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The Natcealist. 



Linn. , Malliam Tarn ; Gyriniis bicolor, Payk. , Malham Tarn ; Silpha 

 thoracica. Linn., near Malliam ; Agelastica halensis, Linn, near Malham ; 

 Graptodera oleracea, Linn., near Malham ; Crepidodera aurata, Foudr., 

 near Malham ; Phyllotreta undulata, Kutsch., near Malham ; Aphthona 

 coerulea, Payk., near Settle ; Thj^amis brunnea, Pedt., near Settle ; T. 

 melanocephala, GylL, near Victoria Cave ; Coccinella obliterata, Linn., 

 Malham ; C. bipunctata^ Linn, near Malham Cove ; Scymnus discoideus, 

 111., Malham ; Ocypus oleus, Mull., above Victoria Cave ; Xantholinus 

 tricolor, Fabr,, Settle-road ; Othius melanocephalus, Gr., near Malham ; 

 Lithocharis obsoleta, ISord, near Settle. For the Botanical Section the 

 secretary, Mr. P. F. Lee, reported upon the day's work. The botanists 

 had mustered in force, and enjoyed to the full the various routes taken 

 in this classic hunting-ground. The total number of phanerogams, ferns, 

 &c., of the London Catalogue of British Plants, collectecj or observed at 

 Gordale Scar, Cove, in smiling Airedale from Bell Busk, and on the route 

 from Settle to Malham, was 291, thus making the last ramble the best of 

 the season in point both of numbers and rarity of specimens. After 

 partaking of the High Sheriff's hospitality at the Tarn House, we worked 

 the Tarn Bog, and under the guidance of Mr. Morrison himself, with his 

 head gardener, we saw some flourishing specimens of the great English 

 sundew, Drosera anglica, planted last year by the High Sheriff, with the 

 hope they may establish themselves. The bog also yielded us an 

 additional district plant, the interesting Serratula tinctoria, var. monti- 

 cola, having almost sessile and larger flower-hear' s than the type. In the 

 grounds at the Tarn House are successfully cultivated many rare alpines 

 and ferns, both foreign and district plants. The rarest of the many good 

 things noticed during the day were the following, mostly fruiting : — 

 Aetata spicata, Draba muralis, D. incana, the variety of the alpine penny- 

 cress, Thlaspi occitanum, Viola Jutea, Geum intermedium, Sedum 

 Telephium, var. purpurascens, Galium sylvestre, Carduus heterophyllus, 

 Polemonium coeruleum ; a dwarf mountain form of Myosotis sylvatica, 

 Primula farinosa, Salix repens, var. argentea, Potamogeton lucens, P. 

 densus. Orchis latifolia, sub-sp. incarnata, Carex capillaris, C. fulva, C. 

 vesicaria, Sesleria coerulea, and Asplenium viride. Mr. H. T. Soppitt 

 of Bradford, who had been paying attention to the fungi, reported that 

 the district was peculiarly rich in epiphyllous species. Amongst those 

 gathered was ^cidium prenanthis, accompanied by Puccinea prcnanthis, 

 P. sessilis, P. poarum, and several Phragmidia. Of the larger species 

 very few were seen ; these included Ag. squarrosus, Ag. mollis, Ag. 

 infundibuliformis, and Helvella lacunosa. Altogether, about 50 species 

 were gathered. — A vote of thanks to Mr. Morrison for occupying the 

 chair, brought the meeting to a close, after which the members drove to 

 the station to catch a Midland express which it had been arranged should 

 be specially stopped for their convenience at Bell Busk station. A small 

 party of members received still further attention from Mr. Morrison, and 

 staj^ed over Sunday to enjoy his hospitality at the Tarn House. — W.D.R. 



