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gathered near York, and Seligeria tristicha in Miller's Dale, both of 

 which he distributed specimens of. The hon. secretary placed upon 

 the table a good-sized vasculum, full of freshly gathered mosses, which 

 he had received from the neighbourhood of Nyborg, in Denmark. It 

 was observed that nearly all the species were identical with those which 

 may now be found in British woods. The mosses were placed at the 

 disposal of the members present. — T. Rogers, Hon. Sec. 



YoEKSHiRE ISTaturalists" Uis'ioj^-. — Beverley, May 29th, 1882. — The 

 Yorkshire Naturalists this year took the field at a later period of the year 

 than usual (the Easter excursion being omitted), and held their first 

 meeting on Whit-Monday, Beverley being the rendezvous. Railway 

 arrangements of a novel and advantageous character were made for the 

 benefit of members journeying from Leeds, York, and Malton, whereby 

 the production of the stamped card of membership (without any condition 

 as to number of party) was held sufficient for the obtaining of return 

 tickets at reduced fares. There was not a very large muster from the 

 West-Riding towns, but those from the Korth and East brought up the 

 .attendance to the usual average, and the excursion itself was of a 

 successful character, and tLe Union was, as usual, favoured with fine 

 weather. The arrangements included four parties, in four difterent 

 directions, all starting from Beverley Station. The first was in charge of 

 the well-known ornithologist, Mr. Fred. Boyes, and took their route 

 through Westwood to Bishop Burton, from which they returned through 

 Cherry Burton to Beverley. The second party — led by Mr. R. Cherry, 

 of Beverley — accompanied the first party through Westwood, and then 

 diverged to the south^ passing through Walkington, and returning through 

 Risby Park and Woods. Most of the entomologists were in this division. 

 A third party, under the leadership of Mr. J. A. Ridgway,. F.RA.S , 

 crossed the river Hull at Grovehill Ferry, walked through fields to Meaux 

 and Wawne, where they again ferried the river and returned through the 

 free pasture of Figham. The fourth party, who paid more attention to 

 the plants and moUusca than did the other parties, were led by the local 

 secretary, JMr. J. Darker Butterell, who conducted them through Swine- 

 moor, then along the banks of the river, past Commonbank or Pulfin 

 Nook, to Leven Canal, thence crossing the river Hull to Arram, and 

 returning from that place by train. The fifth party, under the charge of 

 the Rev. E. Maule Cole, M.A., devoted itself to geological work, for 

 which purpose they drove to the Weedley cutting on the line of the new 

 Hull and Barnsley Railway. The meetings all took place at the Assembly 

 Rooms, Beverley, the general meeting being presided over by Mr. Thos. 

 Hick, B.A., B.Sc, of Harrogate, a vice-president. The minutes of the 

 'two previous meetings having been taken as read, the roll was called, 

 when it was found that ten societies were represented, viz , — Beverley, 

 Driffield, Goole, Hull, Leeds (3), Malton, Scarborough, and York St. 

 Thomas's. On the motion of the Rev. E. J. Barry, two new societies^ 

 %oth of which had been founded during the current month of May — the 



