YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS UNION. 
Yorkshire Bryologrical Committee.— Mr. J. J. Marshall 
reports : — I have little to report in my department this year. Only 
one specimen of moss has been submitted to me from the Hull 
members. It is a good find, but instead of being marked very rare 
as it was loo years ago, I now hold the opinion it is very common 
in our chalk pits or quarries, but so minute as to escape observation. 
The plant is Seligeria calcarea (Dicks.) Br. Sch., from Ferriby or 
Hessle, vide J. F. Robinson. I also discovered it in quarry near 
Skidby or Cottingham. Another interesting moss was growing 
there, it is exceedingly common yet I have never seen it elsewhere 
bearing the fruit or capsule. Its name is Hylocomium triquetrum 
(Linn.). 
The following were elected for 1907 : — 
Chairman — M. B. Slater, Malton. 
Convener — ^J. J. Marshall, Beverley. 
Representative on Executive Committee — W. Ingham, York. 
Representative on Committee of Suggestions — W. Ingham. 
Other Members — R. Barnes, Harrogate ; Dr. R. Braithwaite, 
London ; L. J. Cocks, London ; C. Crossland, Halifax ; 
W. West, Bradford ; and C. A. Cheetham, Armley. 
MycolOgical Committee.— Mr. C. Crossland writes: — This 
year more interest has been taken in mycology by the general 
body of members attending the several excursions than heretofore. 
Specially good collections were made at the Flambro' and Guisboro' 
meetings. The result has been several additions to the records 
of Yorkshire Fungi, and one new to Great Britain. These have 
been, or will in due course be published in the Naturalist." 
Though the weather had been somewhat against a rich har- 
vest of fungi at the time of the annual foray (Sep. 22-26), many 
interesting species were met with ; among them Le7itinus suffru- 
tescens Fr., new to this country, it was brought by the Milnes 
Bridge Society from their district. 
1906 has been a somewhat peculiar year for fungi. In Jan- 
uary Agarics appeared in plenty, encouraged by the unusually wet, 
mild winter (1905-6), up to the end of that month. Mushrooms 
were reported from meadows in Cleveland and other places. 
Blewits were plentiful in the Halifax and Hebden Bridge districts ; 
and many other common agarics appeared out of due season. The 
comparatively dry summer held the weight of fungi back two or 
three weeks behind their usual time of appearance. The mid- 
October rains brought out fungi of all kinds in abundance. 
For the ensuing year the Committee will be composed of the 
following members : — 
President — G. Massee, Kew. 
Convener — C. Crossland, F. L.S. 
Representative on Executive — C. Crossland. 
