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BOTANY. — The Botanical Section will be officially represented by its 

 President, Mr. H. Soppitt, and its Secretaries, Messrs. A. H. I'awson, and M. B. 

 SlaiuTj F. L.S., and the Mycological Committee by Mr. H. T. Soppitt. 



Mrs. Davidson, of Richmond, sends the following notes of plants she has found 



in Whitcliffe Woods, and in the rough places just beyond the woods, under the 



hdls ■.—Lathrica squauiai-ia^ RanuuLitlus jlauunula^ R. auricoinus^ Illyosoits syl- 



vatica^ Mdavipyrwii sylvaticnin, OrcJiis nmsciila, Hicrachtin sylvatlcuin^ H. pilo- 



sella^ Hypej-iciiui piilchriini^ Diaba verua, Polygala vulgaris^ Arabis hirstUa^ 



Vale7-ianella oliioria, T'Jiyunts serpylluni, HcliantJieiiiiini vuigaj-e, Lychnis duirna, 



^icUaTia Iioloslea, S. gra^iiinea, Sedmn acre, Coiwpodhnii denudatiini^ Galhim 



crufialii/ii, Eicpaioiiii/ncaiiuabhiK/ii, CarduKS miiaiis, Tragopogoii praieiisis, Leonto- 



don hispidiiSj Crepis vircns, Lapsmia coiiiniiiiiis, Jasionc /n-onfana^ Oxa/is accioseUa, 



Vacciniiini Diyrtilhis, Ccuiipanuda rofnndifolia, Linuni cafharlh-um, Calaniintha 



clinopodiiDfi, GcraniiDJi- sylvalicuni^ G. pratensc, G. robertiaimni, G. /ucidmu. 



Origanimi vulgare, Vicia sepiiini^ Fragana vesca., Potentilla tormcniHia^ Lathyiits 



iiiaa-oiidiiziis, Agriinonia enpaloria, Epilobiiini inoiitantini^ Prinuda vulgaris, 



P- veris^ P, ciatio?; P. fariuosa, LysinmcJiia nenioniin^ Siachys bctonica. 



Lonicera capyifoliuni, Carcx p}-<i:cox. Below the Whitcliffe Woods and nearer 



the River Swale grow Cardaininc aniara, IMcntha aqiiatica^ Pcdicularis 



padusttts, Veronica beccabiinga^ Arenaria verna, Cochdearia officinalis, 1-^rinuda 



fannosa grows in a wet spot below the woods, and Trollius curoptrus 



grows near hedges the opposite side the river and has also been found in Coalsgarlh 



Wood. Another rathei uncommon flower she has found in woods the opposite side 



the Swale, viz. -.^Gagca liiiea. Among the shrubs in Whitcliffe Woods arc Vlbitr- 



nuni opuhts, V. lanlana, and Prnnus padiis. 



Mosses and Hepatics. — Mr. R. Barnes writes ;— The Richmond district 

 affords most excellent ground for bryological research, especially in that portion ■ 

 between Whitcliffe Wood and Marske on the north bank of the river, and Billy 

 Bank Wood and the Red Scar, Downholme, on the south. The shaded rocky 

 recesses, together with the various other favourable localities that occur withiii 

 these limits, yield, as will be noticed in the subjoined list, a goodly number of 

 rarer mosses, and although this is not the best season of the year for gathering 

 either mosses or hepatics, there is reason to believe some good work may be 

 done, should the weather remain in any degree favourable. Sandbeck, an interest- 

 ing little glen lyin>j somewhat south of the Round Howe, will be found well worthy 

 of investigation. In this locality Didyinodon. liiridns and Zygodon siirtoni have 

 been gathered in a fruiting condition. Sphagna and other paludal species should 

 be sought lor on the moorlands on either side of the river. Sphagninn striciii;u 

 and Aniblyodon dmlbatiis have been gathered on Richmond Out-moor, and Meesia 

 ^iliginosa has been recorded as having been found near the same locality, and 

 Splachm!?}i anipndlaceuni for Downholme Moor. 



In addition to those referred to above the following species have been duly 

 looted to occur in the district ; — Dicranella schreberi, D. rufcscens. Plcuridiiiui 

 nUicijini^ Seligeria doniaita, S. pusilla^ S. acidifolia var. longisela, Didyinodon 

 siniwsus^ Trichosfo!>i!i/n niiidn/n, Barbida revolnla, Id. angustaia, B. intermedia, 

 i>' papulosa^ AnipJioridiitui nioitgcotii, Ulota crispula, Orihotrichumcupitlatiun var. 

 '^nediiifn, 0. pdstigialiiin, 0. straininciiin, 0. ienellum, O. spriicci, 0. rivnlare, 

 Hd'bera cruda, Fissidens exilis, /''. decipdcns, F. fontanus, Anoniodon longifolias, 

 iderQgo}iii(?}i gracilc, OrihotJieciuin intricaiuni, Eindiyncliiuni teesdaiii, d\diyn~ 

 chostegitiin depressuin (with fruit}, /i'. tendluni, Anddystcgium spracei, A. confer- 

 o'Oides, Idypnuni incurvatiiin. FI. polymorplnun, Lejennca rossettiana^ L. calcai ea. 

 The Mepaticce have not been adequately worked, and seeing the district yields so 

 niany of our rarer mosses something good may also be expected in that section. 



Lichens, Fungi and Algse. — No records. 



VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY.— 



Mammals. — Mr. Gelderd has noted the Long-eared Bat, Pipislrelle, 

 Hedgehog, Mole, Common Shrew, Badger, Otter, Weasel, Stoat (both 

 common), Fox, Squirrel, Long-tailed Pleld Mouse, Field Vole, Hare, and Rabbit. 



Birds.— The following birds have been seen by Mr. J. W. Gelderd near Rich- 

 mond: — Merlin (nesting on moor near Black I'lantation, 1S95), l^^cstrel (nesting on 

 '^cksnear Willan's Leap, 1S95), Sparrow Hawk (nesting in Black Plantation, 1895), 

 ■Hen Harrier (one pair seen on moor, 1S94), Tawny Owl (common in Black Planta- 



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