REPORTS OF SOCIETIES, 



87 



Leeds Natubalists' Society. 



A meeting of this Society took place 

 on September 10th, Mr. Blackburn in the 

 chair. After the minutes of the last 

 meeting had been read and confirmed the 

 following specimens were exhibited : — 



Mr. Blackburn exhibited the following 

 plants collected at Boston Spa this day, 

 Actsea spicata, Baneberry. 

 ^gopodium Podagraria, Goutweed. 

 Eupatorium cannabinum, Hemp agrimony. 

 Solidago Yirgaurea, Golden rod. 

 Aspidium lobatum, Close leaved Prickly 



Shield Fern, and several others. 



In Entomology, Mr. Schofield exhibited 

 Pupae and Eggs of Common House Fly, 

 Pupse and flies from cheese mites. 



Mr. Liversedge showed several butter- 

 flies which had been sent to him by Mr. 

 Eoberts (lately one of the members) from 

 New Jersey, U.S,, and also read an inte- 

 resting letter from Mr. Eoberts describing 

 his voyage to America, and his experiences 

 — entomological and general, — since his 

 arrival there. 



September 17th, Mr. W. H. Taylor in 

 the chair. The minutes of last meeting 

 having been read and confirmed, Mr. 

 Scholefield exhibited Malva sylvestris, and 

 several other plants collected at Boston 

 Spa. 



Mr. Blackburn described a conchological 

 and botanical excursion with a friend to 

 Boston Spa on the 10th of the present 

 month, as follows : — 



The first specimen of MoUusca, collected 

 was Pupa umbilicata, at the bottom of an 

 old wall on the road side beyond Round- 

 hay. 



After reaching Boston and turning down 

 a lane that leads from the other side of 

 Boston church to Jackdaw Crag, and by 

 the side of the "Wharfe, the following 

 specimens were obtained : — 



Clausilia laminata, from the bole of an 



ash tree. 

 C. rugosa, Jeff; var. Everetti. 



Cyclostoma elegans, creeping on the 

 top of dead leaves. 



Zonites cellarius, under moss at the 

 foot of trees. 



Z. alliarius, in similar places. 



Z. nitidulus, do. do. 



Helix fasca, a few. 



H, aspersa, do, 



H, nemoralis, do, 



H. nemoralis, var. hortensis. 



H. arbustoium, not many. 



H. rufescens, a few. 



H. cantiana, four specimens. 



H. hispida, a few. 

 The plants collected were those men- 

 tioned in the account of last week's pro- 

 ceedings, and also Sambucus Ebulus, with 

 fruit. 



After going back to Boston and par- 

 taking of refreshment, they proceeded on 

 the road towards CoUingham and at various 

 places collected Helix aspersa again, also 

 Helix virgata, with pink lips, many 

 small but fine specimens. 

 ,, ,, monstrosities three sps. 

 ,, var. subaperta. 



H. caperata, about a dozen, 

 H. ericetorum, a few. 

 Bulimus obscurus, not many. 

 Pupa umbilicata, about two dozen. 

 P. marginata, ,, ,, 



The chairman then read a letter from 

 Mr. JSTelson "of Birmingham, (lately one 

 of the members) describing an excursion 

 with some friends to Cheltenham, where, 

 besides many others they collected the 

 following shells : — 



Pupa secale, Clausilia Eolphii, Bulimus 

 montanus. Helix rupestris, H, pomatia, 

 Cochlicopa lubrica, Carychium minimum, 

 Balia perversa, Limax arborum, &c, , &c. 



EosA Cuspid ATA. Bieb. , in Beitain, — 

 The Eev. W. T. P, Meade King, of 

 Atherstone, has kindly forwarded speci- 

 mens of the above rose from two localities 



