MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 



NOTES-BOTANY. 



Silene nutans still at Knaresborough. — This plant is by no means exiinct 

 in its old habitat at Knaresborough, but quite abundant. I saw any (juantity of 

 it this year, last year, and the year before. — W. C. Hey, St. Olave's X'icarage, 

 York, October 9th, 1888. 



Stratiotes aloides at Carlton near Selby. — On the nth October inst. . I 

 found in a pond near Carlton, Selby, a number of specimens of the Water Soldier 

 {Stratiotes aloides). I believe this plant has not been recorded previously in the 

 district of the Aire. In the same pond were growing HydrocJiaris iiiorsns-raiuv, 

 Siuvi latifoliictn. Iris, and Riiniex hydrolapathuni. — Thomas Ruxkkr, Cioole, 

 October 13th, 1888. 



Notes on Settle Plants. — I observe that Mr. Whit well puts words into my 

 mouth which I did not and could not use. May I assure him that I did not throw 

 doubt on the presence oi A. lonchitis in the Settle district, or on Mr. Tatham's 

 record for the same. My words were : — ' I have seen nothing like the true plant 

 near Settle, and forms of ' aaileatiini ' are often confounded with it ; it is more 

 likely to be on Ingleborough, Penyghent, etc., than at a lower elevation. No 

 record for this plant ought to pass unless the specimen is in good fructification." 

 These words are the words of caution and of my personal experience — they are 

 not the words of doubt. — A. Craig Christie, 



NO TES—LEPID OPTERA . 



Scopula ferrugalis at Huddersfield. — I took a specimen of Scopiila fernigalis 

 at Grimescar Wood near here on the 31st of August last. The species is ciuite 

 new to this district ; the only other Yorkshire localities for it are Scarborough and 

 Harrogate. — G. W. K. Crosland, Ilolmheld, Huddersfield, Sep. 7th, 1888. 



Euperia fulvago and Acronycta alni near Doncaster. — Recently, Mr. 

 J. N. Young, of Rotherham, sent me a pair of Euperia fiilvago, part of twenty- 

 six specimens which Mr. Young and his friends have secured in Wadworth Wood, 

 near Doncaster, this season. Except in Sherwood Forest, where the species is 

 abundant, E. pilvago has always been considered rare in Britain, and the only 

 two previously recorded Yorkshire captures are— one by Mr. Harrison at IJainsley 

 in 1875, o'^^ by ^f""- Pr^st at Doncaster in 1881. In Wadworth Wood also, 

 Mr. Young's son beat out of aspen on September 8th, a larva of Acronycta aliii ; 

 the food is rather unusual for this species. In the same wood, Lobophora Jiexap- 

 terata was unusually abundant earlier in the season. — George T. PoRRiT r 

 Huddersfield, October 6th, 1888. 



NOTE— MAMMALIA, 



Whales off Flamborough. — For several days some scores of large Whale>. 

 which I believe to be Finners, have visited our shores. They go in shoals, and, 

 to all appearance, should any obstacle come in their way, they would tear it limb 

 from limb, so monstrous and wild-looking, jumping and plunging for yards, going 

 at the rate of about eight miles an hour. The crew of one of our crab-boats (so the 

 men inform me, working their crab-pots) l)eing afraid of them, having hatl to make 

 all the noise they possibly could to keep them oH" from molesting the boat. Two 

 very large codfish were picked up near the North Smithwick Buoy, ha\ ing been 

 killed by those sea-monsters. — Matthew Bailey, Flamborough, Sep. 17th, 1S88. 



[We submitted the aliove note to Mr. Thomas Southwell, who is inclined to think 

 that the Whales ai e some species of J^ahciioptera, which are probably attracted l)y 

 the presence of Herring or Whiting otf the coast, and that they are not likely to 

 display any viciousness. being of a very timid disposition, unless wounded. The\ 

 might, certainly, come in contact with the boat accidentally, but that is not ver\ 

 probable. — Eds.] 

 Nov. i88S. 



