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Damp banks — extremely rare. Fr. Summer {Berk.). 

 Down — Hollow banks at the south end of the fir grove near Holy wood, 

 April, 1803, and southeast bank of the canal about 200 yards 

 above Blaris bridge, June, 1803 ; Tcmpleton. 

 Antrim— On a flow bog in the parish of Rasharkin, 1837 ; Moore, op. cit. 

 First found in Ireland by Robert Brown, in Co. Donegal. 



SERIES II. Order XVIII. B R Y A C E JE . 



IiEPTOBRTUnx Schimper. 



1. la, pyrlforme (^Linn.) Schimp. 

 Shady banks— extremely rare. Fr. early Summer (Berk.). 

 Down — Solitude near Banbridge ; H."W.L. Near Newtownbreda ; J. J. 

 Andreiv. 



VOKltXA. Schreber (Webera Hedwig). 



1. P. elongata (Dicks.) Hedw. 



Mountainous rocks — extremely rare. Fr. Summer {Berk.). 



Down— Crevices of rocks at the top of Slieve Commedagh ; C.H.W. At 

 the lesser cairn on Slieve Donard, and on slate rocks of Slieve 

 Commedagh ; H.W.L. 



Derry— Found in crevices of the Eagle Rock by the side of the Cooks- 

 town road at the foot of Sawel ; Templeton, 1809. 



2. P. cruda {Linn.) Lindb. 



Damp rocks, and boggy places — very rare. Fr. Summer {Berk.). 

 Down — Lambeg moss ; Templeton. Slieve Donard ; H.W.L. 

 Antrim — Carnlough Glen near the waterfall ; D.M. SaUagh Braes ; 

 C.H.W. 



3. P. nutans Schreber (Webera Hedw.). 



Bogs, and peaty heaths— frequent. Fr. April— June. Ranges from 

 sea level to over 2000 feet. 

 Down — Laghey bog, and on hillocks in the peat bogs ; Templeton. 

 Slieve Donard, Slieve Croob, Ballynahinch, Dundonald Glen, 

 and abundant on damp banks in Cotton moss ; S.A.S. 

 Warrenpoint ; C.H.W. Frequent in Moume Mountains ; 

 H.W.L. 



