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344. Ano.xymous. True mosses. Moss Exchange Club Ann. Rept. [York] 24: 234-241. 

 1919 —The acrocarpous mosses listed number 9G and include 6 species from continental 

 Europe and 1 each from New Zealand and Canada, the remaining species being all repre- 

 sented by British specimens. Critical notes by H. N. D[ixon], H. H. K[night], W. E. 

 N[iCH0LS0i\], P. G. M. R[hodes], and W. I[ngham] accompany the citations, one of the 

 most important of these notes relating to Dicranum Bonjeani var. alaium Barnes.— A. W. 

 Evans . 



345. Anonyjious. Pleurocarpi. Moss Exchange Club Ann. Rept. [York] 24: 241-243. 

 1919.— Except for 1 species from Switzerland the 35 pleurocarpous mosses listed are all from the 

 British Isles. Hypnum fluitans var. atlanticum Ren. and //. uncinatum var. plumulosum 

 Schp. are discussed at some length by J. A. W[heldon], and shorter notes by the same writer 

 and by W. I[ngham] are included. — A. W. Evans. 



346. Anonymous. Hepatics. Moss Exchange Club Ann. Rept. [York] 24: 244-247. 

 1919.— The 6(5 species listed include 5 from Tasmania, 3 from continental Europe and 1 from 

 Africa, the remainder being represented by British specimens. Notes by P. G. M. R[iiodes], 

 H. H. K[night], and S. M. M[acvicar] accompany the citations, the note by the last having 

 reference to the recently described Herberta Hntchinsiae (Gottsche) Evans.— A. W. Evans. 



347. Anonymous. Sphagna. Moss Exchange Club Ann. Rept. [York] 25: 257 259. 

 1920.— The Sphagna distributed during 1919 numbered 25 species, several of which were 

 represented by numerous varieties and forms. One specimen came from Canada, the others 

 from the British Isles. A few short critical notes by J. A. W[heldon] are included in the 

 report. — A. W. Evans. 



348. Anonymous. True mosses. Moss Exchange Club Ann. Rept. [York] 25:259-264. 

 1920.— Both the Acrocarpi and the Pleurocarpi are here included under the "true mosses," 

 97 species in all being listed. Of the specimens cited 14 came from Scandinavia, 7 from other 

 parts of continental Europe, 4 from Canada and the remainder from the British Isles. The 

 notes accompanying the citations of specimens are by H. N. D[ixon], D. A. J[ones], H. H. 

 K[night], W. E. N[icholson], W. I[ngham], and J. A. W[heldon].— .4. W. Evans. 



349. Anonymous. Hepatics. Moss Exchange Club Ann. Rept. [York] 25: 264-266. 

 1920.— Of the 46 species listed 10 came from continental Europe, the others from Great 

 Britain. All except 3 are Jungermanniales. H. H. K[xight] and D. A. J[ones] have con- 

 tributed a few critical remarks. — A. W. Evans. 



350. Brotherus, V. F. Contributions a la fiore bryologique de I'Ecuador. [Contribu- 

 tions to the moss flora of Ecuador.] Rev. Bryologique 47: 1-16. 1920.— The present report 

 is based on a collection of mosses made in 1909 and 1910 by the late Abbe Allioni in the 

 provinces of Oriente and Azuay, Ecuador. The majority of the specimens came from 

 Oriente, a region heretofore unknown bryologically. In the first part of the report (which 

 is to be continued) 95 species belonging to 19 families are listed with definite data regarding 

 stations. The families most largely represented are the Neckeraceae with 25 species, the 

 Dicranaceae and the Pottiaceae with 12 each. The following species, 20 in all, are described 

 as new: Barbula ecuadoriensis , B. hijalinobasis , B. linguaecupes, Breulelia Allionii, B. 

 brachyphylla, B. reclinata, Bryum Allionii, Campylopus tener, Fissidens Allionii, F. altolim- 

 batus, Grimmia Allionii, Hyophila grossidens, Molendoa subobtusifolia, Pilopogon macro- 

 carpus, Pilotrichella Allionii, Pleurochaete ecuadoriensis, Porothamnium gracile, Syrrhopo- 

 don macrophyllus, S. subrigidus, and S. subscaber. The following represent new combinations : 

 Campylopus liliputanus (C. Miill.) Broth. {Pilopogon liliputanus C. Mtill.) and Porotricho- 

 dendron superbum (Tayl.) Broth. {Leskea superba Ta.j\.).—A. W. Evans. 



351. LuisiER, A. Les mousses de Madere. [Mosses of Madeira.] Broteria, Ser. Bot. 

 18:79_97_ 1920.— This is the eighth article of a series previously noticed, which discusses 

 completely the mosses of Madeira. The present installment covers the two families Sema- 



