pronounced it B. provinciale, Philib. (canariense, Brid.) This seems to be a rare 

 plant everywhere ; extremely so in Britain, where its only previously known home 

 was at Hurstpierpoint in Sussex. There it was found by Mr. Mitten about the 

 year 1848, in small quantities, and barren. Our plant is in fruit. Now that 

 attention has been drawn to its occurrence, we may hope that it will be re-found, 

 and in greater abundance. 



The next new Moss which I have to announce is a Flat Moss — Fissidcns. 



408. Fissidens decipiens, De Not. The addition of this species to 

 our List is due rather to further study of plants previously gathered, than to 

 extended investigation among the hills and rocks. In the previous paper it had 

 been blended with F. adiantoides ; but it appears on closer study that the majority 

 of our Herefordshire specimens are really to be placed to F. decipiens, which has 

 now been detected in 5 Districts, while F. adiantoides is only known in two. The 

 two species are nearly, though not quite, confined respectively to dry and damp 

 situations ; the first loving the dry rocks of limestone hills ; the other, boggy 

 ground or dripping rocks. F. decipiens I have indeed never seen on bog, where 

 F. adiantoides grows and fruits luxuriantly. 



We now come to one of the most gratifying finds, so far as rarity goes, 

 which I have to speak of. It is 



413. Bpipterygium Tozeri, Orev. ; a plant of real rarity, and when 

 fruiting of exceptional beauty as well. It has been detected on the steep banks of 

 the Wye at Breinton. It is, in this situation, without fruit ; and it bears so close 

 a resemblance to Bri/um carneum, in company with which it grows, that it is 

 likely enough now that attention has been called to it, to be detected in other 

 stations also, where it may be more likely to fruit than on the banks of the Wye, 

 which are liable to such constant change and displacement through winter floods. 

 This Moss was first discovered in Cornwall ; and has since been met with in a few 

 Continental stations in the South of France and North Italy. In the British 

 Isles its stations hitherto have been confined to a few upon the south coast of 

 England, and Dublin in Ireland : the addition of Herefordshire therefore is 

 interesting, as forming a step between these two. Its position in the Classification 

 is very uncertain ; and its separation from the old genus Bryum, to some members 

 of which it is very closely allied, will perhaps scarcely be maintained. 



The next addition to our Flora, as well as the one just mentioned, appears 

 to shew that the riches of the Wye valley still remain unexhausted. It 

 consists in 



434. Myrinia pulvinata, Wahl. This plant, after many years 

 search in the county, has at length been detected in the Wye meadows under 

 Cliflford, in D. 13. It is a Moss closely resembling the Leskea polycarpa, which is 

 so abundant throughout Herefordshire, clothing the stumps where fertilised by 

 the mud of brooks and rivers, and inhabits apparently quite the same localities. 

 It is, however, far the rarer plant, and remained quite unknown in the county till 

 last year, when it was detected on a single stump in tlie station above indicated. 



We now return to the Dowards, and I have pleasure in announcing a fresh 

 Hypuoid for these rich hills in 



