 been noticed. Shortly before reaching Oldstead Chrysosplenmm al/erni folium and 

 LathrcBa squainaria ozc\3,x. The old walls in the village yield several interesting 

 species, and a hedge bank at the west-end produces Geratiium phceutii and the 

 t.&\}o\e. Morchella esculenta. In climbing the hill to Scotch Corner Chelidoniunt 

 majtis, Arabis hirsiita, Stellaria neglecta, Ribes rubrum, Valeriana dioica, Myosotis 

 sylvatica, Lithospermum officinale. Daphne laureola occur, and a remarkable abund- 

 .ance of Helleborus fcetidus ; an adjacent wood yields Equisetutn maximuvi. Beneath 

 Roulston Scar Equisetwn sylvaticum and Aspidium angulare will be found. A 

 little further north on the eastern slope of Hambleton Geranium sanguineum, 

 Lactuca muralis, Hieracium ecEsiutn, Echium vulgare, Convallaria majalis, Avena 

 pratensis, Kceleria cristata and Glyceria rigida occur. At the eastern base of Hood 

 Hill Ranunculus lingua grows and on its slope Daphne mezereum has been found. 

 Returning by Kilburn thicket Trollius europceus and Hyperiacm 7iiontanum will 

 be seen, whilst the church yard walls at Coxwold are adorned with Linaria cymba- 

 laria. Erysimum cheiranthoides, Vicia tetrasperma and Ctiscuta europaa grow in 

 the near neighbourhood. 



Mosses and Hepatics. — Mr. Wm. Foggitt, J. P., writes: — The following are a 

 few of the rich moss flora of Oldstead Bank, Roulston Scar and Hood Hill: — 

 Fissidens pusillus, Gymnostornum tenue, Brachyodus trichodes, Seligeria recurvaia, 

 Anodus donianus, Leucobryum glaucum, Trichostotmnnjlexicaule, Tortula aloides, 

 T. torlicosa, T. niarginata, Encalypta vulgaris, E. streptocarpa, Orthotrichuiu 

 saxatile, Tetraphis pellucida, Mnium cuspidalum, M. undulatuvi (in fruit), Pky- 

 scomitrium pyriforme, Barlramia calcarea, Antitrichia curtipendula, Hypnuni 

 pumiluni, H. tenellum, H. depressuvi and Neckera crispa. 



Fungi. — Mr. Wm. Foggitt, J. P., writes: — The fungi have not been much 

 investigated, but the following have been observed in the district : — Agaricus pro- 

 cerus, A. vtlutipes, A. galericulatus, A. galopus, A. squarrosus, A. melinoides, A. 

 campistris, A. aruginosus, A. fascicularis, A. separatus, A. fimiputris, A. dissenii- 

 natus, Coprinus comatus, C. atramentarius, C. niveus, C. micaceus, C. plicatilis, 

 Lepista personata, Hygrophorus pratensis, H. virgineus, H. conicus, H. psittacinus, 

 Russula eiiietica, Cantharellus cibarius, Marasmius oreades, M. rotula, letus 



favus, B. chrysentheron, B. sanguineus, Polyporus squamosus, P. sulphureus, 

 Clavaria fastigiata, Hirneola auricula, Lycoperdon giganteum, L. pyriforme, Peziza 

 venosa, P. coccinea, and Morchella esculenta. Mr. Chas. Crossland, F. L. S., 4, 



•Coleridge Street, Halifax, will be glad to examine any fungi found. 



VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY.—This section will be officially represented 

 Ijy Mr. T. H. Nelson, M.B.O.U., President, and Mr. K. MacLean, Secretary. 



The Hon. Secretaries have been unable to secure notes dealing with the imme- 

 diate district appointed for investigation, but Mr. Robert Lee has furnished a very 

 full list of the mammals, lairds, reptiles, and fishes found in the Thirsk district, 

 including numerous important records, which cannot be printed owing to lack of 

 space. 



ENTOMOLOGY. — This section will l;e officially represented ])y its President. 

 Mr. M. L. Thompson, F.E.S. 



Lepidoptera. — Mr. Benjn. Foggilt says the following have been observed in 

 .the vicinity of the Excursion: — Pieris brassier, P. rapiC, P. napi, Anthocharis 



