g2 YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS’ UNION—-ANNUAL REPORT. 
Cloughton Moor, and Wyke. The general meeting was presided over 
by Mr. C. P. Hobkirk, F.L.S., President of the Botanical Section. 
Wetwang-on-the-Wolds was the scene of the August meeting, which 
was arranged for the examination of York Dale and Sledmere. On 
this occasion, the Entomologists were successful in verifying an 
important record made by the Rev. E. Maule Cole, M.A,, F.G.S., 
viz.—the occurrence of the Marbled White Butterfly, a species which 
had been regarded as extinct in Yorkshire for many years. At the 
meeting, held under the chairmanship of the Rev. Wm. Fowler, M.A., 
an ex-president of the Union, a hope was expressed that measures 
might be taken to protect so interesting and conspicuous an Insect 
in its last remaining Yorkshire habitat, a hope in which your Executive 
most earnestly join. 
On September 16th, a Fungus Foray took place in the neighbour- 
hood of Doncaster, at which the Union had the benefit of the presence 
of Mr. George Massee, F.R.M.S., and Prof. C. B. Plowright, F.L.S. 
The Foray was quite as successful as its predecessors of 81 and ’88, 
and was the means of adding about thirty species of Fungi to the 
West Yorkshire List. 
In connection with this Foray, and on the day following it, the 
last meeting of the year was held for the exploration of the woods at 
Edlington and Wadworth. The chair was occupied by the Rev. 
Wm. Fowler, M.A. 
On all the excursions, arrangements had been made to enable 
photographers to have the use of ‘ Dark Rooms’ in which to change 
their plates if required. The Hon. Secretaries would have no 
objection to repeat these arrangements another year if thought 
advisable, but they would mention that so far as they are aware, the 
_ privilege has not on any single occasion been made use of. 
As on previous occasions the Yorkshire landowners have again 
been kind enough to assist in every possible way the work which the 
Union takes in hand, as have also the Railway Companies whose 
lines run through the county. The Union being in especial indebted 
to the North Eastern Railway Company. 
The Societies which constitute the Union are now thirty-eight 
in number, a decrease of one from last year; this is caused by the 
Keighley Scientific and Literary Society having ceased to exist, 
and by no new Societies having been admitted during the year. 
The Statistics which the Secretaries of the different Societies 
have again been kind ns to peniety spate a slight diminution in 
the number of associates, th hip of the thirty-eight 
societies now amounting to 2,488, . decrease of 92. Adding to this 
the number of direct members, the total numerical strength is 2,959- 
Naturalist, 
