268 | 5 Various Notes, 
NOTE—FUNGI. 
‘ag icrofungi of Cumberland.—In looking over some memoranda the 
other day, I found the following records. The frst is curious, as I had: 
quite forgotten it when I sent my las 
1. The Box-tree Disease alge bux) found among a bouquet of 
flowers on sale in the Carlisle market. 
a hes ic Baa ak (Ustilago caricis) found by Mr. Postgate on one of 
the tg. near shee 
ret- jeer ens Blight (Acidium pimpinelle) in the form of 
as “Carlis! es cs 
e records relate to the A hae 1894. The late ai Carlyle did much <4 
Thes 
in this branch of science, but I fear his records have never yet been placed o 
wat the Ay a: * The Naturalist.’ ~-HILDERIC Rn, Ocker Hill, Tipton, Bi 
6th June 1898. < 
a a. ih a 
NOTE—MAMMALIA. ae 
Yorkshire Mammals Wanted.—I am sorry to say that the appeal for 
specimens of the smaller Mammalia, oe ha Bats, issued by Messrs. 
Denison ee Backhouse and myself, has not met with that hgh ey: 
that we hoped for. We shail be very Decaity obliged if those naturalists who do 
ean interest in the Vertebra uta, ank also tho se who do not, will er them 
selves, or g 
va on us, = we W ish to work out the detailed distribution. = ay ‘found in 
€ 
ner are ‘easily. shot on the wi ng in the even We ant foe ee ‘speci- 
mens of Leisler’s Bat, the ee Asap Shoe Bat, which aban inthe Ripon ~ ! 
district, and Daubenton’s Bat, which flies over the water, pond, lake or river, ae 
in the evening. Specimens of the qa sser and Water Shrews are desired, : 
especiall rk variety of latter. The variety of the Longtailed 
Field Mouse known as Mus flavicollis, and the true Harvest Mouse, whose 
occurr re is involved in some mys and any varieties, = 
albinisms or nisms, of any of the Mammalia, especially les, whit 
sandy, piebald or spotted. Carriage of any of them will be gladly defrayed. 
thanks are due to Mr, Clayton, of Grimston Park, eral Noctules; 
to Mr. Hawkins, of Micklegate, York, for a Whiskered Bat; to Mr. 
Parkin, of York rey Wakefield, also for a Whiskered Bat, ens at 
Ripon; and to Pro + Carr, for a Nottinghamshire example e 
Noctule.—OxLEY ns M.A., M.B.O.U., Chestnut House, ete. 
York, 12th August 1898. 
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NOTES AND NEWS. 
At the anni iversary meetin ng of soe — ogical =e on 18th Februa 
the proceeds of the Wollaston Dona aig ola were presented to Mr. Eh 
Garwood, | a A., who 1s well sown or his peas on the — : 
; th f the | 
Limestone, ant ot er ge aieal ek in the North of Engla 
The 
Murchison: Nicciual vcegs ides awarded to Miss hse Donald, P ’ Carlisle, 
vis Do Melmaas of her wor 
gece 
At the same nesting, the well-known North Country geol ogis st, 
Me, J. E. Mar nF R.S., retired from the secretaryship of the Society after 
ten yea rs sb vic Mr. R. S. Herries, one of the ee secretaries, 
is a Yorkshire geologist. 
gma el 
_ Among i te Fellows of the Geological Society, are Messrs. 
oe Northu ap args : R.: n-Wiseman, 
Srewe RL Harison, S Silcoat es Hall, ‘ 
: rgd: Green! how 
