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VORKSmRb: NATURALISTS AT WELTON VALE. 



Mr. Riley and the chairman gave some interesting information as to 

 the spread of the Hessian Fly {Cecidoinyia destructor) in East 

 Yorkshire, some i3upa3 of it having been found during the day. 



For the Botanical Section, in the absence of all its officers, Mr. 

 E. A. Peak furnished the following account of the proceedings of the 

 botanical members: — The botanists started, in company with the 

 geologists, from the 'Green Dragon' Inn, Welton, a little after lo a.m., 

 going by what is locally known as the ' high ' road to Elloughton, 

 where at the foot of the walls was found J4!^r7/z'<3 roiundifolia in flower, 

 although it was not at all plentiful. Passing through this little 

 hamlet in the direction of Brough, they came to a gravel-pit, where 

 the geologists seemed to have a good time of it, but it yielded nothing 

 particular botanically ; and from here the route was taken to the 

 Brough and Cave High Road, searching on the way for Cardiius 

 eriophonis^ which grows here, but was not found on this occasion. 

 Soon after gaining the road the party came on a fine patch of Astra- 

 galus gIycyJ)h\Ilos in fruit, Ballot a nigra in plenty by the road- 

 side : thence proceeding m the direction of Cave, they soon came to 

 the 'Cockle-pits,' and speedily found Ag?'ostis spica-V€?iti^ Campanula 

 glomerata^ Gentiana aniarella^ and Saponaria officinalis^ although 

 none were plentiful. Here the botanists parted company with their 

 geological friends, who went in the direction of Cave, and the 

 botanists going to the south of EUerker to visit a little bit of choice 

 botanical hunting-ground where they expected to find Me?iyanthes 

 trifoliata, Pinguicula vulgaris^ Anagallis tendla, and Pedicidaris 

 pa/ustris, which expectations were not disappointed. From this 

 jjoint they made direct for the village of Brantingham, going by way 

 of Green's-lane, where was gathered Lycopsis arvensis. The next 

 destination was the chalk-pit in Brantingham Dale, where was found 

 abundance of Campa?iula gloinerata, Gentiana amarella, a plant or 

 two of Carlina vulgaris and Tanacetuni vulgare, the latter evidently 

 an escape. It was now time to think about wending the way back 

 to Welton, which was accordingly done, going by way of Spout hill- 

 top to look for the solitary patch of Campanula rapmiculoides which 

 used to grow there, and which was found, but not in flower, so that 

 the botanists had to be content — or otherwise — with leaves and 

 l)artially withered flower-stems. From here they proceeded along 

 the brow of the chalk Wolds, picking up as they went a plant or two 

 oi Arahis hirsuta and Epilobium angustifolium, and Circcca lutetiana 

 m plenty, but they had not time to visit a field,- although near, 

 where Linan'a clatine is usually found ; then down Elloughton Dale, 

 hui Cklora perfuliata could not be found in its known locality, and so 

 back to Welton. It may be mentioned that Campanula latifolia. 



Naturalist, 



