102 HISTORY OF BRITISH MOSSES. 



Clova are the two principal localities that have been men- 

 tioned. It is found but sparingly throughout the Bread- 

 albane range. The leaves are large and bright green, and 

 the capsules are large, dark-coloured, and polished, making 

 it a very conspicuous object. Gardiner, in his 'Lessons,' 

 has remarked that " the habitation of a plant like this, is 

 associated with much that is grand and interesting." Ma- 

 jestic mountains, extensive forests, and foaming streams 

 make up a grand and awe-inspiring scene, while we 



" Sit by mossy fountain 



Where a sweet stream has its birth. 

 And look aromid with admiring eye 



On the lovely things of earth, — 

 The Lichen, the AIoss, and the mountain flower. 



And the wild bee revelling there." 



7. Splachnum FiKELiCHiANUM, Hcdw. [Frcelickian 

 Splachnum.) Leaves elliptical, very obtuse, their nerve 

 disappearing between the summit ; apophysis obovate, much 

 nan'ower than the capsule ; teeth of the peristome sixteen, 

 geminate, erect when dry. — Bug. FL p. 16. Dissodon T., 

 Mull. Spi.pt.l.p. 138. 



Ben High, Aberdeenshire, Mr. Dickson. Pr. Summer 

 and Autumn. Remarkable for its obtuse leaves, which with 

 its habit ally it with the succeeding genus. It is very rare 



