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two others ; but the more interesting of the things collected would be 

 reserved for the president to exhibit and say something about at the next 

 meeting. He (the president) had again gathered, but in small quantity, 

 the rare Seligeria tristicha, and it was believed also S. acutifolia, and 

 Zygodon Nowellii. 



OvENDEN Naturalists' Society. — Monthly meeting, May 31st, Mr. 

 T. Stott, V.P., in the chair. — Mr. C. Sheard exhibited and named a 

 number of botanical specimens. A good number of geological specimens 

 were collected by the members during the day, which were named by Mr. 

 J. Spencer, amongst them being Lepidodendron selaginoides, Lepidostrobus, 

 macrospores, fern stems, a very beautiful specimen of Goniatites Listeri, 

 O. paradoxus, Nautilus, Orthoceras, and Sigillaria vasculare. Mr. T. Hirst 

 exhibited the great-eared grebe and a pair of dabchicks in a case, both 

 from Keighley, and a specimen of the emperor moth (female). — J. Ogden. 



Wakefield Naturalists' Society. — Monthly meeting, June 4th, 

 Mr. Spurling, v. p., in the chair. — Mr. Sims showed some good specimens 

 of A. gilvaria, G. ohscurata, C. temerata, and others. 



Yorkshire Naturalists' Union. — The third meeting for 1879 was 

 held at York on Whit-Monday, the 2nd of J une, for the exploration of 

 Askham Bog, a well-known and most prolific piece of virgin ground, for 

 which permission had been granted by Capt. Severne. Here most of the 

 members remained throughout the day, to their extreme profit and 

 delectation, and very little was seen of other parts of the environs of 

 York. The meetings were held in the Victoria Hall, Goodramgate, York. 

 In the absence of the president and all the vice-presidents but one, the 

 chair was occupied by Mr. Councillor Bulmer, ex-sherifi" of York. It was 

 found that fourteen societies were represented, and the attendance of 

 members was about 60 or 70. The Dewsbury Naturalists' Society was 

 admitted into union, on the motion of Mr. P. F. Lee, of Dewsbury. The 

 secretary announced the names of Messrs. W. Gregson of Thirsk, W. 

 Jenkinson of Sheffield, and W. Whitwell of York, as new subscribers, 

 and a vote of thanks was passed. Mr. Hick, B.Sc (Harrogate) proposed 

 a vote of thanks to the local secretary (Mr. W. Brest) and the members 

 of the York Society who assisted him ; and to Capt. Severne for permis- 

 sion to explore the Bog, which was passed. Mr. C. P. Hobkirk, F.L.S., 

 was appointed to represent the Union on the Council of the British 

 Association at the Sheffield meeting. It was announced on behalf of the 

 Council that they had, at the request of the SheflSeld Naturalists' Society, 

 petitioned the House of Commons against the proposed enclosure of 

 Maltby Common. The reports of sections were then taken. Mr. S. D. 

 Bairstow, secretary of the Entomological Section, reported that the 

 district would probably be found one of the richest in the county, though 

 from the very late spring, little had been done that day. The best species 

 taken was Orgyia gonostigma, of which a few larvae were beaten out of 



