10 ANTIQUITY AND PHENOMENON ON A WELSH HILL. 



«an was near the horizon due west. A few light clouds came up from 

 the south, and passed very near me on the eastern side of the hill ; and, 

 as they passed, I saw my shadow cast upon them by the sun, at first 

 small and at a distance ; but as the clouds came nearer the mountain 

 the spectral shadow increased to gigantic proportions, and faithfully 

 imitated my own actions. When I stretched out my arms, or waved 

 them about, the spectre did the same, and as the clouds got denser, a 

 beautiful rainbow surrounded the shadow, sometimes circular or oval, 

 but at other times quite pointed at the top and bottom. When the clouds 

 wei*e thin and light the appearance was very shadowy and indistinct, 

 but the thicker the clouds got the more distinct and visible became the 

 spectre ; and, framed as it was with the rainbow, it was a most beautiful 

 as well as a most curious sight. I have heard of this phenomenon being 

 seen in Switzerland, where it is called a Brocken Spectre ; and I should 

 like to know if any one has witnessed it, or heard of its being seen on the 

 mountains of Wales or Cumberland. 



THE CRYPTOGAMIC FLORA OF WARWICKSHIRE. 



BY JAMES E. BAGNALL. 



(Continued from Vol. II., page 280.) 

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312. — Leptobryum pyriforme L. Bryum aureum E. B., Purt. Sandstone 

 rocks and walls, local. Olton Eeservoir ! Rowington ! Stona 

 Quarry, Warwick 1 Leek Wootton ! Birdingbury (Kirk) ! Willen- 

 hall, near Coventry (Kirk) ! Shrewley canal bank ! tree pots 

 Botanic Gardens ! " Walls of Warwick Castle " (Purt.) May. 



317. — Webera nutaiis Schreb. Bryum nutans Schreb., Wils., Hobk. Damp 

 places, thatched roofs, &c, frequent. Sutton Park! ColeshiU 

 Pool I Acocks Green ! Yarningale Common ! &c. A pecuhar 

 densely-tufted form occurs abundantly on thatched roofs by 

 Powell's Pool, Sutton Park ! May. 



319. — TV. annotina Hedw. Bryum annotinum Purt., Wils., Hobk. Damp 

 sandy places, local. Bare in fruit. " Coughton Lane " (Purt.) 

 In fruit Marston Green ! Canal bank Rowington ! Sutton Park ! 

 Quarries near Nuneaton ! Dripping Well, Milverton ! June. 



821. — W. carnea L. Bryum earneum L., Wils., Hobk. Sandy and 

 clayey banks, local. Clay pits Erdington ! Canal bank Shrewley 

 Heath. April. 



322. — W. albicans Wahl. Bryum Wahlenbergii Schwg., Wils., Hobk. 

 Marshy sandy places and damp rocks, rare. Stone quarries near 

 Nuneaton ! near Corley Village ! near Middleton Hall ! Bearley 

 canal bank ! Binley, near Coventry (Kirk) ! May. 



325. — Bryum pendulum Hornsch. Bryum cernuum Wils., Hobk. Sandstone 

 walls, rare. On the outside walls of Kenilworth Castle ! walls 

 of Bracebridge Pool, Sutton Park! on walls by Bowington 

 Church 1 May. 



326. — B. inclination Swartz. Sandstone walls and banks, rare. Railway 

 bank near Stechford ! [Abundant on walls by aqueduct, Hamp- 

 stead.] June. 



