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Xorllicni Ncivs. 



new to Britain ha\'e been clisco\'erecl in the connty. The 

 results of the investigations up to i()05 are inchuled in the 

 ' Yorks. Fungus Flora ' and Appendix. 



A desire for more information about these ])lants, by Natur- 

 alist Societies generally, is increasing. The Union members 

 at the ordinary excursions have, during the last few years, 

 displayed a deeper interest in the subject than ever before. 

 Several have forwarded specimens from their own districts 

 among whom may be mentioned Mr. Bunker, Goole ; Dr. 

 Corbett, Doncaster ; Rev. F. H. Woods, Bainton ; Mr. P. F. Lee, 

 Dewsbury ; and Mr. W. P. Winter, Bradford. 



Seeing that wide areas are yet uninvestigated, and that 

 others have onh^ been casually visited, the probabilities are, 

 if the subject continues to be diligently pursued, numerous 

 further additions will certainly be made. 



An up-to-date systematic text-book, dealing with British 

 Pyrenomycetes is much needed. We are a long way behind 

 other countries in this respect. 



While the ' Naturalist ' has been my chief mine in compiling 

 the above, I have derived much information from other 

 sources as Bolton's 'Halifax Fungusses ' ; Grevillea ; Journal 

 of Botany ; Annals of Botany ; and other works, a full biblio- 

 graphy of which would be too lenghty to quote. In addition, 

 each and all, now living, who have at any time taken interest in 

 Yorkshire fungi, have cheerfully sent me all the information 

 they possessed suitable for my purpose. I have also been 

 indebted to the following, to whom I tender my sincere thanks 

 for consulting various works : — Messrs. B. Daydon Jackson, 

 Secretary Linnean Society ; G. Massee, and A. D. Cotton, Kew : 

 A. Gepp, British Museum (Natural History) ; and W. Denison 

 Roebuck. Britten and Boulger's ' British and Irish Botanists ' 

 has proved very useful. 



Every care has been taken not to overlook any fact that 

 would tend to make the history more complete ; if any such has 

 been omitted, I shall consider it a favour to be advised. 



At the recent Anniversary Meeting of the Geological Society, Prof. 

 W. J. Sollas was elected President. 



Our congratulations to the Rev. Canon Greenwell, F.R.S., F.S.A., etc., 

 who celebrated his eighty-eighth birthday on March 23rd last. 



' For Sale a collection of Birds' Eggs, including Crocodile's, Alligator's, 

 and several specimens of Tortoise eggs.' — ' Let me sell you a. cow on the 

 instalment system. — Advertisements in a ' Natural History ' Journal. 



Naturalist, 



