WEST VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 179 



PHYSCOMITRIUM Brid. 

 P. PYRIFORME (L.) Brid. 



Monongalia : on top of soil of field that had been ploughed 

 and harrowed only eight days before, Morgantown ; on 

 ground marshy spot, Dille's (Millspaugh, 1278, 1403). 



BRYACEAE. 



POHLIA Hedw. 

 P. NUTANS (Schreb.) Lindb. 



On decaying wood and on soil. Monongalia : near Mor- 

 gantown (4948); Preston: near Cranesville (1525, 3458): 

 near Terra Alta (3472); Preston: at McKinney's Cave 

 near Bretz (4074) ; Preston : near Oak Park (4067, 4984) 

 (all numbers Sheldon). 



MNIOBRYUM Schimp. 

 M. ALBICANS (Wahl.) Limpr. 



Monongalia: edge of stream near Oliver (Sheldon, 2921). 



BRYUM L. 



B. BIMUM Schreb. 



Monongalia : on shale under ledge, Cassville (Millspaugh, 

 1424). 



B. ARGENTEUM L. 



Monongalia : fissures between bricks of walks, Morgan- 

 town (Millspaugh, 1335). Fayette : near Nuttallburg (Nutt- 

 all). 

 B. INTERMEDIUM Brid. 



Monongalia : near Morgantown, Middle Ferry and Lick 

 Run (Sheldon, 167, 169, 1268, 2340, 3957). Dr. Grout pro- 

 nounces 2340 not typical. 

 B. PSEUDOTRIQUETRUM (Hedw.) Schwaeger ? 



Monongalia: on railroad bank at Sturgisson (Sheldon, 

 186). 



Doubtfully referred by Dr. Grout. 



B. PROLIFERUM (L.) Sibth. (B. roseum Schreb.) 



Mercer : on roots of Oak near Bluefield ; McDowell : on 



decayed wood at Elkhorn (Millspaugh, 1449, I 5 O2 ) ) 



along Horsepen Creek (Morris, 1119). 



B. CAPILLARE L. 



Monongalia: at Quarry Run (Andrezvs). 

 B. CAESPITICIUM L. 



Monongalia : near Dry Run (Andrezi's). 



