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on the subject. This paper appeared in the Leeds Mercury supplement of 

 July 29th (it was afterwards reprinted in the Young Naturalist), and was 

 of considerable utility in eliciting additional information. After the day's 

 investigations were concluded, the meetings were held in the Devonshire 

 Hall, at Grassington, the chair of the general meeting being occupied by 

 Mr. Wm. Cash, F.G.S., of Halifax. The societies represented were — 

 Bradford (2), Dewsbury, Halifax, Heckmondwike, Huddersfield (2), 

 Ilkley, Keighley, Leeds (3), Liversedge, Mirfield, Ovenden, Scarborough, 

 Wakefield, and York (St. Thomas's). Thanks were voted to Messrs. 

 J. N". Dickinson of Leeds, C. H. L. Woodd, F.G.S., J.P., of Outershaw, 

 Ven. Archdeacon Boyd, M.A., of Arncliffe, and the Bev. W. A. ShufFrey 

 of Halton Gill, for becoming new subscribers. Thanks were then voted^ 

 on the motion of Mr. J. Brodie, to the local secretaries, to the Duke of 

 Devonshire for permission to ramble over his estates, to the committee of 

 the Grassington Mechanics' Institute for use of their hall, and to Mr. 

 W. J. Bay Eddy, F.G. S. , the Duke's agent, for his assistance and kindly 

 co-operation. The sectional reports were then taken. Mr. G. T. Porritt, 

 F. L, S. , of Huddersfield, president of the Entomological Section, spoke 

 on the lepidoptera to the following efiect : — Twenty-four species of lepi- 

 doptera had been observed, including one quite new to the county ; this 

 was Miana expolita (captiuncula), taken by Mr. E. P. P. Butterfield, of 

 Wilsden, Bingley. The very local Erebia Blandina was flying in great 

 abundance on nearly all the grassy slopes in the High Grass Wood, and 

 although hundreds must have been secured during the day, as many more 

 might easily have been taken. Nearly all the specim.ens, too, were in 

 splendid condition. The coleoptera were reported on by Mr. E. B. 

 Wrigglesworth, of Wakefield, secretary of the section. For the Botanical 

 Section, in the absence of all its oflScers, Mr. John Jackson of Wetherby 

 reported that the following species had been noticed, amongst others : — 

 Thalictrum flexuosum, Trollius europseus, Alsine verna, Sagina nodosa, 

 Geranium lucidum, G. sylvaticum, G. sanguineum, Bhamnus catharticus, 

 Vicia sylvatica, Prunus padus. Spiraea filipendula, Rubus saxatilis, Hip- 

 puris vulgaris, Sedum telephium, Saxifraga hypnoides, S. tridactylites, 

 Parnassia palustris, Silaus pratensis, Pimpinella magna, Myrrhis odorata, 

 Galium boreale, Asperula odorata, Carduus heterophyllus, Serratula 

 tinctoria, Crepis paludosa, Gentiana campestris, Melampyrum sylvaticum, 

 Primula farinosa, Epipactis palustris, Asplenium viride, A. trichomanes, 

 Oystopteris fragilis. There were also several Charas, which were not 

 determined. A few fungi were observed by Mr. H. T. Soppitt, one of 

 them — Xenodochus carbonarius — being new to the West-Biding flora. 

 The other fungi were — Agaricus rimosus, A. semiglobatus. Boletus 

 flavus, B. subtomentosus, Stereum hirsutum, Phrymidium obtusum, P. 

 mucronatum, P. acuminatum, ^cidium crassum, JEi. tussilaginis, 

 Puccinia violarum, P. umbelliferum, P. compositarum, Lecythea lini, 

 and L. saliceti. The Geological report was given by Mr. Thomas Tate, 

 F.G.S., of Leeds, president of the section. Mr. Tate's reports were 



