Jury 1908.] MOSSES AND HEPATICS FROM ISLE OF MAY. 349 
The chief feature of this second paper is the list of Alge. 
The mosses given are :—Schistidium maritimum, Orthotrichum 
(sp. 2), Hypnum chrysophyllum, H. confertum, and H. pre- 
longum ; and there is a solitary liverwort, namely, Fegatella 
conica. A few Fungi, collected on the May last autumn by 
Misses Baxter and Rintoul, have recently been recorded by 
Mr. A. B. Steele (“ Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist.,’ 1908, p. 58). 
Except for a visit of ten days in September 1885, for the 
purpose of observing birds on migration, my only opportunities 
of collecting on the Isle of May have been during the short 
time allowed on shore from the excursion steamers. On 
several of these occasions I made a point of securing any 
Bryophytes that came under my notice, and the specimens 
thus obtained, together with a few kindly sent to me in April 
last by Mr. Ross, the lighthouse superintendent, furnish the 
following list of eighteen mosses and seven hepatics. 
Two of the species recorded by Mr. Rattray, namely, 
Hyprum (Eurhynchium) confertum and H. chrysophyllum, 
have not been met with by me. 
MoOsskEs. 
Polytrichum juniperinum, Willd.—A few rather small barren 
plants, April 1908. 
Dicranella heteromalla (Dill.), Schimp.—Gathered in Sep- 
tember 1885, August 1897, etc. A fine patch, covered with 
ripe capsules, received from Mr. Ross in April last. 
Fissidens viridulus (Swartz), Wahl.—I found a little of 
this small moss in the barren state on 4th August 1904. 
Grimmia maritima, Turn. (Schistidium maritimum of the 
lists of Sadler and Rattray).—Common, and fruiting freely on 
the low rocks on the east side of the island ; September 1879, 
September 1885, July 1897, ete. 
Grimmia Stirtoni, Schimp.—A few small tufts on rocks, 
15th July 1897. 
Trichostomum flavovirens, Bruch.—September 1885 and 
August 1897. 
Ulota phyllantha, Brid.—In the same situations as Grimmia 
maritima; September 1885 and July 1897; barren as usual. 
Perhaps this is the Orthotrichum referred to in Rattray’s 
list. 
