282 mosses (Gepp). [Octobhpharwm 
sp., not uncommon in woods composed of these trees, near Freetown, 
but sparingly with fr. Sept. 18f>3 ; gathered on an excursion interrupted 
by torrents of rain. No. 122. 
PUNGO ANDONGO. — On old tree-trunks in the denser primitive woods, 
but in no wise producing fruit every year ; in the rainy season flavo- 
virei-cent, in the dry season silvery-white, glistening and becoming 
black; Mata da Pedra Pungo, within the presidium; April 1857. 
No. 67- Albido-virescent in the living state, but quite white when 
dried up ; laxly caespitose on the moist rocks of Pedra de Songue, at 
an elevation of 3500 ft.; without fr. April 1857. No. &Jb. On the 
cleft rocks of Pedra S. Antonio within the presidium, but sparingly : 
with fr. April 1857. No. 67'-. 
GrOLUNGO Alto. — On old palm-trunks (Elceis guineemis) in very 
dense moist woods near Calolo ; two or three capsules found with 
opercula ; Sept. 1857. No. 130. On various old trees, Mata de 
Quisucula ; with fr. Feb. 185G. No. 130< . 
6. HYOPHILA Brid. Bryol. Univ. I. p. 760 (1826). 
1. H. gymnostomoid.es Jaeg. Gen. et Sp. Muse. I. p. 202 (1873). 
Pottia gymnostomoides Welw. et Duby in Geneve, Mem. Soc. 
Phys. XXI. i. p. 226 (1871), t. iv. fig. 4. 
Pungo Andongo. — A gymnostomoid moss, occurring in wide, in- 
tensely green patches on shaded rocks near the cataract of the great 
river Cuanza near Condo ; with fr. March 1857. No. 78. 
2. H. compacta Jaeg. Gen. et Sp. Muse. I. p. 203 (1873). 
Pottia compacta Welw. et Duby in Geneve, Mem. Soc. Phys. 
XXI. i. p. 225 (1871), t. iii. fig. 5. 
HrJlLLA. — A small, compactly pulvinate moss, almost black or 
greenish-black when alive and when dried, with capsule orange-yellow 
on a yellowish seta. In sandy woods of Proteacese, around and on 
the conical ant-hills of termites (i.e. Salale) between Lopollo and 
Monino ; with fr. April I860. 
PUNGO ANDONGO. — In open muddy spots in fissures of rocks by the 
great waterfall of the river Cuanza near Condo ; with unripe fr. 
March 1857. 
7. BARBULA Hedw. Fund. Muse. II. p. 92 (1782). 
1. B. unguiculata Hedw. Muse. Frond. I. p. 59. t, 23 (1787); 
var. apiculata Br., Sch. et Guemb. Bry. Eur. II. t, 143, y (1836-51). 
/!. apiculata Hedw. Sp. Muse. p. 117, t, xxvi. f. 1-3 (1801) var. 
ex Welw. et Duby in sched. 
GOLUNGO Alto. — On exposed rocks near Zensala de Bumba ; with 
fr. May 1855. No. 133. In exposed sparsely grassy places near Banza 
de Bango Aquitamba ; with fr. May 1856. No. 134. On shaded 
clayey soil in woods from Quibolo down to the western base of Alto 
Queta, at an elevation of 2100 ft. ; with fr. June 1856. No. 135. 
Here should be added the three following numbers, at present 
indeterminate : — 
Pungo ANDONGO. — A humble little moss of dusky-green hue, very 
densely caespitose, on the most lofty rocks of the praasidium, in the 
part called Pedra de Cazella ; sterile, April and May 1857. No. 87. 
A brown-green plant, densely caespitose ; shoots laxly aggregated, easily 
detached ; on exposed wet soil near Catete ; sterile, middle of May 
