Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham, and Newcastle-Upon Tyne, 1918 – 1921

Summary

This volume includes:

• Contents
• Report of the Council for 1913 – 1914 (pp. i – xxx)
• Report of the Council for 1914 – 1915 (pp. xxxi – lxv)
• Report on the Field Meetings of the Natural History Society for 1913. By Edwin Burnup (pp. 1 – 12)
• Terrestrial Acari of the Tyne Province. By the Rev. J. E. Hull, M. A. (Plates I.-III.) (pp. 13 – 88)
• A Survey of the Lower Tees Marshes and of the Reclaimed Areas adjoining them. By J. W. Heslop Harrison, D.Sc. (illustrated) (pp. 89 – 154)
• On Sections in the Lower Permian Rocks at Claxheugh and Down Hill, Co. Durham. By D. Woolacott, D.Sc., F.G.S. (Plates IV.-VII.) (pp. 155 – 162)
• A valuable Addition to the British Lichen-Flora. By the Rev. W. Johnson (p. 163)
• Report of the Field Meetings of the Natural History Society for 1914. By J. J. Hill., F.S.A. (pp. 164 – 180)
• The Siphonaptera (Fleas) of Northumberland and Durham. By Richard S. Bagnall, F.L.S. (pp. 181 – 198)
• Reports on the Field Meetings of the Natural History Society :
  • For 1915. By Hugh P. Angus (pp. 199 – 206)
  • For 1916 by Richard Adamson, F.R.H.S. (pp. 207 – 222)
  • For 1917. By Nicholas Temperley (pp. 223 – 233)
• Professor George Alexander Louis Lebour, M.A , D.Sc., F.G.S. By D. Woolacott, D.Sc. (with portrait (pp. 234 – 238)
• Canon Alfred Merle Norman, M.A., D.C.L., F.R.S. By Prof. Alex. Meek, D.Sc. (with portrait) (pp. 239 – 243)
• The Genus Rosa, its Hybridology and other Genetical Problems. By J. W. Heslop Harrison, D.Sc. (Text-figs. 1 and 2; Plates VIII. to XXII.) (pp. 244 – 326)
• Miscellanea, 1917-1921 (pp. 327 – 332)
  • High Mortality among Frogs by Nicholas Temperley (pp. 327 – 328)
  • Ancient Mulberry Trees in Tyneside. Disappearance of the last one by Nicholas Temperley (pp. 328 – 330) 
  • Convolvulus Hawk Moth (Sphinx convolvuli) by C. E. Robson (pp. 330 – 331)
  • Camberwell Beauty at Rothbury by Prof. M. C. Potter (p. 331)
  • Rooks and Sparrows by P. Charlton (pp. 331 – 332)
  • Blackcap wintering in Northumberland by E. Leonard Gill (p. 332)
• Report of the Natural History Society for
  • 1915 – 1916 (pp. i – xvi)
  • 1916 -1917 (pp. xvii – xxxiv)
  • 1917-1918 (pp. xxxv – xlix)
  • 1918-1919 (pp. li – lxxx)
• Index to Vol. V. (New Series) (pp. lxxxi – lxxxvi)

List of Plates:

• Plates illustrating the Rev. J. E. Hull’s paper on the Terrestrial Acari of the Tyne Province (between p. 88 and p. 89)
  • Plates I. and II. New Gamasidse.
  • Plate III. New Thrombidiidte.
• Plates illustrating Dr. D. Woolacott’s paper on Sections in the Lower Permian Rocks (between p. 158 and p. 161):
  • Plate IV. Photograph of Claxheugh.
  • Part V. Photograph of details in Claxheugh section.
  • Plate VI. Photographs of details in sections at Claxheugh and in quarry.
  • Plate VII. Photographs ot sections at Down Hill and West Boldon.
• Plates illustrating Dr. J. W. Heslop Harrison’s paper on the Genus Rosa (between p. 298 and p. 327):
  • Plates VIII. to XV. Figures of Rose Hybrids.
  • Plates XVI. to XXII. Figures of Fruits of Hybrid and other forms of Roses

List of Other Illustrations

• Illustrations to Dr. J. W. Heslop Harrison’s paper on the Lower Tees Marshes:
  • Fig. I. Sketch Map of the Area (p. 141)
  • Fig. 2. Hewitt’s Chart (1832) of Tees Bay and the Fleets. (p. 143)
  • Fig. 3. Billingham Bottoms (p. 145)
  • Fig. 4. Trollius Marsh, Billingham : eastern half (p. 147)
  • Fig. 5. Trollius Marsh, Billingham : western half (p. 149)
  • Fig. 6. Greatham Creek and Saltmarsh with the adjoining Fleets (p. 151)
  • Fig. 7. Sketch Map to illustrate Pan Formation (p. 153)
• Illustrations to Dr. D. Woolacott’s paper on Sections in the Lower Permian Rocks:
  • Fig. I. Diagram of the Section at Claxheugh (between p. 158 and p. 161)
  • Fig. 2. Diagram of the Section at Down Hill (between p. 158 and p. 161)
• Illustration to Curator’s Report on Museum Work, 1914-15 :
  • Figure, p. xxxix., from drawing by Mr. A. Heslop, of the Fossil Tree from Crawleyside (p. xxxix)
• Illustration to Dr. D. Woolacott’s obituary notice of Prof. Lebour :
  • Portrait of the late Prof. G. A. L. Lebour, D.Sc. (between p. 134 and p. 135)
• Illustration to Prof. A. Meek’s obituary notice of Canon Norman :
  • Portrait of the late Canon A. M. Norman, F. R.S. (between p. 238 and p. 239)
• Illustrations to Dr. J. W. Heslop Harrison’s paper on the Genus Rosa:
  • Text-fig. I  Figures of the two types of stigma-heads. (p. 255)
  • Text-fig. 2 . Pollen grains of three kinds of Roses, to show degrees of abortion of the pollen (p. 261)

 

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