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pullastra, Tellina tenuis, Donax anatiniis, Sole7i ensis, Cardium rusticum,. 

 Anomia ephippium, Patella pellucida, Pileopsis Hungaricus, Natica 

 monilifera, Nassa reticulata and incrassata, and Cyprcea europma. Mr. 

 Birks read a paper, giving a resume, of the botanical observations of the 

 season, and handed in a carefully compiled list of plants, 500 in number, 

 observed in the neighbourhood of Goole, or on the Society's excursions. 

 Among the more remarkable discoveries made during the past season in 

 the neighbourhood of Goole, may be mentioned — Erysimum cheiranthoides, 

 Silene noctijiora, Imda Helenium, Gentiana Fneiimonanthe, Anchusa 

 sempervirens, Utrimlaria minor, Sabenaria hifolia, Carex limosa and 

 Botrychium lunaria. A number of recent and dried plants were 

 exhibited, including a series of fungi, of which interesting order a brief 

 description was given by Dr. Parsons. Among the specimens shown 

 were Agaricus grammopodius, A. melaleucus, A. filopes, A. velutipes, 

 A. galericidatus and A. squarrosus, Hygrophorus coccineus, H. conicus and 

 li. virginens, Lactarius quietus, Boletus erythroptis, (? ) Stereum, hirsutum 

 and ;S. spadiceum, Didymium cinereum, Trichia clvrysosperma and T. 

 serpula, Bulgaria sarcoides, Hypoxylon concentricum, Xylaria hypoxylon 

 and Nectria cinnaharina, the latter bearing both conidia and perithecia, 

 and forming a beautiful microscopic object under a low power. — 

 H. Feanklin Parsons. 



HuDDEfisFiELD Naturalists' SOCIETY. — Meeting September 18th, the 

 president, Mr. G. T. Porritt, F.L.S., in the chair. — In geology Mr. 

 Joseph Tindall exhibited a very fine specimen of Sigillaria reniformis, 

 from Liversedge ; and Mr. Henry M'Kenzie the following from Scar- 

 borough and neighbourhood : — Belemnites incrassata, Gryphoea incurva, 

 Ammonites communis, Omphalodes, Encrinite. Botanical specimens were 

 laid upon the table by Mr. James Varley (from Doncaster), Mr. M'Kenzie 

 (from Scarborough), and Mr. Joseph Tindall (local), the last included 

 Reseda luteola, Crocus autumnalis (from near Birkby), Erodium cicutarium, 

 Ononis arvensis, Bium, angustifolium, Bidens tripartita, Linaria purpiLrea, 

 Gentiana campestris, and many others, Mr. C. P. Hobkirk recorded his 

 observations on the winter buds of Hydrocharis morsus-7'anoe, deposited 

 at the bottom of a pond in his fernery. In entomology the president 

 showed a fine preserved larva of Stauropus fagi, one of several collected 

 in a wood at Thetford, by Lord Walsingham, during the present season ; 

 also living larvae of Herminia tarsipennalis, reared from eggs sent by the 

 Rev. E. N. Bloomfield, M.A., of Hastings. Mr. James Yarley exhibited 

 Luperina cespitis, from Doncaster ; also the example of Zeuzera cbscuU 

 taken at Almondbury Bank, and new to the district. Mr. S. L. Mosley 

 mentioned as a singular coincidence that he had been greatly surprised to 

 find an empty pupa case of the species at Woodsome about the same date. 

 A member had also taken a full-grown larvse of Acronycta aceris at 

 Cremorne, which also was a species new to the district. The president 

 recorded the large abundance of hedgehogs taken in the district this year, 



