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itself and to botanical science generally, arrange for publishing 

 well-authenticated and verified contributions towards a future 

 East Riding Flora. 163 was the total number of species noted, 

 the best of which were — Aquilegia vulgaris L., Spircea 

 filipendida L., Campanula gJomerata L., Armeria vulgafis 

 Willd., the normal red-flowered form and also a white flowered 

 form, Orchis morio L., Orchis inascula L., and Fritillaria 

 meleagris L. 



The third meeting, Saturday, July 17th, was planned for 

 the investigation of the upper part of the lovely valley of the 

 Nidd, and the picturesque scenery of the Hov^r Stean Beck, 

 Pateley Bridge being the rendezvous. The flowering plants, 

 ferns, &c., gathered numbered 146, the following moderately 

 rare species being among them: — Stellaria nemorum L., 

 CnicHS heterophyllus Willd., Habenaria bifolia Br. (the sub-sp. 

 H. chlorantha Bab.), and Stachys avil)igiia Sm., a hybrid 

 nearer Stachys syivatica than Stachys palustris. It approaches 

 the former in its reddish-purple flowers, and the latter in its 

 hollow stem, the leaves being shortly petioled, and the fruit 

 never maturing. 



The fine district of Newtondale, near Pickering, with 

 the open moorlands beyond, was chosen as the place for the 

 last meeting of the year, on Monday the 2nd of August. Many 

 uncommon plants were seen, including the following : — Cornus 

 suecica L., in its old habitat, but not in flower. On the adjacent 

 moorlands: — Vaccinium oxycoccos L., Enipetruin nigium L., 

 Genista anglica L. In Newtondale and the adjoining wood- 

 lands : — Lotus corniculatus L. sub-sp L. tenuis Waldst and 

 Kit., Cardans nutans L., Cnicus eriophorus Hofifm., Inula 

 conyza DC, Crepis paludosa Moench., Veronica buxbaumii 

 Ten., Anagallis tenella L., Orchis pyraniidalis L., Habenaria 

 conopsea Benth., and Epipactis latifolia Sw. 



The total number of observations was 293, nine of these 

 being ferns of wide distribution, making a total for the whole 

 of Ihe meetings of 694. 



Trans. V.N.U., 1886 (pub. 1889). Series E. Vol. 3. 



