BOOKS AND MAPS. — The district for investigation is included in 
Sheets 51 and 52 (97 S.E. and 96 S.W.) one inch Ordnance Map (also published 
geologically coloured). The six inch Sheets are 101 and 102. Reference may 
be made to Davis and Lees" West Yorkshire, 1878 (Florula of Hack Fall at 
p. 287), and to the Ripon lists of plants by Mr. Pratt (in Millenary Record, 1892) 
and Rev. H. H. Slater (Trans Y.N.U.. Parts 7 and 8), also F. A. Lee's " Flora 
of the West Riding." Miss Harrison published a list of Ferns in "The 
Naturalist" for June, 1856, pp. 130-7; the botanical works of Miss Plues 
include notices of the plants of the Ripon District. Geographical distribution of 
Vegetation in Yorkshire ; Botanical Map of Harrogate and Skipton District, by 
Smith and Rankin. Reference may also be made to " The Birds of Yorkshire " 
by T. H. Nelson, Y.N.U. Circulars for r^Iarch 29th, 1880, and No. 122. April, 
1896 (with map). 
HEADQUARTERS.— Bruce Arms, Tanfield, Bedale. 
ROUTES. — Members will investigate both sides of the River Ure, pro- 
ceeding upwards to Hack Fall. Convenient trains are due from Harrogate at 
9-32 a.m. and 12-18 p.m. Members from the North may join at Melmerley 
Junction at 9-24 a.m. or 12-10 p m. 
PERMISSION to visit their properties has been kindly granted by 
Miss Staveley (including admission to the gardens attached to Sleningford Hall), 
W. D. Arton, Esq. and Sir Willans Nussey. The Marquis of Ripon has also 
granted free permission to Hackfall grounds on members showing their Cards of 
Membership to the attendants when requested, as the public are not admitted 
to Hackfall except by payment. 
Caution. — Members are also requested to note that great care is to be 
exercised in not disturbing the nesting of Pheasants and Partridges. 
GEOLOGY. — There are four formations apparent in Ripon and neigh- 
bourhood: — I Millstone (irit — Cayton Beds in three layers, 2 Permian Beds. 
3 Trias or New Bed. 4 Glacial or Boulder Clay. 
The upper layer of Cayton Beds contains abundance of Encrinites, the 
second plenty of Brachiopods, the third is a hard, fine sandstone. The following 
fossils have been noted -. — Orthsis resupinata, O. michellini, Producius semi-reticiilatus, 
P. cora, P. aculeata, Spirifcra lineata, S. triqonalis, S. striata, Spiriferina cristata, 
S. octo-plicata, Streptorhynchiis crenistria, Strophomena analoga, Chonetes hardreusis, 
Rhynchonclla pleiirodon. Over the above beds comes the Red Grit of the Plumpton 
series as found at Brimham and Studley Park. The Permian rests unconform- 
ably on the Plumpton Grit. The Trias lies East of the Ure and belongs to the 
Bunter series. It is a soft Red Sandstone and contains splendid contortions oi 
Gypsum beds. The Boulder Clay is superimposed generally over the whole 
district. 
BOTANY. 
Flowening Plants. — The district to be traversed is extremely rich 
botanically. Amongst the rarer plants are Thalictnim JJavum, Ranunculus 
auricomus, HeLleborus viridis, H. /(elidus, Acomtum napellus and Nuphar lutea. 
Cardamine aniara, Arabis thaliana, A. hirsuia and Cochleavia officinalis will be seen 
amongst the crucifers. Also occuring are Cerastinm glomeratum, Stellaria aquatica. 
S. vliginosa, Geranium pusillum, Euonymu% euyopaus. Astragalus glycyphyllus, 
Comarum palustrc, Bryonia dioica, Saxifraga triductylites, S. granulata, x'Egopodium 
podagraria, Myrrhis odorata, Adoxu, Valeriana dioica, Tanacetum vulgare, Artemisia 
vulgaris, Crepis paludosa and Vinca minor. Linaria cymbalaria, along with Sedum 
dasyphyllum, occurs on the walls of Tanfield Churchyard. Lathraa squamaria will 
doubtless be seen at many places by the river bank, at the Plaster Pits 
especially. Salvia verbanacea, Myosoiis collina, Pinguicula vulgaris. Primula farinosa, 
Lysimachia tiummularia, Orchis uhtidata, O. morio and Carex acuta, &c., should also 
be noted. Many species of the rarer ferns occur. 
Mosses and Hepatics. — The Yorkshire Bryological Committee will 
be officially represented by the President, Mr. Wm. Ingham, B.A. 
