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Androsaceum graminum Pilobolus roridus Pers. 
A. epiphyllum P. crystalline ( Wigg.) Tode 
Paxillus involutus Spinellus fusiger Link 
The Uredines were not common and in a locality like Bishopdale 
the range of species is necessarily limited. Those seen included the 
following : — 
Uromyces alchemillae Lev. Puccini a Hypochoeridis Oud. 
A. Poae Rabenh. P. Acetosae (Schum.) Koern. 
U . Rumicis (Schum.) ^Vint. P. glumarum Ericks, and Henn. 
Puccinia Poarum Niels. Phvagmidium mucronatum Schlecht. 
P. pulverulent a Grev. Coleosporium Sonchi-arvensis Lev. 
C. Tussilaginus Kleb. 
The gall on Alder, due to Frankiella A Ini (Wor.) Maire, collected by 
W. P. Winter, was fairly common on the roots of trees by Bishopdale Beck. 
The nomenclature of the basidiomycetae in the above lists is that 
followed by C. Rea, in ' British Basidiomycetae.’ 
The following mycetozoa were also collected 
Cevatiomyxa fruticulosa (Mull.) Comatricha nigra (Pers.) Schroet. 
Macbr. Reticularia Ly coper don Bull. 
Physarum viride (Bull.) Pers. Lycogola epidendrum (L.) Fr. 
Fuligo septica (L.) Gmel. 
F . muscorum Alb. and Schw. 
Leocarpus fragilis (Dicks.) Rost. 
Stemonitis fusca Roth. 
Trichia varia Pers. 
T. Botrytis Pers. 
Arcyria nutans (Bull.) Grev. 
A. pomiformis Rost. 
Vegetation of Bishopdale (T. W. Woodhead). — This long, narrow 
valley, carved out of the Yoredales, well repaid the visit. The ill-drained 
pastures and meadows on the stream sides, with an abundance of rushes, 
thistles and meadow-sweet, are divided by fences of a miscellaneous 
type. The moss-covered walls, built of material from outcrops on the 
valley sides, or obtained from the boulder-clay strewing the surface, are 
freely interrupted by stake and rail fence, often overgrown with hazel to 
form a rough hedge. Hawthorn and holly are quite subordinate, and ash 
was the prevailing tree in these hedgerows. The hedgebanks were often 
clothed either with giant bellflower or a striking blend of harebell and 
red campion. Sweet cicely was abundant, and butterbur covered the 
newer banks. The valley sides, steep and grass-covered and fringed 
above by scars, are cut deeply by the streams of narrow gills. These are 
planted with trees, chiefly sycamore, common ash, elm, larch and alder, 
and in some also beech, pine, spruce and horse-chestnut. These narrow 
wooded gorges form a striking, though artificial feature in the landscape. 
A century ago much planting was done in the dale, and this was supple- 
mented by further planting about forty years ago, and some fine trees 
were grown. The areas thus planted formed good preserves for game, 
especially pheasants, while the streams were well stocked with trout. 
The fell sides are dominated by Nardus stricta, with Air a, jlexuosa and 
J uncus squarrosus sub-dominant. Other conspicuous species were 
Anthoxanthurn, Galium saxatile, Rumex Acetosella, with dwarf, almost 
obscured V accinium Myrtillus. Thymus Serpyllum, Tri folium repens, 
Achillaea Millifolium and Ranunculus repens were also common. In the 
slacks J uncus glaucus, Scirpus setaceous and Carex echinata predominated, 
and in frequent rushy hollows were J uncus conglomerate , /. squarrosus , 
Galium saxatile and Potentilla Tormentilla. 
Ascending Wasset Fell grass heath gradually gave way to a Calluha 
Leath with an abundance of Air a jlexuosa, V accinium Myrtillus , Em- 
petrum, and Erica Tetralix ; with the daisy and wild thyme lining the 
grassy tracks. Higher still the heather moor merged into the Cotton- 
grass moss, with sundew among the sphagnum. On the summit at 
Naughtberry Hill, cloudberry and crowberry were abundant. 
On the scars Polemonium caeruleum and Asplenium viride were seen. 
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