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portion of the southern coast, still remaining unexplored ; a line of 

 country, which, especially where some rivulet dashes down the cliffs, 

 must be peculiarly adapted to the growth of many cryptogamic plants. 

 It may be as well to observe that all the species mentioned here grow 

 within four miles of Penzance, except those which are stated to occur 

 only at Hayle, St. Ives, the North Coast, or the Land's End, which 

 would be about eight miles distant. 



Phascum subulatum. Schistostega pennata. Moist recesses of 

 axillare. Field near Newlyn, banks in many places, fruit rave in 



Mr. Curnow. The preceding win- 

 ter we were unable to find this moss. 

 — cuspidatum. Banks, not very 



common. 

 — rectum. 



Banks, most^plentiful 

 between Penzance and Hayle. 



Sphagnum obtusifolium and acutifolium. 



cuspidatum, B. Moor near Ma- 

 dron. 



Gymnostomum viridissimum. Trunks of 

 trees; fruit not uncommon in this 

 neighbourhood. 



truncatulum, 



erinita, (Pottia crin, Wils. 



MS.) On the ground over a cave 

 between Mousehole and Lamorna. 

 Banks, chiefly 



com cum. 



between Penzance and Hayle. 



ericetorum, var. (Physcomi- 



trium ericetorum, Br. Sf Schimp., 

 Gymnostomum fasciculare. Hook. ^ 

 Tayl.) Coast between Mousehole 

 and the Land's End, rather plenti- 

 ful in wet places. 



fasciculare. (Phys. fasci- 

 culare, Br. Sf Sch.) Frequent in 

 meadows, both in wet and dry situ- 

 ations. 



pyriform£. Common. 



microstomum. St. Michael's 



this district. 

 Diphyscium foliosum. Banks near Choon. 



E,oad-side above Treuguanton earn, 



Mr. Curnow. 

 Weissia qffinis. Cliff between Mousehole 



and Lamorna, along with Pottia eri- 

 nita. 

 cin-ata. Sparingly on a stone in 



Trevalyer bottom,f Mr. Ralfs. 

 curvirostra. Bank near Hayle 



causeway, Mr. Ralfs. 



controversa. 



verticillata, B. Wet rocks on the 



coast near St. Ives. 

 Grimmia maritima. Common on rocks 



above high-water mark. 

 pulvinata. Stones near Bolog- 



gas by no means abundant. 

 Didymodon purpureus. 



trifarius. Coast near Newlyn ; 



plentiful around Hayle. 



flexicaulis, B. Sennen green 



near the Laud's End, Mr. Ralfs. 

 Trichostomum funale. Tol Carn, Newlyn, 



sparingly in fruit. 

 heterostichum. Common on 



rocks and stones. 

 aciculare. Plentiful in the 



rocky streams : it also occurs in dry 



situations. 



Mount, a single tuft gathered. 

 Anictangium ciliatum. Rocks and stones. 



fasciculare. Not nearly so 



abundant as the last; fr. rather scar. 



* I am indebted for my information respecting these two mosses to Mr. Wilson, 

 who also kindly named several of the other species which were sent to him by Mr. Ralfs. 



f A bottom is a provincial term here for a narrow valley, mostly where some rivulet 

 runs down towards the sea. 



