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the different parties. Among these were a few common coast forms, 

 such as Glaux maritima, Plantago Coronopus, and Plantago 

 maritima. Geranium sanguineum was brought in by the Speeton 

 party, and was regarded as a somewhat notable plant for the 

 locality. Mr. Turner gave his list of Alga3 as follows : — Halidrys 

 siliquosa, var. B minor, Fucus vesiculosus, ditto var. (3 Balticus, 

 F. ceramoides, F. serratus, Hymanthalea lorea, Desmarestia aculeata, 

 Sporochnus pedunculatus, Laminaria digitata, Chorda filum, Zonaria 

 parvula ? Chordaria flagelliformis, Mesogloia virescens, Leathesia tuberi- 

 formis, Cladostephus spongiosus, Sphacelaria filicina, S. fusca ? S. plu- 

 mosa ? Ectocarpus littoralis, Polysiphonia urceolata, P. fibrata, P. 

 fastigiata, P. byssoides, Dasya coccinea, Laurencia pinnatifida, L, obtusa 1 

 Chylocladia articulata, Corallina officinalis, Melobesia lichenoides, Deles- 

 seria alata, Plocamium coccineum, Hypnea purpurascens, Chondrus 

 crispus, Iridoea edulis, Ptiloba sericea, Ceramium rubrum, 0. acantho- 

 notum, C. gracillimum, Callithamnion roseum, Cladophora rupestris, 

 C. arcta, Conferva serea, Enteromorpha intestinalis, E. compressa, Ulva 

 lactuca, U. linza. Appendix : "* Laminaria saccharina, Chylocladia 

 parvula, Jania rubens, Delesseria sanguinea, Nitophyllum laceratum, 

 Phodymenia palmata, Callithamnion Daviesii, Bryopsis plumosa, Ulva 

 latissima. Mr. M. B. Slater, who searched for mosses and hepatics, 

 stated that of the former he had found Hypnum cuspidaturn (in fruit), 

 H. purum, H. molluscum, H. filicinum, H. commutatum, Trichostomum 

 mutabile, Bruch (in fruit), Tortula Hornschuchiana (in fruit, old) ; and 

 of the latter he had obtained Jungermannia turbinata, Lophocolea 

 bidentata, and Pellia epiphylla. Mr. Slater remarked that the district is 

 not rich, and the season too dry, for these plants. Autumn or early 

 spring would have yielded a better result in mosses, and as hepatics 

 require shade, and like to grow in damp woods, it is not to be expected 

 that the bare sea-cliffs would furnish a home for them. Of Fungi, 

 reported upon by Mr. H. T. Soppitt, between 30 and 40 specimens were 

 collected during the day, amongst which were ^cidium calthse, Puccinia 

 calthae, P. galiorum, P. pulverulenta, Phragmidium obtusum, ^cidium 

 valerianacearum, JE. epilobii, urticse, Comatricha Friesiana, Peziza 

 Curreiana, and Uromyces Pose. Mr. J. W. Davis, F.S.A., Halifax, presi- 

 dent of the Geological Section, on being called upon to report, turned the 

 duty over to the secretary of the section, Pev. E. Maule Cole, M.A., of 

 Wetwang, who thereupon stated that the party under his charge made 

 for Speeton Gap, where they descended, and walking for some distance 

 along the undercliff, eventually reached the shore. The tide being low, 

 they then pushed on for some distance under the Buckton cliffs, 

 examining the grey chalk with pink-coloured bands in situ. Overhead 

 thousands of sea-birds were perched on the crevices and ledges of the 

 perpendicular cliffs. On the shore, large rolled masses of white chalk 



These were found at Filey by me, in July, 1877.— W. B. T. 



