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montanum', Trollius europceus and, Galium sylvestre at the 
Burnsall excursions Hypericum elodes and, quite remarkable 
and interesting to state, Lycopodium annotinum still linger in the 
Buttercrambe Woods (Stamford Bridge). Of the last-named plant 
it may be said that the late B. B. Le Tall.'M.A., was the original 
discoverer in the East Riding district (1890). A manuscript note 
in the present writer’s ‘ working ’ copy of the Flora of the East 
Riding of Yorkshire, communicated by Mr. W. Whitwell, formerly 
of York, states this fact, but a subsequent note from Mr. Whitwell 
advises the deletion of the record as ‘ an error.’ Now, the 
meeting of the Union at Stamford Bridge in July, 1913, re- 
establishes the species in our area! 
Apart from the Reports of Field Meetings, it is noted that 
some new things like Peucedanum palustre (Mr. George Bolam 
at Hornsea Mere) and Carex paradoxa (Mr. W. E. L. Wattam 
in a marshy place on Flamborough Headland, 1912) extend the 
number of records for the East Riding, although it may be noted 
that careful search for both of the above during the past season 
has not been rewarded with confirmation. 
Utricularia ochroleuca Hartm. ( vide Mr. A. Bennett) from 
Strensall Common (late George Stabler legit.) is a species new 
to Yorkshire. 
Orobanche reticulata, var. procera, a species added to the 
British list in 1907, has been confirmed as reappearing in its 
original locality, by Mr. A. E. Bradley, on the roots of Cirsium 
eriophorum, who also reminds us that ‘ the tiny Yellow Rattle 
with brownish flowers ’ — Rhinanthus monticola Druce — is this 
year a first identification. 
Mr. C. A. Cheetham adds : — The past year has provided 
botanists with many interesting questions. After the previous 
year’s wet we scarcely hoped for much of a floral display, and 
consequently expected a lack of fruit. The Hawthorn, Elm and 
Hazel occur as examples quite in accord with this view, but the 
Ash and Rose have had abundant fruit, and, curiously enough, 
last year it was the reverse, i.e.. Elm and Hawthorn full fruit, 
Ash very little. The dry summer had the unexpected effect of 
making the Bramble harvest some weeks later than last year, 
and the fruit of a much inferior quality. 
Mr. A. E. Bradley informs me that he has gathered various 
hybrid Willows of the ‘ Phylicifoliae ’ group in Littondale and 
Langstrothdale. The Rev. E. F. Linton identifies among them 
S. phylicifolia X nigricans, S. phylicifolia x cinera (a different 
hybrid from the ‘ laurina,’ which is also said to occur), and a 
complex hybrid containing 5 . phylicifolia, nigricans, and aurita, 
with (possibly) cinerea. This last is a very handsome plant, 
with large dark glossy leaves and enormous stipules. It is a 
curious fact that hybrids containing S. nigricans are decidedly 
more frequent than that species in its ' pure ’ state. 
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