Flowering Plants. — Mr. J. Fariah, F.L.S. writes :— The Botanical Section 

 must not be too sanguine of the results of the excursion. One reason is, because of 

 the contrariness of the season. We had April in jNIarch, now we are having March 

 in April. Winterly conditions have prevailed during April ; frequent frost in the 

 air and almost nightly on the grass, snow showers, and biting north-east winds 

 have pla}'ed havoc with some of the early vegetation. Ubiquitous Dog's Mercury 

 shows blackened foliage which crumbles to powder between the fingers. The date 

 is early for a botanical excursion, but the following are a few of the plants 

 that should be looked for : — Ranunculus auricomus, Helleborus viridis, Aquilegia 

 vulgaris, Chelidonium niajtts, Cardaviine ainara, Atabis hitsuia, Reseda luteola, 

 Viola hirla, Arenaria serpyllifolia, Cerasliurn arvense, Malva sylvesiris, Geranium 

 praiense, Comariim palustre, Callitriche hamulaia, Aloniia Joniana, Saxifraga 

 tridaciyliies, Chrysosplenium aUernifo/iuiii, Adoxa IMoschaiellina, Coniuni marulaium, 

 Myrrhis odorata, Tanacetum vulgare, Lamiuin Galeobdoloiz, L.incisun, Hoitonia 

 palustris, Chenopodiufn Bonus Henrtcus, Parieiara officinalis, Salix pentandra. 

 Orchis Morio, 0. ustulala. Spring leaves and capsules of Colchictim anhwmale, 

 Ah-a praecox, Caiabrosa aqualica. Many other plants will be readily identified 

 by their fresh springing foliage. 



Cowthorpe Oak. No one should iniss seeing this grand old specimen of 

 the British Oak. Mr. John Clayton has taken great interest in it, and about 

 three years ago he planted near the parent tree a sapling raised from an acorn 

 gathered in the autumn of 1893. An excellent series of photographs, etc., of 

 the Cowthorpe Oak, by Mr. Clayton, will be exhibited at the meeting. 



Mr. Farrah adds that he may distribute an additional botanical list to the 

 Members on the excursion. 



Mosses and Hepatics. — The Yorkshire Br3-ological Committee will be 

 officially represented by its President, Mr. M. B. Slater, F.L.S. ; and Secretary, 

 Mr. W. Ingham, B.A. 



Mr. Ingham writes : — At the Mill on the River Nidd, about four miles 

 from Cattal Station, occur the following mosses : Fissidens bryoides Hedw. ; 

 /'. crassipes Wils ; Grimmia apocarpa var. rivularis ; Toriula muiica Lindb., 

 on willows by the river side ; Barbula vinealis Brid., an abnormal growth 

 with broad apices to the leaves ; Barbula cylindrica Schimp ; Cinclodolus 

 fontinaloides P.B. c.fr., with the short leaves and the habit of C. riparius; 

 Btyum lacustre Brid. ; Bryum pallens Sw. ; B. capillare L. ; Leskca polycarpa 

 Ehrh. ; Amblysiegium Jluviatile BOS; Amblysiegium Juratzkae Schimp, 

 Hypnn7n palustre L., the type and the vars. Subsphaericarpon BOS. and 

 julaceu)ii Schimp ; Hypnum ochraceuvi Turn. 



In a lane on the Cattal side of the river occurs Aulacomnium androgynum 

 Schwgv., and in a lane on the Tockwith side occurs Plagiothecium deniiciilahim 

 BOS. var. tnajus Boul. in fruit, a very interesting moss from such a station. 

 The above mosses, or some of them, should occur on willows and stones by 

 the river bank from Walshford Bridge to Cattal Magna, and it would be 

 interesting to note their extension along the river in that part, which is not 

 far from the Mill mentioned above. 



Hepatics. Conocephalus concus L. is fine and abundant in wet places on 

 the Nidd, and Lophocolea bidentata L. occurs by damp hedges. 



Fungi. — The ^"orkshire Mycological Committee will be represented. 



Mr. C. Crosland, F.L.S., writes that he is not aware of any records of fungi 

 for the Cowthorpe district, but will be glad to examine and record any specimens 

 sent to him at 4 Coleridge Street, Halifax. 



VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY.--T]ie Vertebrate Section will be officially 

 represented by its President, Mr. T. H. Nelson, M.B.O.U. ; and Secretaries, Messrs. 

 Riley Fortune, F.Z.S., Kenneth MacLean, and Alfred White. The Wild Birds 

 Protection Committee will also be represented. 



