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Walter : Large Pike near Horncastle. 



Membranipora membranacea L. On Hydrallmania and Ser- 

 tularia operculata. With the 1 Tower-cells ' of Nitsche on 

 Laminaria, gathered 8th July 1899, so really developed in 

 June. Dr. Hincks mentions gathering - these in June and 

 October in other parts of England. 



Crista eburnea L. On Flustra foliacea and Hydrallmania. 



Crista denticulata Lam. On Hydrallmania. 



HVDROZOA. 



Coryne pusilla Gaertner, On Hydrallmania and Laminaria. 

 Obelia geniculata L. On Flustra securifrons, Laminaria , 



Maugeria in quantity, and the unknown red weed. 

 Sertularia gracilis Hassal On Hydrallmania and S. operculata. 

 Sertularia operculata L. On root-stock of Laminaria '■ with 



capsules, and frequently alone — i.e., unattached. At the 



base of one such piece was a bit of the Sponge Halichondria 



pa nice a Johnst. 



Sertularia argentea E.&S. On a small red wee.l growing on 



stalk of Laminaria. 

 iiydrallmania falcata L. Seemingly the commonest species 



at Whitby. 



Dr. Hincks gives, as found by him at Whitby — 

 Buskia nitens Alder, B.M.P., I., 532-3. 

 Syncoryne eximia All., 1 Brit. Hyd. Zooph.,' p. 52. 

 Clavatelia pro life ra Hincks, p. 75. 

 Bimeria vesita T. S. Wright, p. 104. 

 Cuspidella humilis Hincks, p. 210. 

 Cuspidella costata Hincks, p. 211. 

 Diphasia attenuata Hincks, p. 248. 



A few species are given as ' Yorkshire coast.' 



NOTE- FISHES. 



Large Pike near Horncastle. — I do not know whether you record 

 piscatorial take 3, but the recent floods would seem to have brought down 

 from our upper mill-pools some large fish. That indefatig-able- angler. 

 Mr. VV. Brvant, of Horncastle. landed a 13-lb. Pike {Esex lucius) a few days 

 ago, taken in the canal near the town. A day or two after Mr. Bryant's 

 capture, his son, ag-ed 14, succeeded, although with tackle unsuitably fine, 

 in landing, after a hard fight, a second good Pike, weighing io}4 lbs.; and 

 since that a Pike of 15 lbs. has'been taken near Boston in the river Witham, 

 into which the above canal debouches. I note that in December last a Pike 

 of 13 lbs. weight was taken in the river Witham. near Lincoln, which, 

 on being landed, disgorged another Pike about 2 lbs. in weight. I have 

 known the loch Trout do this in Scotland. — J. Conway Walter, Langton 

 Rector}-, Horncastle, 10th March icoo. 



Naturalist, 



