28o BOTANICAL REPORT — 1888. 



much exploration, consequently only such plants as possess a 

 wide and general distribution were noted. 



The Bank Holiday excursion, on August 6th, was in the 

 neighbourhood of Market Weighton, when over 200 Phanerogams 

 and higher Cryptogams of the Lond. Cat. of British Plants, were 

 observed. 



The most interesting ' find ' of the season has been 

 Goodyera repens Br., making an addition to the Flora of York- 

 shire, some fine examples of this rare member of the Onhidece 

 being obtained at Houghton Hall Woods, near Market Weighton. 

 The distribution of Goodyera hitherto, was, fir woods in E. 

 Scotland, from Cumberland, Berwick (your Secretary has 

 gathered it at Mellerstane Woods, where it grows freely, its root- 

 stock creeping amongst the decayed fir leaves), and Ayr to Ross. 

 Being of a northern type, its appearance in Yorkshire, may 

 possibly be accounted for by its having been accidentally intro- 

 duced with coniferous plantings. 



Other Yorkshire discoveries during 1888 are: — Cynoglossum 

 officinale L., at Hawbank Quarry, Skipton-in-Craven, New Re- 

 cord for Aire river-basin district (T. W. Edmondson). Stratiotes 

 aloides T., at Carlton near Selby, first record in the Aire 

 drainage district (Thomas Bunker). Pyrola rotimdifolia L., 

 wood at Outershaw, Langstrothdale, at 1,200 ft. altitude. New 

 County Record for Vice-County 64, Mid-West Yorkshire (T 

 Basil Woodd). Sparganiuin ramosum var. /nicrocarpum, in the 

 marshy corner of a small thicket near Bretton, S. W. Yorkshire, 

 New County Record for Vice-County 63 (P. Fox Lee). 



