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part, by other means than spores properly so called. Long 

 observations, extending back for nearly forty years, have 

 only served to strengthen this belief. At any rate, such 

 a condition of mind has this advantage, that it often gives an 

 increased spur to research. I am glad to observe that other 

 botanists are acting under the same conviction, even if they 

 clo not openly profess it. 



Lastly, there is certainly a much greater distinction 

 between this moss and D. Scottianum than between Cauipy- 

 lopus setifolins and C. Sliaivii. 



ADDITIONS FOR 1906 TO CENSUS OF 

 SCOTTISH HEPATIOE. 



By SYMERS M. MACVICAR. 



SlXCE the " Additions " were published in the "Annals," 

 1905, p. 1 08, the Moss Exchange Club has issued a " Census 

 Catalogue of British Hepatics," in which is incorporated all 

 the Scottish records of which I have examined specimens 

 up to nearly the close of 1905. The records for Scotland, 

 additional to those in the " Annals," amounted to 1 40. These 

 included two species new to the Scottish flora, Ricda 

 crystallina and Prionolobus Massalongi. The former was 

 discovered by Mr. M'Andrew, and almost simultaneously 

 by Mr. W. Evans, in reservoirs on the Pentland Hills. A 

 few days later it was also found in Fife by Mr. Aimer. 

 The old records for this species in Scotland must be referred 

 to R. glauca and R. sorocarpa. The Prionolobus was found 

 by the late John Sim in Kincardineshire in 187(7 ?) 



The present paper contains 125 records of specimens 

 examined, most of them having been found in 1906. They 

 include three additions to the Scottish flora, Lophozia badejisis 

 (Gottsche) Schffn. Prioiwlobus striatnlus (C. Jens.) Schffn., 

 and Cephaloziella Limprichtii Warnst. The LopJiozia has 

 been a much confused species. I found it in my herbarium, 

 under the name L. turbinata, from four localities in Scotland, 

 the earliest specimen having been gathered on Mochra Hill, 

 Ayrshire, by Mr. P. Ewing, in January 1883. The distinctive 



