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margins recurved, concave; capsule turbinate. — Evg. Fl. 

 p. 35; Mull. Syn.pt. I.7;. 7G6. 



On rocks, generally near the sea-sliore, and such as are of 

 trap formation. Discovered in Wales by Mr. Davies, and 

 subsequently found in various localities in the west coast of 

 England and Scotland ; Giants' Causeway and Fairhead, in 

 the north of Ireland, and near Bantry in the south. Fr. 

 Spring. Smaller, but otherwise much resembling in habit 

 Tnchodomum polyj_)hyllum. It has not yet been discovered 

 elsewhere than in the British Isles. 



2. Glyphomitrion cylindraceum, Taylor. {Cylindri- 

 cal Glyphomitrion.) Stems fastigiate ; leaves ovato-lanceo- 

 late, carinate, their margins recurved ; capsule ovato-cylin- 

 draceous. — Fl. IFihernica, pt. 2. p. 21. 



In the crevices of siliceous sandstone rocks, on Black- 

 water Hill, CO. Kerry. A fuller description of this Moss 

 will be found in the work we refer to. 



DICRANUM, Iledzo. (Eork Moss.) 



This name in Greek signifies jlesh-hooh, or forh, from a 

 supposed resemblance of its forked teeth to that instrument ; 

 the bright red colour of these appendages however reminds 



