NOTES BOTANY. 



Trientalis europea in Nidderdale.— On page 160 of the last part 



of the Transactions of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union, I see Trientalis europcea 

 is ' said to grow near Brimham Rocks. ' As Mrs. Clark and myself picked it on 

 the right bank slopes opposite Pateley Bridge in some abundance in 1882, I can 

 confirm it.— J. E. Clark, York, September 24th, 1885. 



Manchester Cryptogamie Society, September 21st, 1885.- 



Mr. Thomas Rogers, secretary, exhibited two rare mosses gathered a few days 

 previously at Mere, Cheshire, Gymhostomum rostellatum and Physcomitrium 

 sphcericum. Mr. Burgess showed specimens of mosses from Knutsford bog. Mr. 

 Forster exhibited a striking variety of Lastrea fiiix-mas — belonging to the section 

 propinqua^ which he had found a fortnight ago in the neighbourhood of Patterdale. 



Bradford Naturalists' Society— A Year's Botanical Work.— 



Five years ago the Bradford Naturalists' Society mapped out a large portion of 

 Mid-West Yorkshire, for the purpose of investigating its fauna and flora. 

 Recorders were appointed for the different sections, and the work commenced 

 in good earnest, and has been unremittingly carried on to the present time. At 

 the close of each year, the recorders give an account of the progress made in their 

 respective departments during the year. Botany, perhaps, receives the lion's 

 share of attention, but only those plants are placed on record which have been 

 gathered by members of the society ; by this plan it is hoped that in a few years a 

 practical knowledge will be obtained of the flora of the district. During the 

 past year enthusiasm has run very high, and never before have the results, so far 

 as botany is concerned, been so satisfactory. 



Of Flowering Plants 36 species have been added to the list, some of which, 

 however, such as Bupleurum rotundifolium L. , Lathy rus hirsuius L., Medicago 

 falcata L. , Agrostis spica-venti Beauv. , &c. , are not indigenous to the district. 

 The following are amongst the principal additions: — Ranunculus sceleratus L., 

 from Frizinghall ; Colchicum autumnale L. , Grassington ; Calainintha acinos 

 •Clairv. , Gordale ; Listera cordata Br. , Penyghent ; Scirpns sylvaticus L. , near 

 Keighley ; Juncus compressus Jacq., Kilnsey ; Carex ampullacea Good., near 

 Keighley; Carex rigida Good., Penyghent; Melica nutans L. , Bolton Woods, 

 Ribblehead, &c. The total number of Phanerogams now known to occur in the 

 society's district is 698, 632 of which have been found in Upper Airedale. 



Of Mosses 8 species have been added to the list, including Te'trodontium 

 brownianum, from Harden ; Atrichum crispum, Newsome Dean ; and Splachnum 

 ampirilaceum, from Malham Tarn. 



Three additional Hepaticse have been found, amongst which are Trichocolea 

 tomentella, from Shipley Glen and Holden Gill ; and Jitngermannia capitata, from 

 near Horton-in-Ribblesdale. 



The past year has been remarkable for the abundance of esculent fungi, which 

 made their appearance in great profusion during the autumn months. Many stones 

 in weight of Coprimis cornatus and C. atramentarius have been consumed and 

 appreciated by many members and friends, and large quantities have been gathered 

 of Peziza venosa (a most delicious species), Hygrophorus virgineus, H. pratensis, 

 and Marasmias oreades. 



Amongst the 85 additions of fungi are -.—Coprimis hemerobius, from Hawk- 

 sworth ; Lentinus cochleatus. Heaton ; Panus torulosus, Hawksworth ; Hygro- 

 phorus ovinus, Hawksworth ; Schizophyllum commune, Steeton ; Boletus rubinus, 

 Bolton Woods ; Cynophallus caninus, Saltaire ; Chondrioderma umbilicatum, near 

 Keighley ; Puccinia baryi, Bolton Woods ; Peziza leporina, Heaton. 



During the spring and summer months, a series of experiments with the 

 Uredines was successfully conducted, and clearly demonstrated the hetercecismal 

 nature of some of these curious parasites. 



Of Lichens, 7 species have been met with, including Stigonema saxicola, from 

 Ingleton ; Calicium citrinum, Clapham ; Urceolaria scruposa, Ingleton ; Amphi- 

 loma lanuginosum, Malham, Clapham, &c. 



Of Freshwater Algae 26 additional species have been found, amongst which 

 are : — Palmodactylon subramosum, from Newsome Dean ; Horniscia moniliformis, 

 Cullingworth ; Dictyosphceriuni ehrenbergii, near Bradford ; Chroococcus turgidus, 

 Cullingworth ; Cyhndrocystis diplospora, Cullingworth. — H. T. Soppitt and 

 W. West, Bradford, December 1885. Naturalist 



