MOSSES. 



BY ANTONY GEPP, M.A., F.L.S. 



1. SPHAGNUM Dill. Hist. Muse p. 240 (1741); Hedw. 

 Fund. Muse. II. p. 85 (1782). 



1. S. africanum Welw. et Duby in Geneve, Mem. Soc. Phys. 

 XXI. i. p. 216 (1871), t. i. fig. 1. 



HuiLLA. — Common in boggy spots by cold mountain rills, Morro de 

 Lopollo and Morro de Monino at an elevation of 5500 ft. ; without fr. 

 in Dec. 1859 and April 1860. Nos. 11, 12. 



2. TREMATODON Eicb. in Mich. Fl. Amer. bor. II. p. 289 

 (1803). 



1. T. intermedius Welw. et Duby in Geneve, Mem. Soc. Phys. 

 XXI. i. p. 226 (1871), t. iii. fig. 6. 



HuiLLA. — A fine moss, common and fruiting abundantly, on the 

 muddy banks of the brook of Lopollo, tinging broad areas with a 

 green-flavescent colour, short-lived, lasting barely three months, but 

 continually renewing itself in the same damp spats ; Feb. 1860. No. 9. 

 In caverns excavated by porcupines in woods of Proteacese between 

 Lopollo and Monino ; with fr. middle of May 1860. No. 20. 



Var. /?. nanus Welw. et Duby, I.e., p. 227. 



PuNGO Andongo. — Gregarious but not not csespitose ; seta yellow ; 

 theca orange-red, * to ^ as long as the slightly arcuate apophysis. 

 Rather rare, among Hepatics on moist ground in rocky places at an 

 elevation of 3500 ft., Pedra Cazella ; with fr. beginning of May 1857. 

 No. 58. 



2. T. angolensis Welw. et Duby in Geneve, Mem. 8oc. Phys. 

 XXI. i. p. 227 (1871), t. iv. fig. 5. 



HuiLLA.— In tufts of T. intermedius in pastures of short grass 

 inundated in summer, among Cyperacese and Xyrideae near Catumba, 

 where also Anagallis immila Sw. was collected ; with fr. Dec. 1859. 

 No. 47. 



3. CAMPYLOPUS Brid. Mant. Muse. p. 71 (1819). 



1. C. horridus Welw. et Duby in Geneve, Mem. Soc. Phys. 

 XXI. 1. p. 222 (1871), t. iv. fig. 1. 



PuNGO Andongo. — On moist rather shaded rocks, Pedra Songue 

 (Barranco grande) ; without fr. April 1857. No. 76. 



Also gathered at Lunda to the east of Casange by D. Livingstone 

 and given by him to Welwitsch in May 1855. No. 116. 



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