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Schimp. ; Ceratodon purpureas Brid. ; Barbala convoluta Hedw.; 

 a Ulota, barren, on a tree, probably U. crispa var. intermedia 

 Dixon. 



In Beedale the Hepatic DipLophyllum albicans L. was 

 common by the side of ditches. Other Hepatics were Lopho- 

 colea heterophylla Schrad. and L. bidentata L. ; also Metzgeria 

 f areata L., the last found by Mr. Cross on a tree. 



In Beedale occurred the Sphagnum above mentioned, and the 

 moss Polytrichum juniperinum Willd. in fruit. In Sawdondale. 

 Hypnum commutatum Hedw., the calcicolous moss, was very 

 common on stones in the stream and on the sides of the stream. 

 Associated with it were H. palustre L. in fruit and H. cuspi- 

 datum L. 



On a stone by this stream grew Plagiothecium depressant 

 Dixon, the best find of the day. In the higher reaches of Saw- 

 dondale, Mr. Bevan found a few mosses, which indicate a good 

 locality for mosses, if only our Scarborough friends will give 

 a little attention to it at different times of the year. These 

 mosses were Philonotis fontana Brid., the male plant; Mnium 

 affine Bland v. elatum B.&S., a very fine growth ; and Hyoco- 

 m iu m Jlagella re B.&S. 



The route traversed did not supply any very unusual moss 

 or hepatic, not because the dales were not charming from an 

 artistic point of view, but because the ground everywhere was 

 so dry, and the water in the dales is so scanty. The rarest and 

 most important mosses found are Mnium affine var. elatum 

 B.&S. by Mr. Bevan, and Plagiothecium depressum Dixon by 

 myself, both of which have been confirmed by Mr. Dixon, of 

 Northampton. 



The Geological Section was officially represented by its hard- 

 working Secretary, Mr. Thomas Sheppard, F.G.S., who writes 

 as under: — 'The geologists, under the leadership of Mr. J. W. 

 Stather, F.G.S., commenced operations at Seamer Station. 

 Whilst awaiting the arrival of the wagonette containing the 

 Scarborough contingent, the Hull and Leeds members visited 

 the old gravel pit from which the fine boulder of Shap Granite, 

 now exhibited in a garden by the side of Seamer Station, was 

 obtained. This gravel pit, which covers an area of several acres 

 in extent, is of no great depth, and is generally grassed over, 

 but the members were, fortunate in finding a recent exposure, 

 about 12 feet deep, near the railway, which was of great interest. 

 The gravel was well rounded, greatly resembling that near the 

 mill at Speeton, and was clearly morainic in character. It had 



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