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It was at this point that the only rain of the meeting was encountered, 
in a short but lieavy thunderstorm. The wooded ground on the escarp- 
ment and an open area with a down-like flora were next visited. The 
most interesting plants of the Ashberry valley and surrounding woods 
were Vrimula farinusa L., TrolHus europaeus L., both in good fruit, 
Arahis hirsuta (L.) Scop., llorippa microplujlla x nasturtium-aquaticum, 
(Icranium samj uiricuiii L., Actueu spicafa L., Bihes alpinum L., Bar- 
nassia palustris L., (Jirsiam ucaidon (L.) Scop., V erhascum nigrum L., 
Baris quadrifolia. L. and Hurdel grnus e.urupaeus (L.) Harz. The terrace 
overlooking Rievaulx Abbey was next visited and here Ilordelymus 
curoxjaeus was more abundant. Lilium iiiurtagon L., Bentaglottis 
semper vire ns (L.) Tausch and Lonicera xylosfeum L. were well estab- 
lished, and after’ a irrolongetl search Cuscuta epithymum (L.) L. was 
found. This is extremely rare in v.-c. 62, only one other locality being 
known. 
vSunday was spent in a very different type of country. The first stop 
was by the Ure near Ripon where Orohanche reticulata Wallr. has 
been known for' some years. It lias decreased considerably here in the 
last ten years but the party saw a number of fine plants. Here, too, 
wei’e noted Allium scoruduprasuui L., Campanula rapunculoldes L., 
MeUuulrium nuetiflorum (]j.) Fr., and Ileracleum mantegazzianum 
Somm. Levier. Butainogeton pcctinatus L. occurred in the river 
near the junction with the canal. This is one of the few places in the 
Fro where B. pectinatus grows; most of the “Fennel-leaved” pondweed 
in this river is B. x suecicus Richt. (B. filiformis x pectinatus), wdiich 
was seen later in the day at Tanfield Bridge. 
In the canal Votamogetun natans L., B. perfoUatus L., B. alpinus 
Balb. and B. friesii Rupr. were collected. Other plants of the canal 
bank include AUsma laneeolatum. With., Mentha x gentilis L., also seen 
at Tanfield, and Eleocharis aeicularis (L.) Room. & Schult. From 
Ripon the party went on to Tanfield where, in addition to the plants 
already mentioned, Stachys x amhigua Sm. (S. palustris x sylvatico), 
Calystegia sylvestris (Willd.) Room. & Schult. and Stellaria nemorum 
L. were noted. The last call was at a quarry in the Magnesian Lime- 
stone at Well, whez-e Acaena anserinif alia (J. R. & G. Forst.) Druce 
is established and increasing. Other plants found in this area were 
Krigeron acris L., Malva neglecta Wallr., Sagina nodosa (L.) Fenzl, 
Gentianella amarella (L.) H. Sm., Nepeta cotaria L., Campanula 
glomerata L. and Bromus erectus Huds. 
Monday’s excursion again took the party to yet another type of 
couziti'y. First to Sutton-on-the-Foi'est, to visit a small patch of wet moory 
gi-ound, with a big pond which was for the most part dry. Lemna 
polyrrhiza L. and L. gihha L. (the latter abundant), Epilohium palustre 
Tj., Bumex maritimus L. and B. conglomeratus x maritimvs were some 
of the intei-esting plants seen here. From Sutton the party moved to 
the extensive area of lowland heath, Strensall Common, where Gentiana 
pneumonanthe L. was in fine condition. Badiola. linoides Roth was 
also seen, but in small quantity. 
