The Naturalist. 



previous to complete division into four. These mother-cells arise 

 from the tissue of the surrounding cell-layers, and become isolated 

 before the formation of the spores. The ripe spore is composed of 

 the exospore and endospore, containing colourless protoplasm, grains 

 of chlorophyll, starch, and oil. 



(To be continued.) 



mnfM for ^ag; 





Height 

 of 1 



gauge 



above 

 sea 



level. 



Rain- 

 fall. 



No. 



of 



ToTAii Fall 

 TO Date. 



Date of 

 heaviest 



Amount 

 of 



heaviest 

 Fall. 





Days 



1878. 



1877. 



Fall. 



HuDDERSFiELD (Dalton) ... 



(J. W. Robson) 



Ft. 



350 



In. 



4-88 



22 



11-93 



* 12-38 



28 



0-66 



Wakefield . . . (F. Hill) 



120 



t 













Leeds ... (H. Crowther) ... 



183 



411 



21 



11-06 





23 



0-77 



Halifax. . .(F. G. S. Rawson) 



360 



510 



18 



17-63 



24-85 







Bradford... (J. A. Douglas, 

 [F.M.S. 



415 



3-81 



24 



11-71 



14-79 



7 



0-61 



Barnslet ... (T. Lister) ... 



350 



319 



22 



8-69 



15-87 



6 



0 63 



Ingbirchworth (do.) 



853 



5-26 



25 



12-91 



20-10 



11 



0-85 



Wentworth Castle (do.)... 



520 



3-40 



22 



8-63 



17-39 



11 



0-56 



GooLE ... (H. F. Parsons) ... 



25 



2-51 



22 



1 



6-24 



9-77 



6 



0-29 



* This is the average to date for 12 years, 1866-77. t No Returns. 



Barnsley Naturalists' Society. — Meeting June 6th, Mr. T. Lister 

 in the chair. — Mr, A. Kell exhibited some rare and valuable eggs of the 

 great sedge warbler, thrush-like warbler, Dartford, reed, and Sair's 

 warblers, &c. Steps were taken to have an exhibition in July. The 

 dates of migrants not reported before were : the nightingale April 24:th, 

 spotted flycatcher April 20th, land rail April 21st (these more numerous 

 than in former years), wood warbler May 3rd, garden warbler May 4:th, 

 goat sucker May 14th, sandpiper May 12th, and swift May 13th. 



Bradford Naturalists' Society. — Meeting May 28th, the president 

 in the chair. — Mr. Carter showed N. pulveraria and Y. impluviata, new 

 to the district. Mr, Firth showed some insects, amongst which was 



