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Bryum julaceum. In fruit, Stock Gill, Ambleside, at the foot of 

 the waterfall, Helvellyn and Laugdale Pikes. 



; — turbmatum ? Rocks near the summit of Helvellyn. This 



differs considerably from B. pallens : Mr. Wilson thinks it may be a 

 form of the true B. turbinatum, {B. 8f S.) 



pseudotriquetrum, (Schwgr.) Langdale Pikes. 



erytlirocarpon. On the ground near Rydal lake. 



Dicranum scoparium and Dillenii. Both in good fruit at Stock 

 Gill, and Rydal-park. 



Diphysciiim foliosiim. On many of the mountains : abundant at 

 Langdale and Grassmere. 



Hedwigia cestiva. Plentifully in fruit upon wet rocks : Langdale 

 Pikes. 



CEdipodium Grijffithianum. Among stones, summit of Helvellyn. 



Pterogonium gracile. On walls about Ambleside, where it fruits 

 sparingly. 



Weissiafugax, (Hedw.) W. striata, H. Hf T. Mountains above 

 Grassmere and Langdale Pikes. 



Joseph Sidebotham. 



Manchester, August, 1845. 



Proceedings of Societies. 



BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



September 5, 1845. — J. E. Gray, Esq., F.R.S. &c., President, in 

 the chair. The Secretary announced that British plants had been re- 

 ceived from Dr. Bossey, Dr. Wood, Dr. Dewar, Dr. Taylor, Mrs. F. 

 Russell, Mr. S. Hailstone, Mr. Freeman, the Rev. W. S. Hore and 

 the Rev. C. A. Johns. 



Mr. William Mitten presented a specimen of a species of Carex 

 [described in the present number of the 'Phytologist' under the name 

 of Carex montana, Z.] but owing to the imperfect condition of the one 

 specimen before the Society, in which the flower-stems had withered, 

 without perfecting iruit, it could not be certainly referred to the Carex 

 montana of continental authors. The specimen was collected by Mr. 

 M. in July last, " in the county of Sussex, about a mile south of Tun- 

 bridge Wells, in the way to Eridge." 



Read, a communication from Mr. T. Bentall, On the Luzula con- 

 gesta of British authors, in which Mr. B. supported the views set 



