628 Bryophyten. 



former, a Chinese species, had been recorded by Canon H. W. 

 Lett (Irish Naturalist. XVIII. p. 120. 1909.) as growing at Saintfield, 

 Co. Down, Ireland. C. rhystophylla was distinguished by C. Müller 

 froin its congeners by its transversely rugulose leaves. Mr. Dixon 

 Shows that there is no line of demarcation between that plant and 

 the extreme form of C. angiistata as described by Limpricht. He 

 therefore defines C. angustata var. rhystophylla and gives its distribu- 

 tion as far as known: China (Shensi); Au Stria (Coglio); England 

 (Kent); Ireland (Co. Down). A. Gepp. 



Dixon, H. N., Mosses from the Western Chats. (Journ. of Bot. 

 XL VII. 557. May 1909. p. 157-164. pl. 497B.) 



An annotated enumeration of a score of mosses collected by 

 L. J. Sedgwick and R. M. Maxwell in the southern part of the 

 Bombay Presidency, mostly on the Western Chats but partly 

 in the Kanara Jungles between the Chats and the Sea. Two new 

 species are described: Pterobiyopsis Maxwellü and P. kanarensis; 

 and the identity of Erpodiiiin Bellii Mitt. with E. Mangiferae C. 

 Muell. is demonstrated. A. Gepp. 



Evans, W., Some Mosses and Hepatics from the Isle of 

 May. (Trans. Proc. bot. Soc. of Edinburgh. XXIII. part IV. 

 p. 348—351. 1908.) 



The author gives a list of the mosses and hepatics obtained at 

 various times from the Island of May, at the month of the Firth 

 of Forth namely eighteen mosses and seven hepatics. The two 

 most interesting species are Bryiim alpinum and Frullania gerviana, 

 the one being rarely found at a low level in the east of Scotland, 

 and the other being what is called an "Atlantic" or west coast 

 species. Fissidens viridiiliis and Grinitnia Stirtoni are also worthy 

 of note. A. Gepp. 



Goldsehmidt, M., Zur Torfmoosflora des Fuldaer Landes. 

 (Verein, f. Naturw. Fulda IX. p. 1—4. 1909.) 



Bringt eine Aufzählung der im Zeller Moore und im Moore 

 bei Rothenkirchen vom Verf gesammelten Torfmoose. 



Mönkemeyer. 



Hagen, J., The Mosses and Hepatics of Prince Charles 

 Foreland, Spitsbergen. (Trans. Proc. bot. Soc. of Edinburgh. 

 XXIII. part IV. p. 326— '330. 1908.) 



An account of the mosses and hepatics collected by Mr. W. S. 

 Bruce in 1906—1907 when exploring Prince Charles Foreland, 

 the most westerly Island of the Spitsbergen Archipelago. Nine- 

 teen species of mosses and four of hepatics are enumerated. Dicra- 

 num spadiceuin is a new record for Spitsbergen; and Hypmim 

 uncinatum var. foeneum is new to science. The habit of some of the 

 species is noteworthy: for instance, the stunted dense tufts of Di- 

 cranum elongatimi and Jungertnannia miniUa; also the absence of 

 sexual Organs; for in the present collection only Oncophorus Wahlen- 

 bergii bears fruit, and only one hepatic, Jimgennannia miniita, has 

 developed perianths. Another effect of the severe climate is that the 

 tufts are rarely pure, but generally contain an intimate mixture of 

 a number of species. A. Gepp. 



