Mr. E. Hawkesvvorth writes: — The Lower Carboniferous Rocks are 
■described in detail in a masterly and exhaustive paper by Professor E. J. 
'Garwood, published in the •' Q.J G.S ," December, 1912. Sections are numerous 
and fossils abundant, and with Professor Garwood's paper in hand, one cannot 
imagine that a more profitable and pleasant time would be spent than in working 
out the sections, zone by zone. 
BOTANY. — The Botanical Section will be officially represented by the 
President of the Union and Dr. T. W. Woodhead, F.L.S. 
Flowering Plants.— The district to be investigated will doubtless 
prove interesting botanically. The following records are culled from a list of 
plants prepared by Mr. J. B. Davis, included in the guide before referred to, 
viz. : Ranunculus aquatilis, TvolUus iiivafa-us, Hellcborus fcjctidus, Meconopsis cambrica, 
Chelidonium majus, Draba incanu, Thlaspi arvcnse, Reicda lueteola, Viola hirta, 
V, odorata, Hypericum hirsutum, Radiola millegrana, Geranium sanguiiteim, G. 
rotundifolium, G. lucidum, Empetncm fiigrum. Genista linctovia, G. anslica, Trigonella 
ornitJwpodioides, Ruhus cJiamamorus, R. saxatilis, Alchemilla alpina, Saxijraga 
aizoides, S. granulata, Hippuris vtilgaris, Epilobijim an gusti folium, E. parvifloruntr, 
Sanicula europaa, Myrrhts odorata, Asperula odorata, Sherardia arvensis, Valeriana 
•dioica, Scabiosa Columbaria Antennaria dioica, Campanula latifolia, C. glomerata-, 
Vaccinium Vitis-Idaea; V . oxycoccos, Menyanthis iroijoliata, Polemononium ((erulium, 
'Echium vulgare, Myosotisrepens, Linaria cymbalaria, Veronica serpyllifoHa, V. v/ontana, 
V. spicata, Laihroea sqxiamaria, Pinguicula vulsaris. Primula elalior, P. faiinosa, 
Polygonum viviparum, Juniperus communis. Orchis mascula, 0. morio, O. ustulata, 
Iris Pseudo-acorns, Potumogeton crispus, P. densus, Allium oleraceum, Gagea lutea, 
Eriophorum vagina turn, E. an gusti folium, Rhyncospora, alba, Car ex pulicaris, 
C muricata, C. prcBcox, Koeleria cristata. 
Ferns. — Crpyptpgvamme crispa, Asplcninm Ruta-muraria, A. Trichomanes, 
A. viride, A. Adiantum-nigrum, Scolopendvium vulgare, Cystotteris fragilis and van 
dentata, Aspidium aculeatum, Lastraa oreopteris, Polypodium vul^^are, P. Phcgopteris, 
P. Dryopteris, P. calcarcum, Ophioglossum vulgatum, and Botryihium lunaria. 
Lycopoclia.ceae. — Lycopodium clavatum, L. alpinum, L. inundatum, L. 
selago, Isoetes lacustris. 
Mosses and Hepatics. — W. Ingham, B.A., writes: — The following 
species all grow South of Kirkby Stephen, round about Mallerstang. 
WlosSGSm - Ditrichum flexicaule, Dicranella varia, Campylopus Jlexuosus, 
Dichodontium pelluciduni, Tortula subulata, Weisia microstoma, W. calcarea, W. 
aeruginosa, W. verticillata, Trichostomum tortuosum, Barbula revoluta, Cinclidotus 
fontinaloides, Encalypta vulgaris, Grimmia apocarpa, Rhacomitrium aciculare,- Zygodon 
virtdissimus, Orthotrichum affine, 0. cupulatum, 0. stramineum, Wcbera albicans, 
fruiting (rare), Bryum inclinatum, B. intermedium, Mnium rosiratum, Leucodon 
sciuroides, Cylindrothecium concmnum, Climacium dendroides, Isothecium ynyurum, 
Orthothecium intricatum, Eurhynchium striatum, E. crassinervium, E. ptliferum, 
E. pumilum, E. rusciforme, Pla<iiothecium dcpressum, and Hylocomium brevirostre. 
Tortula intermedia, Encalypta streptocarpa and Anomodon viticulosus grow at Kirkby 
Stephen, and Orthotrichum pulchdlum at Pendragon Castle. 
Hepatics. — Frullania Tamarisci and Conocephahm conicum at Mallerstang, 
and M adotheca platyphylla at Kirkby Stephen. 
Mr. A. Cheetham writes: — The neighbourhood of Kirkby Stephen affords 
excellent working ground for tbe Bryologist. On the Fells on either side of the 
Mallerstang Dicranodontum longirostre var. alpinum is to be seen at its best, in 
great sheets of fine growth. On the summit of Wild Boar Fell the Andracas will 
repay the climber, the variety falcata of A . Rothii shows almost typical leaves of 
A. crassinervia. On the trees further up the river large tufts of Orthotrichum 
Lyellii occur, and in the deep ghylls, such as Hell Ghyll. many of our rarer 
mosses are to be found, such as Plagiobryum Zierii, Orthotliecitnn intricatum and 
Bartramia CEderi. Other mosses which are found in the surrounding districts 
and should occur here are Rhabdoweisia fugax, R. denticulata, Fissidens osmundoidcs, 
Barlnila rubella var. ruberrima (Augiil, Brough), IVeissia crispata, Anccctangium 
■compactum (c. fr. Ratheydale), Splacnum sphcFvicum, Welera cruda, Neckera pumila, 
Antitrichia curtipendnla and Hypnum vernicosum. 
Fungi.— The Yorkshire Mycological Committee will be officially repre*- 
sented by Mr. M. Malone. 
VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY.— The Vertebrate Section will be officially 
represented by its General Secretary, Mr. A. Haigh Lumby. 
