32 NATURAL SCIENCE [July 
the subject, and who since 1879 have found many of the species 
which were expected to occur, very few additional observations have 
been published. But it is hoped that the impetus given of late 
years to microscopic work will result in more naturalists directing 
their attention to this undeveloped side of county floras. 
It may perhaps serve a useful purpose to direct attention, under 
the different groups of Cryptogams, to the work that still remains to 
be done in Kent, and to mention under each, the districts that have 
not yet been searched, so far as I am aware, and which are therefore 
most likely to repay investigation. 
1. Mosses.—Since 1879 twenty-seven species have been found 
new to the county, but there still remain a number which have been 
suggested as likely to occur in Kent, since most of them have been 
found in the neighbouring counties of Surrey, Sussex, or Hamp- 
shire. There are, however, some parts of the Weald of Kent, 
especially those on the Sussex border, which have not been fully 
explored, but which may yield some of the moorland species. This 
is evident from the recent researches of Sir James Stirling, who has 
added several species to the county flora from the neighbourhood of 
Goudhurst. The mosses yet unrecorded are those likely to oceur on 
hilly woods and moorlands, rocky shores, damp sand-rocks, and damp 
sand-hills near the sea. 
The shores of Kent, between Dover and Deal, and the sand 
dunes on the east coast, as well as the marshes on the north coast 
of the county, may be expected to yield several species. This part 
of Kent, as well as the parks and woods about Canterbury, and 
between Ashford and Appledore, and in the neighbourhood of Cran- 
brook and Hawkhurst, and between Maidstone and Chatham and 
Sittingbourne, and between Wye and Folkestone, have not, I believe, 
been thoroughly explored, and would probably furnish other species. 
The best time to search for.mosses is from September to May, 
choosing as a rule damp days after showers, when the foliage is 
expanded. (A list of the species likely to occur in Kent is appended 
to this paper.) 
2. Scalemosses.—tThe species unrecorded for the county are 
chiefly those which grow on damp sand-rocks and in boggy woods, 
and these also must be looked for near the Sussex boundary, or in 
the neighbourhood of Ashford. The best time of the year to search 
for them is from February to April. (A list of those that may 
possibly be found in Kent is given below.) 
3. FungitThe number of species of Fungi occurring in Kent 
is comparatively large, but several parts of the county, particularly 
the districts alluded to under mosses, still need exploration. The 
groups which are still very badly represented are the Myxomycetes 
and Gasteromycetes, and some groups of the Coniomycetes, Hypho- 
