MEC Section II 1914 page 1

Moss &~Change Club .

. SECTION 11.

REPORT~

FOB T'HE YEAR 1914.

Drs'rRIBUTER : Mr. G. B. SAVERY, Silverton, Exeter.

SECRE)TARY : Mr. D. A. JONES, F.L.S., Rock House, Harlech, N. Wales.

TREASURER: 1\iir. J. B. DUNCAN, Bewdley, "1.,.orcestershire.

BEWDLEY·

W. E. TOLLEY, PRINTER, 2(;>, LOAD STREET. MEC Section II 1914 page 2 MEC Section II 1914 page 3

3 . LIST OF MEMBERS, 1914. Mosses Hepatics Total.

Mr. W. Bellerby, 8 Burton Stone Lane, York ... 146 146 Mr H. Bendorf, 9 Brundretts Rd., Chorlton ....cum-Hardy, Manchester Miss Florence Bentham, The Towers, Scarborough Rev. H. Boyden, B.A., 46 St. Leonard's Road, Exeter 19 19 Mr. H. C. Broome, Netherthorpe, Failsworth, nr. Manchester 19 87 106 Miss L. R. Cooke, Rodono, 1 Mayfield Road, W allasey Mr. R.H. Corstorphine, B.Sc., Hillside House. Arbroath, N.B. Mrs. M. Corstorphine, Hillside House, Arbroath, N.B. 29 56 85 Mr. J.B. Duncan, Bewdley, "rorcestershire ... 89 80 Rev. T. E. Evans, Braeside, Aberdare, Glam. ; .. 28 28 Mr. J. Glover, Sea View, Kirkcubbin, Co. Down 105 25 130 Mr. G. T. Harris, Kelso, Knowle Park, Sidmouth 12 12 Mr. J. "\V. Hartley, Mill Head House, Oarnforth 48 48 Rev. H. H. Harvey, Clawto:ri, Holsworthy, Devon 15 15 Mr. A. R. Horwood, The Museum, Leicester ... 73 73 Miss E. M. Hough, Oodsall Wood, near Wolverhampton ... ·· Mr. J. D_. Houston, 15 Church Place, Lurgan, Co. Armagh 37 37 4 81. Rev. R. Jackett, St. Ishmael's Vicarage, Milford Hav~n · .. . 77 Mr. D. A. Jones, F.L.S., Rock House, Harlech, N. "\Vales .. . 92 75 167 Mr. J. Mennell, 27 Neville Street, York 37 2 39 Mr. G. W. Moses, 19 Victoria Street, Bishop Auckland Mr. W. H. Pearsall, Dalton-in-Furness, Lanes. Mr. P. G. M. Rhodes, M.A .. 33 Duchess Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham 164 164 Mr. F. Rilstone, The S~~oolhouse, Polperro S.O., Cornwall 89 89 Mr. G. B. Savery, Silverton, Exeter 79 79 Mr. H. Stansfield, 20 Park Grove, York Mr. W.R. Sherrin, 12 Rockmount ~oad, Norwood, S.E. 39 39 Mr. R. 'V. Smitham, Fowey, Cornwall Mr. W. N. Tetley, Portora, Enniskillen 37 43 80 Mr. W. G. Travis, 9 Barton Road, Liverpool 45 33 78 Mr. J.C. Wilson, F.L.S., 1500 Ashton Old Road, Manchester 57 42 99 MEC Section II 1914 page 4

4 ' - . REPORT OF SECRETARY (1914).

The Club continues in a. ftourshing condition, and in spite of rather unfavourable circu1nstances, members have shown con­ siderable activity. Messrs. G. T. Harris, J. D. Houston and H . .. Stansfield have joined recently bringing the total membership to 31. The duties of the distributer are still heavier than they should be, and it is deeined necessary to call the attention of :.members to the necessity ·for adhering more closely to the rules . of the Club as regards. the preparation of specimens for the annual distribution. The following are the chief omissions:- ' .

1. Catalogue No. and names of authors of spec'ies are· not 'vritten on the. packets. In some instances ~he first edition of the Hepatic Catalogue _is still in use . . 2. One specimen is sent, instead of a m1n1mum of ·two.

3. Packets of the- same plant are not tied together in bundles with string or rubber band, but are sent loosely.

4. Tli~edg~s of the paper when turned are either too narrow or too wide.

5. Specimens are too snmll or scrappy.

In all these cases, it falls to the lot of the distributer, whose duties are already onerous to make up for the default of men1bers.

. The Club is greatly indebted to Mr. G. B. Savery _for his thorough work as -distributer and as referee of the mosses. He .has kindly promiE?ed to act in both capacities for another year..

Subscriptions are due for the year 1915. 'Will members whose subscrip.tions are in arrear kindly remit at onee to the Treasurer. D. A. JONES, :March, 1915. Hon. Sec. 5

REPORT OF DISTRIBUTER (1914).

This year there was a considerable improvement in the number of contributors, twenty-two members sending in speci­ mens, an increase of six on last year. The total number of packets of mosses sent' in was 400 greater than at the last distribution, but there was a decrease of 91 in the hepatics. The distribution took place in March, when twenty-nine parcels were sent out.

The contributions contained a large number of very interest­ ing species, but a few specimens were· sent which were not much wanted by the members. A list of the unwanted mosses may save the men1hers some trouble in preparing useless specimens. Unless·· the material is unusually good or shows s.ome marked peculiarity, the club does not require specimens of the following nlosses:-26, 32, B6, 37, 55, 56, 67, 80, 82, 93, 94, 99, 104, 106, 114-, 116, 117, 119, 128, 135, 143, 145, 147, 155, 179, 181, 185, 186, 191, 901 295 297 93•> 93° 234' . '>39 946 .;:i·3 ·255. 966 979 '>80 984 - ' - ' - ' - -, - .~, . . ' -· . - ' -<>· ' ' - ' - -, - ' - ' 289, 29B, 310, 347, 865, 371, 373, 379, 387, 409, 4-16, 433, 434, 45..J., 456; 466, 47 4, 4 75, 487, 504, 515, 52 I, 522, 528, 529, 535, 537, 549, 551, 556, 562, 577, 579, 585, 595, 602, 610, 611, 617, 618. The numbers are from the Census Catalogue. In the case of new vice­ county records, specimens of the above species will be acceptable.

The Club is again much indebted to 1\-Iessrs. H. N. Dixon and '\V. E. Nicholson for a large nun1ber of interesting specimens, to 1\ilr. \V. Ingham who contributed through :Mr. Bellerby some rare mosses, and to Mr. H. H. Knight who sent specimenR of Haplozia caesj>iticia. These donations included some 400 packets and greatly increased the value of the pa.reels distributed.

This year Mr. Jones has written a very full report of the hepatics in addition to refereeing them and helping with the mosses. 1\'Ir. J. A. \Vheldon has verified the more critical Harpidia· and Mr. Sherrin the Sphagna, while l\Ir. H. N. Dixon has determined a. few of the most difficult mosses.

G. B. SAVJ1JRY, Distributer. March, 1915. MEC Section II 1914 page 6

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT_· FOR ·YEAR EN.DING 31st MARCH,_ 1915.

R¢C¢ipts~ €x p¢ndtturt. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance from last year's Account 4 14 9 Pr in ting Report (1913) 2 0 8 ,... 11 Subs. for 1914 1 ' 6 ,, Postcards 4 4 8 Subs. for 1915 1 .0 0 Secretary's Expenses 15 7 Arrears paid 5 0 Distributer's · ,, 15 6 Treasiirer's 2 2 ·, . " Balance- in hand ----3 9 0 £7 7 3 £7 7 3

J. B. DUNCAN, 31st March, 1915. . Hon. Treasurer. 7

MOSSES.

Sphagnum obesiim (\Vils.) \V., Hartlebury Common (37*), April 1914, P.G.M.R., teste W.R.S .. Andrecea alpina Smith, Cwm Glas, Snowdon (49), Sept. 1914, \V.N.T . . Andrecea crassinervia Bruch var. Huntii, rocks near Brewet Bridge, Penrhyndeudraeth {48), Jan. 1915, D.A.J. "After re­ examining this plant, I fiud that the inner perichaetial bracts are scarcely sub-obtuse, nor is the papillosity sufficiently marked to justify it to be called Var lfnntii. It had better go under the type." D.A.J. Andrecea· nivalis HoDlc, Ben Nevis (97), Atig. 1909, J.C.\V. and D.A.J. comm. J.C. \\T. and D.A.J. · Oligotrichum hercynicum Lam., Cw1n Glas, Snowdon (49), Sept. 19 14, "\V. N. T. Polytrichum gracile Dicks., Skipwith Com1non {61 ), :March 1897, \V. Ingham, eornrn. \\'.B. . Diphyscium foliositm :Mohr., Cam1ough Mountains, Carlingford, (I. i~l), l\Iay 1918, J.G. Ditrichum zonaturn Limpr., Cwm Gribin, Glyders (49), Oct.] 910, D.A.J. "Some of the leaves may be slightly papillose, approxim­ ating to the var. scahrifolium." D.A.J.

Seligeria recurvata B. & ~., Cwm Gribin below Glyder Fawr (49), June 1910, D.A.J.~ P.G.1\1.R. and J.C.W.

Sae~ania ca3sia Lindb., rocks, Vellauer Tal, S. Tyrol, :\lay 1913, F. Savery, com1n. G .B.S. Rhabdoweisia creniilata Jameson, above Harlech (48), June 1913, D.A.J. Dichodontiiim .fla'vescens Lindb.~Alltmawr (42), Oct. 1914, R.J. "These specimens belong to D. pellucidum Schp." G. B.S.

Dicranella r?.~fesceri.s Schp., Ram's Clough, Delph (63), March 1918, H.C.B. . Oampylopus Shawu \\'ils., Adrigole (I. 3), Aug. 1905, J·.B.D., S. J. Owen aud D.A.J. Oampylopu,s setifolius \Yils., Tyn-y-groes (48), Sept. 1904. J.B.D. MEC Section II 1914 page

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Oampylopus introflexus Brid., sunnv granite rocks, Ascona, Lago Maggiore, Switzerland, April 1914, F. VSavery, comm. G.B.S.; rocks, Vellauer Tal, ~1eran, S. Tyrol, F. Savery, comm. G.B.S. Dieranu_m molle \Vils., summit of Ben Nevis (97), Aug. 1908, H. H. Knight and J.B.D. · JJ_icranum Bergeri Bland., Dovrefjeld, Norway, Aug. 1909, P. Ewing, comm. \V. Ingham. · Dieranurn MiihlenlJeekii B. & S., on ground in a wood (alt. 6000 ft.), St. Luc, Val d'Annivier, Valais, June 1914: P.G.Jl.R.. Dieranum Seottianum Turn., Crornaglown, Killarney (I. 1), Ang. 1911, 8. J. Owen and J.C.W.; Bsir of \Vhealt (I. 33), April 1914, \V.N.~r.; c.fr. Correll Glen (I. 30) July 1907, \V.N.T. Dicranum flagellare Hedw., rotting stumps, Zinkenbach Valle~·, Salzburg, July 1912, F. Savery, comm. G.B.S. Dieranum montanum Hedw., decaying stumps, Vigil J o~h, .Meran, S. Tyrol, May H11 a, F. Savery, comm. G.B.S.; deeaying trees, Gaisberg, near Salzburg, June 1913, l( Savery, comm. G.B.S. Fissidens Ournowii .Mitt., mouth of mine adit, St. Agnes (I), April 1914, F.It. . . Fissidens rivularis Spruce, drippin~ rocks in woods Hear Sid month (3*), April 1915, G.T.H. "This moss has been sent to Jlr. H. \. Dix{.Hl who says that the name· is certainly correct and that the discovery in Devonshire of Frivu,laris makes an interesting PX­ tension of its range." G.B.S. Fissidens osmundoides Hed w., pothole, Dartry Hills (I. 28), \V.N.T. Grimmia apocarpa Hedw. var. ri·vularis \\'eb. & Moltr .. Cladda.gh, Florencecourt (I 33), June 1911, \V.N.T. "This specimen l>elougs to typical G. apocarpa and not the var. rimtlaris. The upper leaves have short hair-points and are yellowish green whereas in the vnr. rivitlaris there is no hair-point and the colour is a deep, dull green." G.B.S. Grimmia anodon B. & S., vineyard walls, Sierre, Valais, J nne 1914, P.G.M.R. Grimmia fimalis Schp.,. Cwm Glas, Snowdon (49), Jan. 1913, W.N. rr. Gri?nmia torquata Hornsch., rocks below Twll du (-!9), Sept. 191 O, \V.N.T.; Ben Venue (87), Aug. 1911, \V.N.T. Grimmia Miihlenbeckii Schp., rock in· woods, Val d'Annivier, Valais, June 1914, P.G.l\if .R. · Grimmia elatior B. & S., siliceous rocks, Val d'AnniviBr, Valais, June 1914, P.G.M.R. Gr.immia Doniana Sm., near Coniston (69), Nov. 1913, \V.G.T. MEC Section II 1914 page 9

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Grimmia arenaria Hampe, walls, Talsarnau (48), Jan. 1915, D.A.J. Rhacmnitrium protensitm Braun, Tents Mountain (I. 30*), June 1910, \V.N.T. Glyphomitrium Daviesii Brid., Fair Head, Co. Antrim (I. 39), Sept. 1913, \V.G.T. Pottia Starkeana C.M., hedge bank at Perranporth (1), Feb. 1914, F.R. Tortula angustata \Vils., .,Langness, I.O. M. (71 ), June 1907, J.\V.H. wri1is specimen must go under T. subulata. The leaves are hardly narrow enough in outline for T. a/ugustata, and the, border is not sufficiently strong and by no means reaches the apex." G.B.S. Tortula laevipila Schwaeg. var. laevipilaeformis Limpr., on elm trunk near Trnro (l*), April 1914, F.R. "I think I should refer this on the whole to the variety. The remarks on p. 204 of the Handbook of British l\ifosses, Ed. IL apply well here." H. N. Dixon. · Tortula alpina var. inermis (B. & S.), warm granite rocks, Ascona, Lago Maggiore, Switzerland, April 181-!, F. Savery, comm. G.B.S.; stones in gutter, Algund, l\ileran, S. Tyrol, May 1913, F. Savery, com1n. G.B.S. Barbula Nicholsoni Culmann, gravelly paths, vicinity of Exeter (3), June 191:1-, H.B. . Barbula cylindrica Schp., on lake shore, Farnham Wood (I. 30), July 1911, J.G. "This is clearly B. sinuosa Braithw., the very fragile leaves with notched, sinuous outline precluding any other species." G.B.S. (I. 30*)

Weisia rupestris C.M., Aberavon (-!6), Aug. 1901, T.E.E. "This. is Barbula tophacea Mitt., the lingulate leaves with revolute edges and clear cells are conclusive.'' G.B.S. Trichostomum crispulum Bruch, N. \V. Donegal (I. 35), July 1910, J.G. "This specimen belongs to the var. elatum Schp. The leaves are n1uch wider than in the type and the plant is more robust." (I. 35*) G,B.S.; var: elatiim Schp., wet rocks, Mill Gill (65), June 1914, \V.B.

Trichostomitm midabile Bruch, (45)~ Oct. 1914, R.J. "In two packets the moss is Zygodon viridissimus and. ~n the others '.P. mutabile var. littorale rather than the type. The leaves are short, recurved and very blunt and the margin is minutely toothed above the base." G.B.S. · MEC Section II 1914 page 10

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·Timmiella anomala, crevices of wann granite rocks, Ascona, Lago Maggiore, Switzerland, April 1914, F. Savery. comm. G.B.S.; damp banks by roadside, Bogliaco, Lago di Garda, Italy, F. Savery, comm. G.B.S. Pleurochaete squarrosa Lindb., lower slopes of the 1tfendips, Woo key Hole (6), Feb. 1910, F. Savery, comm. G .B.S.; sandhills, Minehead (5*}, May 1910, F. Savery, comm. G.B.8.; bare stony ground, Bogliaco, Lago di Garda, Italy,. l\ilarch 191~, F,. Savery, con1m. G.B.S. ·

Encalypta rhabdocarpa Schwaeg., crevices of li1nestone rocks, summit of the Schafberg, Salzkammergut, July 1912, F. Savery, comm. G.B.S. ·

Zygodon lapponicus B. & S., Glen Dole, Clova (90), Nov. 1914, M.C. TJlota phyllantha Brid., :Monk's Cove (45), Oct. 191-l, R.J. Orfthotr{chum stramineitm Hornsch., trees, Llandwrog (49), J nhe 1914, D.A.J. Orthotrichum pulchellum Smith, on gooseberry bnshes, Tynclrum Hotel (88), Aug. 1913, J.B.D., \V. Watson and D.A.J.

Splachnum vasculosum L., pooJ on N. side of Craig Chailleach, Perth, July 1897, H. N. Dixon; spring, Ben Voirlich, Perth.• Jnly 1897, H. N. Dixon. Tetraplodon 'lnnioides B. & S., Cnilcagh (I. 30*), July I 910, W.N.T. Tetraplodon angustatus B. & S., The Coyle, Glen Muick, Aberdeen, Aug. 1894, G. Stabler, comm. H. N. Dixon; Kinlochewe, \V. Ross, Aug. 1896, E. S. .Salmon, comm. H. N. Dixon.

Discelium niidiim Brid., Ram's Clough, Delph (63}, ~larch I 913, H.C.B. Physcomitrella patens B. ·& S., Chapel in le Frith (57), Oct. 1893, Prof. Barker, comm. H. N. Dixon; Cadby (55), Nov. 191+, A.R.H.; var. L'ucasiana 8chp., Chapel in le Frith (57), Oct. 1898, Prof. Barker, comrn. H. N. Dixon. Paludella sq?.uirrosa Ehrh., I)ovrefjeld, Norway, Aug. 1909, leg. P. Ewing, comm. W. Ingham.

Aulacomnitim t1J,rgidit,m Schwaeg., Mea11 na Sa.one,. Killin (88), Aug. 1903, E. Cleminshaw, D.A.J. and .J.B.D. MEC Section II 1914 page 11

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'Pimmia austriaca Hedw., rocks in woods, Grimentz, Val d'Annivier, Valais, June 1914, P.G.M.R.; rocks, J\tfarlt Thal, below Sulden, Tyrol, Aug. 1904, ,V. E. Nicholson and H. N. Dixon; rock crevices, Bimodal, Hardanger Fjord, Norway, July 1900, W. E. Nicholson and H. N. Dixon; Gossnit.z Fall, Heiligenblut, Carinthia, Aug. 1904, W. E. Nicholson and H. N. Dixon. Philonot?'.s rigida Brid., moist bank, Caldas de Monchique, Algarve, Portugal, ~lay 1911, ,V. E. Nicholson and H. N. Dixon. Philonotis calcarea Schp., var. laxa Dismier, Great Bedwyn (7), April 1912, C. P. Hurst, comm. \V.B. "A variety parallel to the si1ni1ar1y named ones of P. fontana, P. caespitosa, etc. The nerve, muricate at back, is a noticeable feature in the gathering, apart from the lax areolation." H. N. Dixon in the report for 1912 of J\tl.E.C. Sect. I. Breutelia arcuata Schp., Rheidol (46), Aug. 1907, R.J.; moor near Perranporth (1*), April 1914, F.R.; N.\V. Donegal, July 1910, J.G. Orthodontium gracile Schwaeg., grit rocks, Plumpton (64), March 191-:1-, C. H. Cheetham and J.M.; millstone grit rocks, Plumpton. April 1914, \V.B. ''In the latter specimen was a small quantity of a Dicranum which I considered to he D. strictiim Schlefoh. This plant, which had ob,~iously come off rotten wood, was sent to l\fr. H. N. Dixon who wrote ':I think quite correctly referred to Dicranum strictum. 1.\1 r. Cheetha1n has recently sent n1e D. strrt'.ctum from Sawley High Moor in the same V.C." G.B.S. Le_ptobryi1;m pyriforme \Vils., var. minus H usnot, sand dunes near F1reshfield (59*), Nov. 1913, W.G.T.

Webe 1ra cucullata Schp., near summit of Ben Lawers (88), July 1899, \V. E. Nicholson, E. S. Salmon and H. N. Dixon. lYebera commu.tata Schp. summit of Ben Nevis, July 1898, H. N. Dixon; var. catenulata Dixon, near summit of Ben Lawers (88), July 189:~, H. N. Dixon. Bryum, filiforme Dicks. var . .iuliforme Dixon, b~nks, Caldas de Monchique, Algarve, Portugal, May 1911, \V. E. Nicholson and H. N. Dixon. Bryiim Marratii \Vili::., sea shore, Carnforth (60), April 1908, J.\V.H. Bryum calophyllum R. Br., near Ainsdale (59), Nov. 1913, ,V.G.T. Bryum cyclophyllum R. & S., Loch Maree, Ross-sliire (106), June 1914, C. H. Rinstead, comm.. D.A.J. Bryum bimum Schreb., n1arsh, Naburn (61), June 1914, ,V.B. "'rbis plant is B. affine Lindb., the leaf-points are too long for B. bin1;wm." D.A.J. and G.B.S. (61*). MEC Section II 1914 page 12

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Bryum pallesaens Schleich., Bleja, Maristuen, Norway, July J 900, H. N. Dixon; Vinje near Vossevangen, Norway, July 1900, W. E. Nicholson and H. N. Dixon; rocks, Abiskojokk, Swedish Lapland, Aug. 1907, H. N. Dixon. · Bryum erythroaarpum Schwaeg., clay bank, Clawton (4), Jan. 1915, H.H.H. "These packets contained a mixture of B. erythro­ carpum and B. atropurpureum var. graailentum Tayl. The two mosses are a good deal alike, but the first has round, red gemmae among the roots and the second has green, leafy ones in the axils· of the upper leaves." G.B.~. (4*). Bryiim Miiehlenbeckii B. & S., rocks, Bratlandsdal, Norway, July 1900, \V.• E. Nicholson and H. N. Dixon; rocks in streamlet, below Mte. Moro Pass, Italy, July 1913, \V. E. Nicholson and H. N. Dixon; Odde, Norway, July 1900, W. E. Nicholson and H. N. Dixon. I Mnium imditlatum L., Warton (60), May 1908, J. \V.H. "The leaves are oval and acute instead of being lingulate and obtuse as in M. unditlatum. The plant is M. cuspidatiim Hedw." G.B.S.

JYinium rnedi1,,m B. & S., wet rock ledges, Maristuenfos, Maristuen, Norway, Aug. 19.00, W. E. Nicholson and H. N. Dixon. Mniitm lyaopodioides Schwaeg., among rocks below Skykjefos, Simodal, Hardanger Fjord, July 1900, W. E. Nicholson and H. N. Dixon; boulder in wood above Cascade d'Enfer, Luchon, Hte. Garonne, July 1902, ,V. E. Nicholson and H. N. Dixon.

Mnium spinosu,m Schwaeg., rocks below Skykjefos,. Simoda1, Hardanger Fjord, July 1900, W. E. Nicholson and H. N. Dixon; rocks in wood, Maristuen, Norway, Aug. 1900, \V. E. Nicholson and II. N. Dixon. Mnium stellare Reich., Harpford, near Sidmouth (3), Jan. 1915, G.T.H. li'ontinalis antipyretiaa L. var. gigantea Snll., bottom of cascade, St. Hilaire, P.Q., July 1912, H. Dupret, comm. P.G.M.R.; in a well near Stewartstown (I. 36), May 1907, J.G. Fontinalis squamosa L. c.fr., above Aber Waterfall (49), July 1843, \V.... Wilson, com1n. \V. R. Sherrin. · JJ'ontinalis Dixoni Cardot, Gwm Bychan, H arlech ( 48), J nne 19 l-!, ·D.A.J. Fontinalis novae-angliae Sull., on bushes by R. Ottawa, P.Q., Aug. 1906, H. Dupret, comm. J:>.G.l\LR. Fontina,lis nitida Lindb. var. angustiretis Card., trees by R. Ottawa, Como, P.Q., det. Cardot, leg. H. Dupret, comrn. P.G.l\1.R. MEC Section II 1914 page 13

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Dichelyma pallescens B. & S., base of trees in pools, Montreal, P.Q., Sept. 1912, H. Dupret, comm. P.G.M.R. Oryphaea heteromalla Mohr., base of beech tree, Castle Howard (62), Dec. 1912, J.M. Neckera pennata Hedw., on birch and sycamore, Zinkenthal, Salzkannnergut, Austria, Aug. 1908, "\V. E. Nicholson. Hookeria laete-virens Hook. and Tayl., O'Sullivan's Cascade, Killarney (I. ~), Aug. 1906, J.C.W., J.B.D. and D.A.J. Pterygophyllum liicens Brid. c.fr., Harpford, Sidmouth (3), Jan. 1915, G.T.H. Lesli:ea nervosa l\1yrin, base of elm tree, le Cadieux, Montreal, July 1906, H. Dupret, comm. P.G.M.R.; var. nigrescens (Kindb.), rocks, near Montreal, Nov. 1908, H. Dupret, conun. P.G.M.R . . Leptodon Smithii l\fohr., near Bicton (-:!5), Oct. ·1914, R.J. Pseudoleskea caten·ulata B. & S., Inverary (98), Oct. 1836, W. Wilson, comm. W.R.S.; Glen Phee, Clova (90), Oct. 1914, M.C. "In this speci1nen the leaves are sharply serrate and the cells dis­ tinctly papillose. ·The plant is therefore Heteroclad}itm heteropterum B. & S." G.B.S. Oamptotheciurn lutescens B. & S, Cellan (-l-6*), Nov. 1907, T.E.E. Brachytheciwm salebrosum B. & 8., var. palustre, Aylestone :Meadows, Leicester (55), April 1905, A.n.H.; Harlech (48), Sept. 1907, T.E.E. "In this last specimen the setae are very rough. The plant is a form of B. rutalntfomi with rather long leaves." G.B.S. . Brachytheciii?n glaciale B. & S., Bleja, i\Iaristuen, Norway, Aug. 1900, H. N. Dixon and W. E. Nicholson; Plattje, Saas Fee, Switzer­ land, July 1913, W. E. Nicholson. Brachytheciurn pliimosum B. & S., var. homomallwm, Minera, 800 ft. (50), Aug. 1914, J.C:\V. "In this specimen the setae are quite smooth and the leaves ent.ire with well-marked auricles of opaque, somewhat enlarged, quadrate cells. The moss is therefore Hypnum palustre Huds." G.B.S. Eurhynchiiim crassinervium B. & S., Cuilcagh, Fermanagh (I. 38), June W-14, \V .N.T. "From the cell-structure this is obviously a form of E. myosuroides, but it is n1nch more robust than is usual in that species and seemed to agree well with the description of var. brachythecioides Dixon. A specimen was, therefore, sent to l\lr. H. N. Dixon who replied "This is my var. brachythecioides; an interesting record." It is to be hoped that further specimens inay be available." G.B.S. (I. 33*). MEC Section II 1914 page 14

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Eurhynchium praelongum Hobk., Cellan (46*), Dec. 1908, T.E.E. Enrhynchium Teesdalei Schp., boulders in stream, World's End, Llangollen (50), Aug. 1913, D.A.J.; Deunant Waterfall, Aberdaron (49), March 1852, W. Wilsan, comm. W. R. Sherrin. Eurhynchiitm strigosum B. & S., var. diversifolium Lindb., bank in wood, Grimentz, Val d'Annivier, Valais, June 1914, P.G.M.R. Eurhynchium striatulum B. & S., Alltn1awr (42), Oct. 1914, R.J. " rl'h.is is. E . myosuroi.d es. " G::r. B. S .

Plagiotheciiim Miihlenbecli~ii B. & S., Glen Dole, Clova (90), Nov. 1914, 1\LC. Amblystegium Juratzkanum Schp., roadside, Skipwith (61), Sept. 1908, W. Ingham, comm. W.B. Amblystegium Kochii B. & S., moist ground in woods near Montreal, P.Q., June 1910, H. Dupret, comm. P.G.M.R. Hypri/ttm elocles Spruce, sandhills, Magilligan (I. 40*), Aug. 1913, J.D.H. Hypnum stellahtm Schreb. var. protensu·m Rohl, at foot of cliff, Dounhill (I. 40*), Jan. 1913, J.D.H. Hypnum adiinc_um Hedw. var. polycarpon Bland., old pond, Haxby Moor (62), April 1914, J.M. "Has nothing in cmnmon with this variety. It is a large fiuitant state of var. laevis Boul. Note the long leaves, delicate texture, long, narrow cells, frequent concavity of the leaves towards acumen, and their being feebly or hardly at all spreading, appressed at the apices of the sterns." J.A.\V.; var. intermedium Schp., Skipwith Common (61), Sept. l 908, W. Ingham, comm. W.B. "Yes, a small, short-leaved state, resembling var. polycarpon in leaf shape, but the cells are longer, reaching f> u." J.A.W.; var. intermedium Schp., marsh, Warthill (62), June, 1914, W.B. Hypnu1n capillifolium f, fallax Ren., drying pool, ~1ontreal, P.Q., June 1912, H. Dupret, comm. P.G.M. R. Hypnum fluitans L., Alltmawr (.J.2), Oct. 1914, R.J. "Resembles, in its glossy, bright green colour, and chlorophyllose cells var. atlanticum Hen., but the narrov\1 leaves and more slender nerve (48-55n) will not do for that. I think it best placed under var. atlanticum Hen. f. gracilescens Ren." J.A. \V.; var. Jeanbernati gen., Skipwith Common (61), Oct. 1914, J.M. and W. B. "Yes" J.A.\V.; H. fliiitans L., pool in .sandhills, Streedogh (I. 28), April 1918, \V.N.T. "In this specimen the leaves are distinctly plicate and the cell structure is that of a Brachythecium. The plant is B. salebrosiirn B. & S. var. palustre Schp." D.A.J. an

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how these plants propagate themselves by surculi arising from old dying stems. rrhe new shoots, which form the bulk of some of the specimens, are slender green, lax-leaved, with less strongly falcate leaves, and so n1ust not be relied upon as showing the true characters of the variety. But well developed stems will be found, fron1 which these shoots spring, removing any uncertainty as to identity." J.A. \V. Hypnum exannulaturn GU.mb. var. brachydictyon Ren., Corlowie, Clova (90), Oct. 1914, M.C. Hypnum vernicosum Lindb., shore of Semmerwatel' ( 65), June 1914, \V.B .

. Hypnum revolvens. Swartz, Skipwith Common (61), Oct. 1914, \V.B.; Alltmawr (4:2), Oct. 191..J., R.J. "In this specimen the stems are too green and pinnate for H. revolvens, also the leaf-points are not very elongated and the cells at the base are rather short. The plant is there:fore a robust form of H. intermedium Lindb. (42*)." G.B.S. Hypnum 1'.ntermeclium Lindb., bog by hotel, Clova (90). Oct. 1914. M.C.

Hypnum commidatiun Hedw, Filton, Leicester (55), ~lay 1908, A.R.H. ''Ought not these epecimens, in spite of the densely pinuate sten1s and ffaxnose leaves, to go under H. falcatum Brid.? ·The lea,·es are very long and narrow-based for H. commutatum." G.B.S. ''The shape of the leaves, character and colonr of the alar cell~, and snb-fastigiate branching would make this, for me, a form of H. falcatiim. The endless forms between these two ex­ tremee, commntatum and falcatum, allow plenty of scope for differences of opinion, but I think the weight of evidence here is for H. falcatum.'' J.A.W. ·Hypnum cupressiforme L. var. tectorum Brid., Monk's Cove (45), Jan.1914, R.J. "Ithinkthisbelongstovartectorum. Itresembles a form of thgt variety frequent on our sandhills." D.A.J. }Jypnv,m Patientiae Lindb., Kibua (I. 40*), May 191-l-, J.D.H. Hypmun reiwl,utum Lindb., Plattje, Saas Fee, Switzerland, Jnly 1913, W. E. Nicholson;. Pointe Tounot, Val d'Annivier, Valais, June 1,~4, P.G.~l.R. Hypnum fastigiatum Brid., shady rocks, Val d'Annivier, Valais, June 1914, P.G.M.R. Jlypnum procerrimum Mol., Gemmi Pass, Valais, July 1913, \V. E. Nicholson. MEC Section II 1914 page 16

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Hypnum mollusciim Hedw. var. condensaturn Schp., near Bwlch­ gwyn, Wrexham (50), Aug. 1913, D.A.J. and J.C. \V. "It has the colour and plicate leaves of the variety." D.A.J .. ·

Hypnum palitstre .H1;1ds., on wet rocks near Perranporth. (1 ),· Aug. 1914, F.R. This is H. ochraceum 'Turn. "The cells at the basal angles are hyaline and enlarged, not as in H. palustre." G.B.S.

Hypnum ochraceum Turn., Moel-y-Garn, Snowdonia (49), Sept. 1914, W.N.T. "Th~s belongs to the var. flaccid-um Milde." D.A.J. and G.B.S. ··

Hypnum stramineum Dicks., Lonesdale lVIoor (62), May 1914, J.M.; Lake, Kibua (I. 40), May 1914, J.D.H.

Hypniim trifarium Web. & :Mohr, Ben Lawers (88), Aug, 190:2, E. Cleminshaw,. D.A.J. and J.B.D. ·

Hypnum cordifolium Hedw., Alltmawr (42*), Oct. 191-t, R.J.; pond, Burbage Wood ·(55), June 1905, A.R.H. Hypnum sarmentosum Wahl., boggy ground near St. Agnes (1 * ), July 1914, F.R. .

Hylocomium ritgosum De Not., Magilligan (I. 40), Aug. 1913, J.D.H.

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·Riccia Oro~alsii Levier, Harlech (-18), Dec. 191-l, D.A.J.

Targionia hypophylla L., banks, Harlech (48), Dec. ·1914, D.A.J.

Ane'Ura sinitata (Dicks.) Dum., wet rocks, Harlech (-18), Dec. 1914, D.A.J. Metzgeria fu,rcata L. var. aeruginosa Hook., Co. Cavan (I. 30), July 1911, J.G. "l\1ixed with Oryphaea heteroma,lla Mohr." D.A.J. JYietzgeria conjugata Lidb., rocks, Corrie Burn, Clova, Forfar (90), Oct. 1914, M.C. .

JYletzgeria hamata Lindb., Ceunaut Llenyrch, Maentwrog Valley (48). April 1914, D.A.J. Metzgeria pubescens (Schrank) Raddi, Nant-y-Ffrith, near 'Nrex­ ham (flO), Aug. 1913, J.C.\V. Moerckia Plotowiana (Nees) Schiffn., Freshfield (59), Oct. 1913, vV.G.T.

Pellia I/'abbroniana Rad di, \'ar. lorea Nees, Harlech ( 48), Jan. 1915, D.A.J. JJ'ossombronia ang'l1,losa (Dicks.) Raddi, rocks, near Portmadoc (49), Dec. 1914, D.A .•J. Gymnomitri·u,m concinnat'U?n (Lightf.) Corda, BaEsies, Clova, Forfar (90), n.I.C.; Glen Sannox, Arran (100), June 1911, W.G.T. Gymnomitri't(;m obtusiim ( Lindb.) Pears., Bassies, Clova, Forfar (90), M.C.; Helvellyn (70), ~ept. 1912, W.N.T.

Gyrnnomitrium crenidatif;m Gottsche, Glen Orchy (98), July 1912r \V.G.T.

Gymnomitritm alpin'U1n (Gottsclie) :3chiffn., Moelwyn Bach (48)r (ca.1750ft.), Jnne 1911, D.A.J. Marsupella F'Unckii (\Yeb. et Mohr.) Durn., Harlech (-18), Jan. 1915, IJ;A.J. Marsupella emarginata (Ehrh.) Dum., wet rock, High Raise, Cumberland (70), Aug. 191~, \V .N .T. 'JVIarsupella Pearsoni Schiffn., below Cader Idris, near Llyn Gafr (48), June 1909, D.A.J. and J.C. \V., comm. J.C."\V. MEC Section II 1914 page 18

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Nlarsupella aquatica (Lindenb.) Schiffn., Cwm Brwynog, Snowdon (49), Sept. 1914, W.N.T.

Alicularia Geoscyphus De Not., Hebden Bridge (63), Oct. 1912, H.C.B.; var. sube1·ecta Lindenb., Charlesworth Coombs (5i), Sept. 1912, H.C.B.

Eiwalyw obovatits var. rivularis Schiffn. Cwm Bychan, Harlech (48), June 1914, D.A.J.

Eucalyx paroicus (8chiffn.) Macv., ditch near Hotel, Clova, For- far (90), Oct. 1914, M.C. . ~-

Haplozia caespiticia (Lindenb.) Dum., old clay pits, Leckhan1pton, near Cheltenham (33), Feb. 1915, H. H. Knight.

Haplozia sphaerocarpa (Hook.) Dnm., c. fr., rocks, Maentwrog Valley (48), June 1914, D.A.J. . .

Haplozia riparia (Tayl.) Dum., Llanfairfechan (49), Circa 300 ft., Sept. 1909, J.C.W. ' . Jamesoniella suhapica~is (Nees) Schiffn., N antcol Ravine, Llan­ bedr (48), Sept. 1911, D.A.J. and W.G.T., comm. \V.G.T.

Jamesoniella Oarringtoni (Balf.) Schiffn., Glen Nevis (97), Ang. 1909, H. H. Knight and D.A.J., comm. D.A.J.

Anastrophyllitm Donianitrn (Hook.) Steph., Ben Donran (98), Aug. 1918, Duncan, v\latson, and Jones, comn1. D.A J .

. Lophozia bantriensis (Hook.) Steph., Cold \Yells, near Burnley (59), May 1913, W.G.T. .

Lophozia alpestris (Schleich.) Evans, Glen Fee, Clova, Forfar (90), Oct. 1914, 1\if.C.; var. litoralis (Arnell) Schiffn., "\valls, Art hog (48), Nov. 1911, D.A.J.

Lophozia excisa f. cylindracea (Dum.) K. Mull., above Harlech (48), Dec. 1914, D.A.J.; f. arenaria (Nees) Schiffn., sandhills, Harlech (48), Dec. 191-t, D.A.J. ·

Lophozia incisa (Schrad.) Dum., near Hotel, Clova, Forfar (90), Nov. 1914, M.C. "Perianths present, but specimens s1nall." D.A.J. Lophozia quinquedentata (Huds.) Cogn., Glen Dole, Clova, Forfar (90), Nov. 1914, M.C. · MEC Section II 1914 page 19

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Lophozia. Hatcheri (Evans) Steph., near Loch Brandy, Clova, ·Forfar (90); Nov. 1914, M.C. "Yes, but off type." D.A.J. Lophozia Floerl.:ii (Web. et Mohr) Schiffn., near Clayleith, Clova, Forfar (90), Oct .. 191..J., M.C.; Llanberis Pass (49), Sept. 1914, W.N.T. · Lophozia atlantica (Kaal.) Schiffn. f. condensata Arnell, (teste S. M. Macvicar), among rocks, Artro Valley, above Harlech (48), Nov. 191 a, H. H. Knight and D.A.J., comrn. D.A.J., new to ·wales; var. asperrirna Arnell, walls, Hebden Bri

. Sphenololnis e~sectiformis (Breidl.) Steph., decaying wood, Pluµ1p• ton (6..J.), March 1914, J.M. Plagiochila asplenioicles ( L.) Dum., Farnharn \Vood, Co. CaYan (I. HO), July 1911, J.G.;. var. major (Nees), G:i;ey.Abbey (I. 38), June 1910, J.G. Plagiochila punctata Tayl., trees, Tynygroes, Dolgelley (48), June 1913, D.A.J.

J Leptoxcyphus Taylori (Hook.) :Mitt., Cwm Brwynog, Snowdon (49), SJpt. 1914, \V.N.T. · . Lophoaolea bidentata (L.) 'Dum., ill' wet places, Kircubbin (I. 38), March 1909, J.G . . ' Lo_phocolea ciispiclata Limpi·., Llanfairfechan (49), J 11ne 1913, H.C.B. MEC Section II 1914 page 20

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Ohiloscyphits polyanthus (L.) Corda, Swanlinbar River, \Vater­ fall, Co. Cavan (I. 30), July 1913, W.N.T.; Benweeskin, Co. Sligo (I. 28}, April ] 914, \V.N.T. "The latter is Saccogyna viticulosa (Sm.) Dum." D.A.J.

Saccogyna viticiilosa (Sm.) Dum., Slebech (46), Aug. 1913, R.J.

Oephalozia connivens (Dicks.) Lindb., Crowden· (58), April 1914, H.C.B.

Oephalozia media Liridb., on bank in oak-wood, Tuxborongh (5), · Feb. 1913, \V. \Vatson, comm. H.C.B.; var. pallida (Spruce) Massal., Ceunant Llenyrch, 1\iaentwrog Valley (48}, June 1914, D.A.J.

Oephalozia serr.iflora Lin db., on rocks, Tynygroes, Dolge1ley (48}, May 19J;j, D.A.J.

Oephaloziella. ·byssacea (Roth.) Warnst., walls, Llanfrothen (48), Nov. 1908, D.A.J. .

Hygrobiella laxifolia (Hook.} Sp~uce., near Loch Wharral, Clova, Forfar (90}, Oct. 1914, M.C.

Calypogeia Neesiana (Carest. et. Massal.) Massal., on sandstone rock, Alderley Edge (58*}, April 1913, H.C.B ..

Bazzania trilobata (L.) Gray, Correll Glen (I. 33}, June 1918, W.N.T.

Bazzania ·tricrenata (\Vahl.) Pears., Cuilcagh (I. 33}, June ] 914, \V.N.T.

Bazzania triangularis Pears., rrruskrnore (I. 29), April 1914, W.N.T. Lepiilozia pinndta (Hook.) Dum.,- Slievemore, Achill, \Vest l\tiayo, (I. 27), Aug. 1911, J.C.W.

Lepidozia trichoclad.os K. Miill., Bar of Whealt (I. 33}, April 1914, \V.N.T. ·· ,, Lepidozia setacea (Web.) Mitt., on Millstone Grit, Hebden Bridge (63}, Sept.. 1913, H.C.B.

Anthel~a · julacea (L.) Dum., stream, Glyder Fawr (49), Sept. 1914, \V.N.T. llerberta adunca (Dicks".) Gray., Launchy Gill, Thirlmere (70), Aug. 1912, W.N.T. MEC Section II 1914 page 21

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Ptilidium ciliarc (L.) Hampe., Glen Dole, Clova, Forfar (90), Nov. 1914, M.C. Ptiliidium piilcherrrimum (Web.) Hampe., Lawers (88), ·Sept. 1911, W.N.'f. "This plant is Ptilidium ciliare (L.) Hampe. The other is smaller, has narrower segments to the leaves and the cilia - are longer and more numerous." D.A.J. · 'Prichocolea tomentella (Ehrh.) Dum., Devol's Glen, Port Glas­ . gow (76), Aug. 1913, J.G. Diplophyllum albicans (L.) Dum., Devol's Glen, Pm·t Glasgow (i6), Aug. 1913, J.G. . . . Diplophyllum taxifoliu,m (\Vahlenb.) Dum.,· c. per., King's Seat, Killin (88), Duncan and Jones, comm. D.A.J. . . · . Diplophyllu1n obtusifolium · (Hook.) Dum.. Arthog ( 48), May 191~, D.A.J. , Scapania subalpina (Nees.) Dum., Snowdon (Clogwyn) ( 49), Jan. 1914, W.N.T. "Scapania iindulata (L.) Dum., as the leaves · are unequal, not or scarcely rotundate." D.A.J. · Scapania gracilis (Lindb.) Kaal., Belcoo rocks (I. 33), July · 1914, \V.N.T.; Co. Antrim (I. 39), l\fay 1913, J.G.; in plantation near Cwm Bychan, Harlech (-18), April 1911, Cleminshaw, Jones and \Vil son, comm. J.C. \V. Scapania aspera Bernet, Sand dunes, Portrnsh (I. 39), Sept. · 1913, ,V.G.T.; Benweeskin (I. ~8), April 1914, ,V.N.T. Scapania nemorosa ( L.) Duni., Drumcose \Vood, Euniskillen ·(I. ;ja), Feb. 1913, ,V.K.T.

Scapania ornithopodioides ("~ith.) Pears., Slievemore, Achill, ·Co. Mayo (I. 27), Aug. 1911, Jones, Duncan, Owen, and \Vilson, comm. J.C.W. Scapania dentata Duin., waterfall, Swanlinbar River, Co. Cavan (I. 30), July 1913, W.N.T.; Truskmore, Co. Sligo (I. 28), April 191H, \V.N.T. "The latter is Scapania 1tndi.ilata. Leaves flaccid and antical lobe entire." D.A.J. Scapania ciirta (Mart.) Dum., Charlesworth Coombs (59), May 1912, H.C.B. ".Mixed with Diplophylliim albicaris." D.A.J. Scapania wmbrosa (Sehrad.) Dum., Hebden Bridge. (63), Sept. 1913, If.C.B. Radula Lindbergii Gottsche var. germana (Jack), Corlowie, Clova, Forfar (90), Oct·. 1914, M.C. MEC Section II 1914 page 22

Pleurozia purpurea (Lightf.) Lindb., Cuilcagh (I. 33), June 1914, ,V.N.T. · Madotheca laevigata var. obscitra Nees., woods, near Portmadoc (49), Dec. 1914, D.A.J.

Madotheca Thuja (Dicks.) Dum., Harlech Castle, rocks (48), June, D.A.J. and J.C.W. comm. J.C.W.

Mwiotheca platyphylla (L.) Dum., Co. Antrim (I. 39), ~Iay 1913, J.G. ",Is Madotheca laevigata-underleaves dentate, plant acrid." D.A.J.; Hasgwood (45)~ Jan. 1914, R.J. Oololejeunea calcarea (Lib.) Schiffn., World's End, near Llangollen (50*), Aug. 1914, D.A.J.; Limestone rocks, Ingleton {64), June 1914, ,V.G.T. Lejeunea patens Lindb., Glen Shinag, Arran (100), July 1910, W.G.T.; by strean1 above ravine, Truskmore (I. 29), April 1913, W.N.T. Miorolejeunea itlicina (Tayl.), Evans, Ingleton (64), June 1&14, W.G.T. ·

Ji'ritllania germana Tayl., Correll Glen (I. 33)., June 1913, ,V.N.T.

F1·ullania dilatata (L:) Dum., St. :Mary's Isle, Scillies (1), June 1908, J.C.W. Anthoceros Husnoti Steph., Llanfairfechan (48), June· 1913, H.C.B. "If a transverse section 8-12 cells high in the middle, pseudo-elaters seldom more than 1-2 cells long, and the almost entire absence of lamellae separate this fron1 its allied species, then this plant belongs here." D.A.J.

Anthoceros laevis L., The Cliff, Harlech t48), June 1913, D.A.J.