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DISAPPEARANCE OF PLANTS IN YORKSHIRE. 
CHARLES P. HOBKIRK, F.L.S., anp P. F. LEE, 
Chairman and Hon. Sec. of the pipe raas appointed to Pky into the Causes 07 
Disappearance of Native Plants in VYorkshir 
‘THE ‘fittowing report of the Y.N.U. Committee—consisfing of 
C. P. Hobkirk (Chairman); R. Barnes, Saltburn-by-the-Sea ; Edward 
Birks, Sheffield ; John Emmet, F.1.S., Boston Spa; Jno. H. Phillips, 
Scarborough; Rev. W. A. Shuffrey, M.A., Halton Gill; M. B. 
Slater, F.L.S., Malton ; Rev. Wm. Thompson, M.A., J.P., Sedbergh ; 
T. W. Woodhead, Huddersfield; and P. Fox Lee, Dewsbury 
(Hon. Sec. ),—for the purpose a collecting information as to the 
Disappearance of Native Plants from their various local habitats, in 
connection with a Committee of the British Association formed 
for the same purpose, the first report of which (the latter) was 
issued in 1887; the second report in 1889, and the third and last 
at Leeds in 1890—was drawn up by C. P. Hobkirk, F.L.S., Chairman, 
assisted by P. F. Lee, Hon. Sec. 
REPORT. 
Very shortly after its formation in 1889, this Committee prepared 
and issued to Yorkshire botanists a circular, a copy of which is 
annexed .to this report, asking them to furnish all information in their 
power on the question of its work. Replies were received only 
from the following :—M. B. Slater, Rev. W. A. Shuffrey, R. Barnes, 
P. F. Lee, and C. P. Hobkirk, which, as reported by the Recorder 
of the British Association Committee, is barely 10 per cent. of the 
applications sent out; but the Committee trust for better results 
another year, and beg to impress upon their brother botanists in the 
county the desirability of their active co-operation. Yorkshire should, 
from its extent, and the number of its botanists, stand the foremost 
county in England in this work. 
As a testimony to the work already done, the following paragraph 
from the British Association’s Third Report should act as an incentive 
to those who have not already sent in their contributions :— 
In the collection of the Yorkshire records the Committee has 
to express its great indebtedness to the active assistance of an 
influential local Committee formed by the Yorkshire Naturalists’ 
Union, Mr. C. P. Hobkirk being chairman. This Committee 
apparently experienced a like difficulty to ourselves in inducing local 
pevenisie to take the needful trouble in order to send in reports.’ 
e Y.N.U. Committee sincerely hope and trust that this reproach 
stig may be speedily removed. The British Association Rennie further 
‘Jan. 1891, 
