234 THE MOSS FLOKA OF SUFFOLK. 



also of Bury, kindly communicated by Mrs. Skepper ; and also 

 some from the late l)r. White, of Lavenham. In addition to these, 

 I have a good many specimens from the Eev. W. M. Hind, LL.D., 

 of Honington, and also some from Mr. W. Jordan, of Cockfield, 

 while I have gathered a few myself, both in East and West 

 Suffolk. These specimens have been verified, and in not a few in- 

 stances determined by Mr. H. Boswell, of Oxford. 



By permission of Mrs. Skepper, the moss herbarium formed by 

 i\Ir. E. Skepper was sent to the Eev. James Eergusson, of Fern 

 Brechin, who has carefully examined it and favoured me with 

 copious notes on the species contained in it. 



Thus I am able to employ the nomenclature of the ' London 

 Catalogue,' with the assurance that few errors are likely to have 

 crept in, at any rate as regards the specimens examined. 



The principal omissions will be the new critical species of such 

 genera as Sphagnum, Burbula, Bryxim &c., which have not been 

 collected to any extent. 



Mr. Skepper's and Dr. White's specimens were mostly collected 

 about the years 1860—62. Mr. F. K. Eagle's, in the first half of 

 the present century ; only one or two packets having dates. 



The western division of the county has been fairly well 

 searched, and I have a pretty good set of specimens from it. The 

 eastern division has only been examined, to any extent, near 

 Yarmouth, in the beginning of the present century, by such good 

 observers as Sir W. Hooker and Messrs. Dawson Turner, Dick- 

 son, &c. 



In order to indicate the distribution, as far as I can at present, 

 I have added E. = Eastern Division, W. = Western Division, but 

 if neither of these marks are added it shows that specimens have 

 been examined fr'om both. 



When we have seen no specimens the mark * is affixed. In all 

 other cases I have had specimens myself, or there are some in 

 Mr. Skepper's herbarium, or Mr. D. Turner's herbarium, fide 

 Wilson in Bry. Brit. ; but if in these exclusively Sk. Herb, or 

 Turner Herb, is added to the locality. Where a species has not 

 been met with in the vice-county since Mr. Eagle's time, but I 

 have specimens collected by him, I have added (Eagle), but these 

 are for the most part species easily overlooked. 



The ' Natural History of Yarmouth,' which is quoted so often, 

 is by Messrs. Paget (i. e., Sir James Paget and his brother), and 

 was published in the year 1834. 



The parishes of Tuddenham and Wangford, mentioned in this 

 list, are the parishes of those names in West Suffolk, both lying in 

 the sand tract to the north-west of the county, sometimes called the 

 Breck District. 



Where no localities are given, the species is believed to be 

 somewhat generally distributed,^ as indeed are many others for 

 which localities are given here. The localities given are in most 

 cases those only from which specimens have been examined. 



Sphagnum acutifolium. Ehrh. Tuddenham; Dunwich. — Var. 

 ilcjlexum Sclipr. Tuddenham ; Dunwich. — Yar. purpureum. Schpr. 



