Circular 198.] 
Spa, and in the valley of the stream that rises near Guisborough, and runs past 
Upleatham to Saltburn, may be found Rosa spinosissima, R. sabini and Iris 
foetidissitna, remarkable for its bright red seeds. 
Mr. John Farrah, F.L.S., writes: — I should like to draw the attention of all lovers 
of nature to the magnificent horse-chestnut {Aescuhis Hippocastanum), that grows in 
the Priory grounds. It is a remarkable specimen, owing to the fact that it has the 
habit of the banyan tree. The branches from the original trunk have been trained, 
I presume, to reach the ground, then they have been pegged down and have taken 
root at the nodes, and sent up another trunk ; this process is repeated three times. 
Lovers of trees will have a treat in admiring and examining this unique object of 
beauty, also in walking under the shade of the magnificent avenue of limes in the 
same grounds. This part of Cleveland is specially adapted to the development of 
grand trees. At Stokesley and in its immediate vicinity there are magnificent 
specimens of the oak, ash, elm, willow, and alder. By all means every one who 
attends this 198th meeting should go to the top of Roseberry Topping. Words are 
inadequate to express the feelings and thoughts that are inspired by the view from 
this point of vantage. 
Mosses and Hepatics. — The Yorkshire Bryological Committee will be 
ofiicially represented by Mr. M. B. Slater, F.L.S. 
Mosses. — Mr. J. G. Baker, F. R. S. , F. L. S. , writes : — The neighbourhood has been 
well worked for Mosses by Mr. Richard Barnes, formerly of Saltlaurn, now of Harro- 
gate, and by the late Mr. William Mudd. The following are the principal varieties 
found on Guisborough Moor, Roseberry Topping, and the Highcliffe Woods, viz. : — 
Andrecea peirophila, Georgia pellucida, Tetrodoniiiun Bfowniannm, Pogonatum 
alpinuffi, Plenridium axillaie^ Ditrichu?ri ko??iomallti?n, Dicranella crispa^ 
D. secunda, Anisothecium rtifescejts, A. sqiiarrostmi, Brachydontiiwi hichodes, 
Campylopzis fragilis, Dicramim scoiHi, D. ftiscescens, Toriula aitgusiata, Barbula 
lurida, GlyphomitriuTii saxicohim, Pletirozygodon oesHvtis, Orthotrichian Lyelli, O. 
te?tellum, 0. rivulare, Bartramia ithyphylla, Amblystegium stra?nineum, Hypmwi 
rivulare, H. trichoides, Plagiotheciu7n latebj'icolitm, Sphagnu?n papillosirm, S. 
sqiiarrosam, S. recurvam, S. rzifescens, S. Girgensohnii, S. guinque/arium, S. 
fimbriattim. 
Mr. M. B. Slater writes : — It is not a very good time of the year for collecting 
mosses except upon boggy, hilly ground, 
HcpaticES. — Mr. J. G. Baker, F.R.S., F.L.S. , writes : — The rare Hepaticas of 
the neighbourhood are Jungermannia obovaia, from Guisborough Moor, 
Jtingermajtnia Tamarisci, J. spharocafpa, J. gracilis, and Nardia Genthiaiia, from 
Highclifte, and Cephalozia lunulafolia, and J utigermannia iurbi?iala, from 
Guisborough Beck. 
Lichens. — Mr. J. G. Baker, F.R.S., F.L.S., writes: — The district has been 
well worked for Lichens by the late Mr. William Mudd, author of a "Manual of 
British Lichens," who lived at Great Avion before he became Curator of the 
Cambridge Botanic Gardens. The principal varieties are, on Highclifie, Ramalina 
polymorpha^ Gyrophora polyphylla, Cetraria sepincora, Lecidea goniophila, and 
Arthoiiia trachylioides ; on Guisborough Moor, Solorina limbata, Lecanora epibryon, 
Raphiospora arenicola, and Lecidea ii ride sc ens ; on Roseberry Topping, Ramalina 
poly})iorpha, Callopisma Jiavo irrescens, Lecanora badia, Biaiarelli polytnelcena, 
and Lecidea expaiisa ; and in Newton Wood, Shgmaiidiiifu HtitchinsicB, Callopisma 
chlorinu??!., Lecidea vitellinaria, Opegrapha saxaiilis, Q. Chevallieri, O. rtipestris, O. 
piilveriilenta, Arthonia i?npoliia, A. vinosa, Calicium se?noneum, and C. 
chlorellum. 
Fungi. — The Yorkshire Mycological Committee will be officially represented 
by Mr. C. Crossland, F.L.S. 
Mr. Crossland writes : — There are no records of fungi for this neighbourhood, 
so that it will be practically new ground to this section. Members who attend the 
meeting will confer a favour on the writer if they will pick up such portable fungi 
as thev meet with and pass them on to him. 
VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY.— The Vertebrate Section will be officially 
represented by the President, Mr. T. H. Nelson, M.B.O.U. 
Birds. — Mr. C E. Milburn writes : — I am afraid I cannot mention any very 
scarce species as being breeders in the Guisborough district. However, the follow- 
ing species may be met with which are not usually abundant : — Stonechat, Ring 
Ousel, Wood Wren, Grasshopper Warbler, Hawfinch, Jay, Magpie, Carrion Crow, 
Nightjar, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kingfisher, Cuckoo, 
Long-eared Owl, Barn Owl, Tawny Owl, Kestrel, Sparrow Hawk, Woodcock, and 
Sandpiper. The above are all breeders in the district to my knowledge. 
CONCHOLOGY. — The Conchological Section will be officially represented. 
Mr. Baker Hudson writes : — The following species are more or less common 
throughout the district mentioned, though some are more local than others : — 
