NOTE—FUNGI. 
Puccinia malvacearum Corda at Flixt is was seen in abundance 
on Malva sylvestris, at Flixton. This fungus is inte eline, as having almost 
i ho so cultivation of hollyhocks (4/thea rosea and varieties) a few years 
ago. . FOWLER, Liversedge, June 28th, 1895. 
NOTE—LICHENS. 
Lichens at Flamborough.—A proof of the purity of the air about Flam- 
bopmectt is a in the fact that at Dane’s Dyke the following common Lichens 
es and gates vernia nastri, Ramalina fraxinea, Parmelia 
payed: Physcia parietina. SC Wribine Fow er, Liversedge, June 28th, 1895. 
NOTE—COLEOPTERA. 
rag sec aubei (Bagous petro) at Askham Bog.—I found two 
Weevils in moss at Askham in a spring, which I shige not identify. 
I therefore pte them to Dr. S who at once no tha 1 
to a species new to Britain, namely Elmidomorphus aubei, Ita pa , however, 
that this is the same insect as that described by Canon Fowler in the ‘ Naturalist’ 
as Bagous petro, of which he t ook a single example at t Askham many years ago. 
be bees peer: are therefore the ger and third of this species heh in Britain.— 
C. Hey, West Ayton, July Ist, 
NOTES—MAMMALIA. 
Hedgehog at Lorton.—Returning from Lorton to Cockermouth on July Ist 
i ower of rain I observed, just as I had left the former place, at o’clock, 
at the place selected it was held a prisoner. I pulled it out with my stick and 
found it to be a very fine he Le (Zrinaceus euro; nk . The animal 
* ke . . ict seen it 
Albino Shr 
of Ackworth, sent me mn hentia white eciines 3 of the Common Shrew 
as turned o etty specimen.—OxLey GRABHAM, M.A., M.B.O.U. 
Westfield, Futon: Vouk, ed 30th, 1895. 
haste age AND NEWS. 
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mnnenschei Co. 
7 ge aa hg as indies make em matters which we ar 
often prone to nig tases As-a handbook to shan oes on alan, si side ‘of Mont 
Blanc the volume to which we now give notice will be of great se: 
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Naturalist, 
