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THE NATURALIST, 



sible, but nothing daunted we commenced the ascent, specimens of 

 Lyccena Icarus, and other butterflies flitted past us, but as our object was 

 shells and not butterflies, they only met with a passing notice. The 

 sun's rays descended almost vertically upon us, the perspiration streamed 

 down our faces with our exertions, so that when we reached the 

 friendly shade of an aged hawthorn we were too exhausted to proceed 

 further, till we were somewhat rested. 



After a short time, we commenced our ascent, till we reached the foot 

 of some cliffs, when we immediately began to collect Pupa secaUf we 

 found it to be in profusion at the foot of the cliffs, and some few attached 

 to the face of them ; Helix rupestris was not scarce in the chinks and 

 crevices, while close to the ground, sheltered by the vegetation, Helix 

 lapicida and Pupa umhilicata were rather common. At the roots of 

 grass growing in the crevices of the rocks we obtained some fine Adiatina 

 acicula. 



Moving to some moss-covered rocks at a little distance, we found 

 CocJiUocopa luhrica, var. lubricoides and Helix pulchella, and at their 

 base and among stones we found Helix virgata, Helix caperata, var. 

 ornata, Claudlia rugosa, variety Everettii, and some unusually fine Zonites 

 cellarius^ 



Todmorden Botanical Society. — The 

 montMy meeting of this society was held 

 on Monday, August 6th. The president 

 Mr. Stansfieldjinthe chair. — Samuel Hall, 

 Esq., Forest House, Bacup ; Samuel Bar- 

 low, Esq., StakehHl, near Middleton; Mr. 

 J. H. Grindrod, Union-street, Todmorden ; 

 Mr. W. H. Roberts, Market-place ; Mr, 

 Wm. Dean, Meadow-bottom ; and Mr. J. 

 Jackson, Yictoria-road, were admitted 

 members. The meeting was of unusual 

 interest, and there was a good attendance 

 of members, including a fair proportion of 

 those more recently admitted. On the 

 table were a great number of specimens of 

 flowering plants, and ferns, both British 

 and exotic, some of which were exceedingly 



rare. The president and vice-president 

 gave an interesting account of the recent 

 tour in Yorkshire, Teesdale, &c. The 

 different members of the party were of the 

 most agreeable character, so that though 

 the "finds" (to use an expression weU 

 understood in these reports) were neither 

 numerous, nor exceptionally rare, the 

 journey on the whole was pronounced as 

 one of the most pleasant and thoroughly 

 enjoyable our Todmorden botanists have 

 ever undertaken. Todmorden however, 

 must not lay claim to all the credit, as 

 Bacup was well represented by Mr. Aitkin, 

 Manchester by Mr. Rodgers, and Black- 

 burn by Mr. Pickup. Amongst a host of 

 plants collected, we may name a few of the 

 more select : — Gentiana verna, Dryas 

 octopetala, Kohresia caricina, Viola am- 

 cena, Carex capillaris, Orchis latifoUa, 



