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•olher plants that have been gathered in various other parts of the Wold Chalk 

 districts, some of which may possibly be met with on this occasion. Flo'wering 

 Plants : Malva mosc/iata. Geranium columbinuin. Ononis spinosa, Anthyllis 

 z)!dneraria, Astragalus Hypoglottis, Spinea filipendula, Poteriicm Sanguisorba 

 .(abundant), Coniuin viaculattim, Daucus Carota, Scabiosa arvensis, Reseda luteola, 

 J\. lutea, Cnicus laiueolatus, C. pahisiris, C. eriophorus, Ccntatirea Scabiosa, 

 Cichoriuin Intybus, Campanula glomera/a, Lycopsis ai-vensis, Echiiim vulgare, 

 Jlyoscyamus niger. Orchis pyramidalis, Ophrys apifei-a. Grasses : Bromtis erectus, 

 JBrachypodium pinnatum, Phleum pratense, Festuca oviiia, etc. Ferns : In the 

 woods, Lastrea dilatata the most plentiful fern of the district, Lastrea filix-mas, 

 L. spinulosa, and Athyrium /ilix-famina may possibly also be seen. 



There are fine plantations of Larch and other Firs on the hill sides of York 

 Dale, some few hard-wooded trees mixed with them, mostly Beech, which grows 

 •with luxuriance on the Chalk. At the outer boundaries of these plantations, as 

 one walks up the Dale, may be seen some fine examples of our indigenous trees and 

 shrubs, planted for ornament, and probably selected at the time for their suitability 

 for the district. Amongst them are : Eitonymus eiu'Opirus {STprndleirto), Rhamniis 

 catharticus (Buckthorn), Pyrus Aria (White Beam tree), P. Aucuparia (Mountain 

 Ash), Cornus sangiiinea (Dogwood), Viburnum Opulus (Gueldres Rose), V. 

 / antana (Wayfaring tree), and Berberis vulgaris (Barberry). 



The Rev. E. Maule Cole, M.A., F.G.S., writes : One of the best hunting 

 grounds for flowers is on the railway between Fimber and Wetwang. Here the 

 Ox-eye presents almost the appearance of a wreath of snow. Near the far signal- 

 post, half-a-mile from Wetwang Station, is a colony of lilac-coloured gentian, 

 eyebright, milkwort, field convolvulus, bird's foot and purple trefoil, harebell, 

 cinquefoil, speedwells, hawkweeds, &c. , occur in profusion. The blue geranium, 

 is not uncommon ; there is also a wax-like pink centaury ; likewise a colony of 

 saxifrage on the top of one of the branching dales near Towthorpe, hitherto 

 unrecorded, and green hellebore, wild strawberries, raspberries, and black- 

 berries aljound in the words, gorse on the wastes, and dog-roses in the hedges. 



Experienced botanists may expect a rich harvest in this locality, though 

 experienced farmers can well spare the ' brassies ' which will persist in coming to 

 the fore notwithstanding all the efforts of the school-children. Whenever the 

 ground is ploughed a little deeper than usual, the resinous seeds of this plant burst 

 into fresh life, and cause no end of expense and labour to keep them within bounds. 

 One farmer hit upon the happy expedient of letting well alone (?) and sent the seeds 

 to Hull to be ground into oilcake ! 



Mosses and Hepatics. — The following species have been gathered by 

 Mr M. B. Slater, F.L.S., in the district :— Mosses : Barbula Iccvipila, Barbnla 

 papulosa, Ulota bruchii, Orthotricliuin lycllii, 0. pulchelhim, Cryphxa heteromalla, 

 I.cucodon scuiroides, Tkiiidiuin recognituui, Plagiotlicciuin iindulatum, P. sylvaticum. 

 Hepatics : Lophocoka hcterophylla, Ptilidiu)iL ciliare var. pulchrum, Frullania 

 dilalata, A'adula coinplanata. On trees in the woods and hedge-rows, and in shady 

 places in old chalk quarries are the best )ilaces to search for mosses and hepatics at 

 this season. Many of the larger Pleurocarpous mosses, which grow on shady 

 rocks and banks, do not fruit at this season and are best collected in the autumn, 

 say October, and during mild weather through the winter months. 



The lists of East Riding Mosses and Iie]iatics by Dr. Parsons and Spruce in 

 the Union Transactions, parts 2 and 4, shouki be consulted. 



Lichens, Fungi and Algae have not been worked. 



VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY. -The Rev. E. Maule Cole, M.A., F.G.S., 

 sujjplics the following : 



Mammalia. — Large and Small Bat, Field Shrew, Short-tailed Field Mouse, 

 ronimf>n Kat, Water Kat, Weasel, Stoat, .Squirrel, Hedgehog, Mole. ILare, Raljhit, 

 J'ox, Badger, and Fomard. 



Birds. — As no list of birds of the district has yet been given I venture to record 

 in full those which have come under my own observation, though doubtless many 

 varieties of small hirds have escaped my notice. The order of names follows the 

 Latin index in Montagu's Ornithological Dictionary : — .Sparrow Ilnwk, Hedge 

 Chanter, Wood Lark, Sky Lark, Meadow Pipit, Barn Owl, Wild Duck, Wren, 

 <joose. Heron. Night Jar, (joldfinch, Creeper, Hen Harrier (1868), Ring Dove, 

 Carrion Crow, Hooded Crow, Rook, Jay, Jackdaw, Magpie, Cuckoo, Whitcthroat, 

 >Jwift, V'ellow Hammer, limiting, Snowtleck (1875), Pt-'regrine Falcon {\l 



