14 YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS UNION. 



" Monograph of the Land and Freshwater Mollusca of the 

 British Isles," and in connection with this work an appeal 

 for slugs from different parts of the country has re- 

 sulted in the re-establishment of a discarded British slug, viz., 

 Liniax tenelbis, which has since been found in Epping Forest by 

 Mr. T. Fetch, of Hedon, and again in Yorkshire near Masham 

 by Mr. W. Thwaite. If a systematic search be made for it 

 it will probably turn up in many other places. 



It is recommended that the following be elected for 1905 : — 



President — J. W. Taylor, Leeds. 



Secretaries — J. E. Crowther, Elland ; T. Castle, Heckmond- 



wike. 

 Representative on Executive — J. E. Crowther. 

 Representative on Committee of Suggestions — J. W. Taylor. 



Botanical Section (Phanerogams).— Mr. H. H. Corbett 

 writes : — The past season, with its long continuance of fine 

 weather, has had some remarkable effects upon flowering plants. 

 A more flowery year I have never known. The almost ceaseless 

 wet of last year had a most deleterious effect upon many 

 phytophagus insects, and consequently there has been a marked 

 absence of damaged vegetation from insect ravages. From this 

 cause, coupled with abundant sunshine, and possibly with an 

 extra amount of energy stirred up from the enforced rest of last 

 year, when flowers and fruit were both very scanty, has resulted 

 a wealth of floral display far beyond the average. Two most 

 marked examples of this wealth were seen during the spring. 

 At this time open spaces in woods were carpeted with primroses, 

 and not only were the flowers abundant, but also they were of 

 remarkable size ; specimens of one-and-a-half inches diameter 

 being common. At the same time wide spaces on the peat 

 mosses were coloured pink by the flowers of Andromeda. Later 

 in the season there was an abnormal abundance of blossoms 

 on all kinds of fruit trees, to be succeeded by an immense 

 quantity of fruit. And now, in October, the ivy has a greater 

 show of flowers than usual, completing the cycle of a remarkable 

 year. 



It is recommended that the. following be elected for 1905 : — 



President — A. H. Pawson, J. P., Leeds. 



Secretaries — H. H. Corbett, Doncaster ; J. F. Robinson, Hull. 

 Representative on Executive — A. H. Pawson. 

 Representative on Committee of Suggestions — J. ¥. Robinson. 



GeolOg'ical Section. — This Section has been well 

 represented on the various excursions, and an interesting 



