YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS’ UNION AT HAYBURN WYKE. 291 
With regard to Fungi, Mr. H. T. Soppitt reported that Cloughton 
Moor, with Ringing Keld Bog, the adjacent woodland, and the 
nicely-wooded glen of Hayburn Wyke, were found to be a splendid 
mycological hunting-ground, although it was too early in the season 
for most fungi. No doubt at a later date the district would well 
repay a visit. About 20 species of fungi were collected, the most 
interesting of which were the Uredinei. Amongst the most 
important of these were Puccinia dioice Magnus, the zcidiospores 
being not uncommon on Carduus palustris; Melampsora repentis 
Plowr. (C@oma orchidis Alb. & Schw.) on Orchis latifolia and Salix 
repens; and Coleosporium senecionis Pers., which was abundant on 
Senecio sylvatica, and the young trees of Pinus sylvestris in proximity 
bore traces of having been invaded by the earlier stage of the 
Parasite (Peridermium pini Chev.). It may also be added that - 
Gatium verum was found near Scarborough, distorted to a great 
degree by the presence within its tissues of Afelanutenium endogenum 
eBary, a remarkable species of Ustilagineze. 
For the Geological Section Mr. Charles Brownridge, F.G.S., 
writes :—The meeting of the Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union devoted 
to the investigation of a portion of the Yorkshire coast is always 
4 popular one with geologists of our broad-acred shire, and therefore 
it was not a matter of great surprise that a good contingent travelled 
from our sooty and smoky towns of the West Riding to investigate 
the interesting sections to be seen in the cliffs between Cloughton 
and Hayburn Wykes. The knights of the hammer had to be astir 
with the early cock-crow to get on the ground in good time, and, 
being joined at Scarborough by the East Riding and local con- 
ingents, when Cloughton was reached and the party organised, it 
was found to be a numerous and typical one from all parts of the 
County. It was here found, unfortunately, that there was no leader 
or guide to take charge of the party, as is usual on these excursions, 
the section having had at various times the assistance of gentlemen 
whose names are intimately connected with the geology of the district 
visited ; but not dismayed by this, the President of the Section, 
Mr. C. D. Hardcastle, getting the party together, a start was made 
across the fields for Cloughton Wyke, permission not being allowed 
the members to go along the railway. Walls and fences were soon 
surmounted, and the party quickly arrived at the starting-point of 
the day’s investigation. A descent was speedily made to the foot 
of the cliffs to Hundale Point, where the place was found already 
iM possession of a Scarborough geologist, who had early got on 
the ground, and was fast bagging fine fossils to enrich his collec- 
Hon. 
bese Cae 
Oct, 1891, 
