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bridge, Wharncliffe Woods, Wortley, Bradfield, &c. The number of 

 species of vasculares recorded was only 101, against 300 at Hambleton, 

 and 290 at the Settle meetings ; the falling off was due partly to the 

 season being too far advanced, partly to the less extent of ground 

 covered, but especially to the poverty in species of the local flora in this 

 as in other coal-measure districts. The best ■ finds were — Ranunculus 

 Lenormandi, Corydalis claviculata, Ulex Galli, Prunus Padus, Pubus 

 Koehleri, Rosa molhssima, Lamium Galeobdolon, Myosotis repens, Salix 

 Smithiana, Taxus baccata, and Carex la3vigata from Wharncliffe, Alope- 

 curus agrestis from Oughtibxidge, and the curious Cotyledon umbilicus, 

 with its succulent trumpet-shaped leaves, from Bradfield. Of mosses 

 twenty species were found, including Dicranum falcatum, D. palustre, 

 Campylopus flexuosus, Pogonatum aloides, Grimmia apocarpa, Mnium 

 serratum, Plagiothecum undulatum, and P. elegans ; the larger Hyp- 

 naceae were comparatively scarce. Six Hepaticae were noticed, including 

 Scapania \indulata, Jungermannia barbata, Calypogeia Trichomanis, and 

 Lepidozia reptans. The larger foliaceous saxicolous lichens were plentiful 

 as regards individuals, on the loose blocks of gritstone, which lay 

 scattered about in great profusion, Corticolous lichens were scarce 

 and stunted. The following were the species of lichens observed : — 

 Cladonia cornucopioides, C. furcata, Evemia furfuracea, Platysma 

 glaucum, Cetraria aculeata, Parmelia saxatilis and P. physodes, Peltigera 

 canina, and Usnea barbata. No algae were seen ; a filamentous substance 

 found in a stream of ferruginous water issuing from an old colliery, 

 seemed to consist wholly of oxide of iron, without any vegetable tissue. 

 Fungi were plentiful in the woods, and about twenty kinds were recorded. 

 The most remarkable was Cynophallus caninus, a species the singular 

 appearance of which is well indicated by the name ; this was found by 

 Dr. Lees and stated by him to be new to South-west Yorkshire. Among 

 the other species were Agaricus vaginatus, A. rubescens, A. muscarius, 

 A. melleus, A. rutilans, A. laccatus, A. squarrosus, A. hypnorum, A. 

 semilanceatus, Hygrophorus X3sittaciiius, H. miniatus, Lactarius quietus, 

 Russula virescens, Paxillus involutus. Boletus luridus, Polyporus betu- 

 linus, and Calocera viscosa. Entomological Section : Messrs. S, D. 

 Bairstow, C. W. Richardson, G. T. Porritt, and others had collected 

 about thirty species of lepidoptera, but mostly of the commonest descrip- 

 tion, Notodonta dromedarius and N. camelina being the only ones 

 worth mention. Hemiptera and hymenoptera (Tenthredinidse) were 

 abundant, however, and in tolerable variety. Mr. Thomas 

 Lister, of Bamsley, secretary of the Vertebrate Section, reported 

 that the section was inferior at Wharncliffe to previous meetings. 

 There were eighteen resident birds, amongst which were the kestrel, 

 ring-dove, mountain linnet, magpie, and a flock of Canada geese, 

 only three summer migrants were seen, the swallow, martin, and wheat- 

 ear. The Conchological Section was not represented, and only one 

 species of mollusk was actually reported, — Wm. Denisox Roebuck, Sec. 



