92 Nature protected 
monographs and transactions, is taking 
a full record of the Geology, the 
Flora, and the Fauna of the whole 
of the county of Yorkshire. In these 
monographs, special care is taken to 
give all available particulars of dis- 
appearing plants or animals. 
Finally it must be mentioned that, 
two years ago, an English branch of 
the League for the Preservation of 
Swiss scenery was constituted. It 
has for its object to save, as far as 
possible, the natural and historic charm 
of Switzerland from the harmful influ- 
ences of commercial enterprise. It 
seeks to check the disfigurement of 
scenery, and to prevent the undue 
multiplication of railways, the erection 
of incongruous buildings and adver- 
tisements, all of which have had such 
a rapid extension of recent years, and 
which are at the same time detrimental 
to national life. Members, when visit- 
