290 THE YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS’ UNION AT ASKERN. 
the Marsh Buckler Fern everywhere drapes the feet of the green 
Flags and tasselled Sedges with the delicate lace-work of its fronds. 
It was a ramble to be long remembered. The more noteworthy 
plants of the day’s work were Ranunculus lingua, R. tricophyllus, 
R. circinatus, Thalictrum flavum, Picris echioides, Hottonia palustris, 
Genista tinctoria, Parnassia rag Rhamnus frangula, R. cath- 
articus, Habenaria chlorantha, Cladium mariscus, Calamagrosts 
penne Hippuris vulgaris, and Lastrea thelypteris. 1 
village Ginanthe lachenalii was found of so rich a growth 
that it was at first taken for . pimpinelloides. 
The only cryptogams reported upon were the Fungi, concerning — 
which Mr. Charles Crossland remarked that on account of the dry 
weather fungi were rather scarce, very few—not more than two— 
agarics being seen, viz., Pluteus cervinus and Stropharia semiglobatus, 
which, with /Poria versicolor, Dedalea unicolor, and Stereum 
hirsutum included all the Hymenomycetes met with. Of the 
Gastromycetes, cp lmereae stellatus was noted, while Lycoperdon 
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epidendron and Reticularia umbrina were the only Myxomycetes. 
The majority of the species collected were microscopic. Many of 
them could not be named at sight, but had to be stored away for — a 
future and closer examination. Though the day was very hot, with 
a tropical sun at full glare, Mr. H. T. Soppitt was indefatigable in 2 
his search after these minute species, and with a view of making. . : 
- most of the day he and the writer started early and broke the 
journey at Knottingley. Here was found very sparingly the oe 
zecidiospores of Uromyces Auge Pers. on Polygonum aviculare; 
Perisportum vulgare Corda on dead cabbage-stalks ; Peronospora 
affints Rossm. on Fumaria oficinals; ; and Cladosporium brachomium 
a ious and fields adjoining Shirley Pool. The jungle will be 
a prolific hunting-ground for fungi later in the season. e#icularia 
_ Lycoperdon Rost. was noticed. Of course the very common Mollist 
cinerea (Batsch) was there; also M. atro-cinerea Cooke, Lachnea 
_ seutellata (L.), Lachnella apala B. & Bry. Nectria’ mammoides 
- . ‘Plowright, Spherella rumicis Desm., Peronospora effusa Rabenh. o 
Atriplex patula, Polyactis Sascicularis Corda, gi aE crustaceum 
Fr. var. coremium on rabbit’s dung, and Zgerifa candias On wood. 
Species found. belonging to the Uredineze were Uromyces poe Rabh 
Puccinia coronata Corda, xcidiospores on Riamnus, P. poarum 
o : is ome zcidiospores_ on ee ar telent 
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