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scrophularie, Celiodes Geranti, Adrastus limbatus, Cassida rubigi- 
nosa, and Chrysomela varians, were also taken. Arrived at the 
sea shore, some of the party started for the well-known Black 
Hall Rocks, whither the members from Sunderland, who had 
reached the dene by an earlier train, had already proceeded, and 
there a new crustacean, described in a recent paper read at 
our last Marsden meeting by its discoverer, Mr. Norman, was 
met with. Others lingered on the sea banks, and gradually 
wended their way up the dene to the railway station, taking 
the trains for Sunderland and Ferry Hill, as the length of the 
day’s excursion rendered the usual assembling of the members 
impracticable. 
The Spectra Mrerine for Teesdale was appointed for the 16th, 
17th, and 18th of July. On the 16th, eight members left New- 
castle by the early train for Alston, whence they took conveyance 
for Harwood Head. On the way the steep ascents often com- 
pelled them to walk, on which occasions the following plants 
were gathered on Yad Moss, Sazifraga stellaris, S. hypnoides, 
LEpilobium alsinifolium, (anusually large and fine,) and Lycopodium 
selagmoides. The beautiful Viola lutea and Primula farinosa (now 
almost over) and Stellaria verna, coloured the banks as they passed 
along. At Harwood or Askgill Head they left the conveyance 
and crossed the fields to Harwood Beck. The meadows abounded 
in Orchises, Habenaria chlorantha, Orchis viridis, conopsea, and the 
dark form of latifolia. Crossing the stream at the little church, 
they ascended the opposite Fell, noticing by the way Lastraa 
oreopteris, Cystopteris fragilis, Polypodium phegopteris, and dryopteris 
in great profusion. After a tough climb the summit was gained, 
and afforded afine prospect of the valley of the Tees and the neigh- 
bouring Fells—Cronkley Fell, Mickle Fell, and the richly wooded 
valley of the Tees below the High Force being the chief points 
of attraction. They then gradually descended towards the Tees, 
noticing on theroute many nests of the red grouse, the eggs in which 
had been destroyed by the snow storm of the 28th of May, 
when the birds were sitting: in one case the old bird was ob- 
served dead on the nest. The Tees was reached just above the 
Weel, and here specimens of Chortobius Davus were captured. 
