CiRC. No 88. 



Botany. 



Messrs. W. West, F.L.S., H. T. Soppitt, and C. P. Hobkirk, F.L.S., state: 

 Malham is botanically one of the richest places in the British Isles, and abounds in 

 rare plants, some of which will be past flowering but may be gathered in fruit. 

 The following list includes some of the rarities that can be obtained. Hardly any 

 Fungi are recorded, as the district has not been worked for Agarics, although a 

 large number of the epiphyllous species have been collected, many of which are 

 rare. Owing to the comparative absence of woodland &c. the district is deficient 

 in fungi, especially the larger species (Hymenomycetes), yet there are many pasture- 

 loving species as well as some few choic6 Discomycetes. The Uredines are fairly 

 well represented, a list of the most interesting being appended. There is also plenty 

 of room for work amongst the Lichens. 



Flowering' Plants, &C. — Thalidruni montanuDi, Act era spicata, Cochlearia 

 alpina, Draba initralis, D. incana, Thlaspi occitamim, Viola liitea, Alsine verna, 

 Hypericum montanuvi, Geranium sanguineum, G. sylvaticum, Hippocrepis coinosa, 

 Rosa tomeutosa, R. pimpinellifolia, Poterium Sangtiisorha, Alchemilla montana, 

 Potentilla alpestris, Rtibus saxatilis, Geum inter viediiim, Pyms rupicola, Ribes 

 petneum, Saxifraga hypnoides, Seduiii villosiuii, S. Telephiiim, Galium sylvestre, 

 Scabiosa Columbaria, Carduus heterophylhis, C. nutans, Tai-axacum erythrospenmim, 

 T. palustre, Antennaria dioica, Hieracium Gibsoni, Vaccinium Oxycoccos, Pole- 

 moniuin civrtdeum, Pinguicula vulgaris, Calamintha Acinos, and a mountain form 

 o{ iMyosotis sylvatica, Primida farinosa, Salix phylicifolia, Taxus baccata, Pota- 

 mogelon densusj P. lucens, P. perfoliatus, Orchis incarnata, Gymnadenia albida, 

 Convallaria majalis, Polygonatum o^fficinale, Blysmus compressus, Scirpus pauci- 

 florus, Eriophorum latifolium, Carex capilla7-is, C, vesicaria, C. disticha, C. 

 paludosa, Seslei ia cicrulea, Koeleria cristata, Asplenium viride, Polypodium cal- 

 careum, and Selaginella selaginoides. 



Mosses. — Sphagnum dejiexum, Gytnnostemum cin~virostitim, G. toiiile, Dicra- 

 num calcareum, Seligeiia ptisilla, I'riihostoinutn tophaceum, T. mutabile, T. cris- 

 pulum and v. elatui/i, Barbula rccurvifolia, B. intermedia, Zygodon viridissi7nus. 

 Z. No7oellii, Ulota Bruchii, Orthotriclium Pyellii, Splachnu?n spharicum, S. am- 

 pullaceum, Funaria calcarea, Philonotis calcarea, Breutelia arcuata, Zieria julacea, 

 Bryum rosenm, Cinclidium stygium, Mnium cuspidatuiii, M. affine, AI. serrattim, 

 M. sidfglobosum, Pissidens crassipes, Cinclidotus fontinaloides, Fontinalis gracilis, 

 Antitrichia curlipendula, Anomodo7i viticulosus in fruit. Pseudoleskea catenulata, 

 CylindrotJiecium concinnut?i, Orthothccium rufescens, Brachytheciu/n riviilare, 

 Eurhynchium ptDuilum, Rhynchostegiiiin murale, Ilypnum rugosnm, H. virescens, 

 H. gigantcum, H. slramineum, and //. scorpioides. 



Hepatics. — Marcliantiapolymorpha, Astcrella hemisphicrica, Lejeunia echinaia, 

 L. serpyllifoiia, Porclla rivularis, Cephalozia sphagni, Chiloscyphus polyanthus, 

 Scapania uijuitoba, a.x\d Jungermannia riparia. 



Fungi. — J'leurotus liypnopiiilus, and many common species, such as Peziza 

 granulata, P. stercorca, Ascobolus furfuraceus, Agaricus {Clilopilus) primitlus, 

 A. {Crepidot us) alveolus. Boletus luridus, Phragmidium fragariaslri, P. sanguisorlnc, 

 P. subcortical um, Uromyces falnc, U. poic, Puccinia sessilis, P. poaruin, P. 

 coronata, P. prenanthis, P. valanti(C, P. albescens, and .•JCcidium grossulari(C. 



Lichens. — Leptogium lacerum, Ramalina calicaris, R. fastigicita, Peltigera poly- 

 dactyla, J'armelia perlata, P. olivacca, SqtiaDtaria crassa, S. gelida, S. saxicola, 

 Placodium iiiurorum, Physcia toiella, Solorina saccata, S. li/nbata, Ramalina 

 farinacea, Eveniia prunastri, Lecanora lupestris, L. calcarea, Lecidea cupularis, 

 L. conantrica, L. exanthematica, L. cdiuko-nigricans, Etuiocarpon iitiniatuin 

 and V. complicatuin, E. Jluviatilis, E. rujescens, and Graphis scripta. 



Algae. — Pediaslrum angulosunu Calastrum microscopicuin, Hormiscia zonata, 

 Spii-ogyra nitida, Zonotrichia calcarea, Scytoncma myochrotts, Calothrix mirabilis, 

 Nostoc rupcstrc, Arth) osiplion alatus, Chi oolcpus auieum, Alcridion circulare, 

 A/elosira arena) ia, Synedra uh'a, I'lenrosigma lacuslre, Amplio)a ovalis, Encyone/Jia 

 cicspilosuni, Pinnularia viridis, A'i/ischia linearis, N. tenuis, N. Biebissonii, and 

 many species of Dosmids, including the following: — Gonatozyi^on Kinahani, G. 

 Brebissonii, Sphicrozosma vertebratum, Staurastrum injlexum, S. polymorpliuin, 

 S. gracile, S. tricorne, S. punctulatum, S. pygmicum, Euastrum pectinatuin, PI. 

 elcgans, Cosinarium Meneghinii, C. conspersum, C. Barkii, C. homalodcrmum, C. 

 pseiidopyramidaluin. C. granalum, C. crcnatum, C. undulatuin, C. ochlhodes, C. 

 botrytts, and C. biociilatum. 



Entomology. 



Mr. J. W. Carter writes that perhaps ihcreis no i)art of the Aire basin less known 

 ontomfdogically than the limestone districts of Malhamdale, consef|uently there is a 

 wide field f'lr investigation. With tjie exception of a very limited ninnbcr of 



