154 



The Naturalist. 



24th, and marked ^' A. palnstre, var. imhricatum, Schpr A. turyi- 



dnm, Funk, et al. in litt." I pointed out to both gentlemen that the 

 Whernside plant was not A. palustre var. iynhricatum, Schpr., or A. 

 turgidum Funk, but A. turgidum, Wahlenberg, a conclusion at which Mr. 

 Boswell had arrived some time previously, on his re-examination of the 

 plant. Until to-day I was under the impression that he had done so only 

 after he had seen or heard of specimens of A . turgidum, Wahl. , from Ben 

 More, but it appears that he had done so altogether independently of 

 them. In any case Mr. Boswell was the first to identify the Whernside 

 plant. I had, however, something to do with the identification, or, 

 perhaps, to be more precise, with the final determination of the Ben More 

 specimens ; and I can assure Mr. Lees and Mr. West that they are quite 

 wrong in their guess as to the time when this took place. Instead of being 

 October or November, it was certainly not later than the first week of 

 September. Mr. Boswell is satisfied that the Ben More specimens were 

 correctly and unhesitatingly identified, before the Whernside ones were 

 so — not after, as Mr. Lees and Mr. West imagine ; and with what satisfies 

 Mr. Boswell, Mr. Lees I think must remain contented. While writing 

 on this subject it may be as well to state that Mr. Holmes is mistaken in 

 supposing that Aulacomnium turgidum is found only in a barren state on 

 the Styrian Alps. Several years ago fruiting specimens were gathered 

 there by the distinguished Austrian bryologist, Mr. Breidler. — J. 

 Fergusson, The Manse, Fern, Brechin. 



Rainfall iox gtarr^. 





Height 



gauge 

 above 



Rain- 

 faU. 



No. 



of 



Total Fall 

 TO Date. 



Date of 

 heaviest 



Amount 

 of 



heaviest 

 Fall. 





Days 







Fall. 





sea 

 level. 







1879. 



1878. 





HUDDEESFIELD (Dalton) ... 



(J. W. Eobson) 



Ft. 



350 



In. 



1-86 



18 



5-08 



* 1014 



17 



0-44 



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



183 



1-42 



19 



5-55 





13 



016t 



Halifax. . . (F. G. S. Eawson) 



360 



2-97 



16 



8-79 



10-53 







Baensley ... (T. Lister) ... 



350 



113 



19 



4-70 



3-86 



16 



017 



INGBIKCHWORTH (do.) , ... 



853 



2-02 



22 



6-42 



6-97 



16 



0-23 



Wentwoeth Ca.stle (do.)... 



520 



1-26 



15 



515 



4-41 



16 



0-31 



GooLE ... (H. F. ParsoBs) 



25 



0-65 



12 



4-44 



2-68 



17 



0-21 



* This is the average to date for 13 years, 1866-78. 

 f This fell as snow. 



