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carta conoidea, Dufourei and purpurascens, and Opegrapha 

 cerebrum, Ram. Among the mosses gathered at Bagneres at 

 this season are Anomodon striatus (Pterogonium, Auct.), 

 which was in excellent fruit on the stems and branches of 

 hasels and other shrubs on Lhieris, Isothecium repens, Tor- 

 tula paludosa, Racomitriam &udeticum,fasciculare and proten- 

 sum, Cinclidotus aquaticus, and several Hypna. 



I was so well pleased with Bagneres, that I determined to 

 take up my winter quarters there, when I had made excur- 

 sions to Pau and Dax, and, if practicable, paid a second visit 

 to Gaston-Sacaze. The execution of these projects occupied 

 me about a month, and the weather was happily sufficiently 

 open to allow me to spend ten days at Laruns, from whence 

 I made several excursions with Gaston, and added largely to 

 my collection. In the environs of Pau I gathered fruit of 

 several mosses I had observed in spring. My journey to 

 Dax was unfortunately in very rainy weather; but I saw 

 enough of its Cryptogamic botany to convince me that it was 

 very rich, and deserving of a more extensive examination. 

 The occurrence of many of the species which are found in 

 the south-west of Ireland, is deserving of mention, though it 

 was not unexpected. Entosthodon Templetoni, Bryum Tozert, 

 Saccogyna viticulosa, and Mastigobryum trilobatum, gi" e * 

 together, as I have seen them in Kerry. In this excursion 

 gathered several tree-lichens. 



I arrived at Bagneres, for the third and last time, early " 

 the month of December, and immediately set to work 

 arrange and examine my Phanerogamic collection, w" 10 

 occupied me during the whole of my stay, with the exception 

 of the short excursions I made with my friends, Philippe an 

 De Lugo, whenever the weather permitted. The weather 9 

 very severe in the early part of winter, and the snow lay ° 

 the hills down to the town of Bagneres itself; but in 

 beginning of January it became much milder, and the 

 gradually receded, so as to leave the mountains expose 

 considerable height. I was consequently enabled to 

 good deal of held work, and was perhaps the tirst bo •) 



