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parts of the country, availed them- 

 selves of the opportunity to investi- 

 gate the district. Elmsall, Ham- 

 pole, Burghwallis, Sutton, Campsall 

 Norton, and Smeaton, were among 

 the places visited, and a fair 

 collection of specimens gathered, 

 and exhibited at the meeting which 

 was held in a large room adjoining 

 the Swan Hotel. The president of 

 of the Society, J oseph Wainwright, 

 F.L.S., of Wakefield, occupied the 

 chair, and opened the meeting with 

 remarks relative to the business of 

 the evening. The botanical speci- 

 mens, of which there was a good 

 collection, were named by Mr. F. 

 Arnold Lees, F.L.S., of Leeds, and 

 Dr. Parsons, of Goole, and amongst 

 them were ; — Hippuris vulgaris, 

 Potamogeton crispus, Anthyllis 

 Vulneraria, Plantago media, Par- 

 nassia palustris, Rhamnus catharti- 

 cus, P. Frangula, Carex panicea, C. 

 intermedia, C. riparia, C. paludosa, 

 C. flava, C. lepidocarpa, C. stricta, 

 Lithospermum arvense, L. officinale, 

 Eupatorium cannabinum, Pumex 

 Hydrolapathum, Pedicularis palus- 

 tris, Geranium moUe, Hottonia pa- 

 lustris, Valeriana dioica, Hydro- 

 charis Morsus-ranse, Potentilla 

 procumbens, Pastinaca sativa, Hy- 

 drocotile vulgaris, Bromus erectus, 

 Avena pubescens, Schlerochloa ri- 

 gida, Cladium Mariscus, Myriophyl- 

 lum alternifolium, Helosciadum 

 nodiflorum, Listera ovata, Lastrsea 

 Thelypteris, Stellaria neglecta, 

 Chara (several species). Ranunculus 

 flammula. Astragalus glyciphyllos. 

 Orchis Morio, Aquilega vulgaris, 

 Vicia sativa, Narcissus biflora 

 (naturalised), Cerastium arvensis, 

 Arabia hirsuta, Armoracia Rustioana 



(escape), Apargia liispida, Daphne 

 Laureola, Helianthemum vulgare, 

 Trifolium minor, Poterium Sangui- 

 sorba, Galium Mollugo, Ranunculus 

 trichophyllos, R, circinnatus, Lepi- 

 dium campestre, Colchicum au- 

 tumnale, Hypnum cuspidatum (in 

 fruit), Climacium dendroides, Aula- 

 comnion palustre, Polyporus squa- 

 mosus, &c. The specimens 'of con- 

 chology, land and fresh water, of 

 which there was a greater number 

 of species and varieties than ever 

 had been exhibited at a West 

 Riding meeting before, were named 

 by Mr. J. Wilcock, of Wakefield, 

 They were : — Sphaerium corneum, 

 Unio tumidus, U. pictorum, Ano- 

 donta anatina, Bythiniatentaculata, 

 var. ventricosa, decollata, and ex- 

 cavata ; B. Leachii, Valvata pisci- 

 nalis, Planorbis albus, P. vortex, P. 

 carinatus, and var. disciformis, P. 

 complanatus, and var. rhombea, P. 

 corneus, Physa hypnurum, P. f onti- 

 nalis, Limnseaperegraand var. ovata, 

 L. stagnalis, L. truncatula, var. ele- 

 gans and minor, Limax Isevis, Suc- 

 cinea putris, Vitrina pellucida, 

 Zonites cellarius, Z. alliarius, Z. 

 nitidulus, Z. purus, and var. mar- 

 garitacea, Z. crystallinus, Z. fulvus, 

 Helix aculeata, H. aspersa and vars, 

 conoidea and tenuis, H. nemoralis, 

 and vars. hybrida and major ; H. 

 arbustorum, H. Cantiana, H. rufes- 

 cens, H. concinna, H. hispida, and 

 var. subrufa, H. virgata, H. cape- 

 rata and var. major, H. ericetorum, 

 H. rotundata and var. minor and 

 pyramidalis, H. pygma^a, H. pul- 

 chella and var. costata, H. lapicida, 

 Bulimus obscurus. Pupa umbilicata, 

 P. marginata, Vertigo pygmaea, V. 

 endentula, V. minutissima, Olau- 



