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logia Britannica' mention that the temperature of the 

 springs near which it has been found is higher than that 

 of others in the neighbourhood. 



3. HooKEUiA SPLACHNOIDES. [Small Upright HooJceria.) 

 Leaves imbricated on all sides, erect, oblongo-lanceolate, 

 nerve reaching nearly to the joint ; calyptra fimbriated at 

 the base. — Eng. Fl. p. 7i. Daltonia s., 3Iusc. Brit. ed. 1. 

 jo. 90. Mail. Spi.pt. 2. p. 17. 



Discovered by Dr. Taylor on Secawn Mountain, near 

 Dublin (since destroyed). " On moist inclined faces of 

 rocks, usually near rills on the side of Turk Mountain and 

 Cromaglown, near Killarney ; rarely on trees." — Wil-s. 

 Mtiller mentions its growing on branches of Heath-bushes. 

 Fr. Winter. The range of this species seems also very 

 limited, though there are species from the southern hemi- 

 sphere, which seem nearly or quite identical. As far as 

 habit is concerned, it is quite a Daltonia. Por a minute 

 description of this little Moss we refer our readers to 

 Mr. Wilson^s note in the Eng. M. p. 75. 



HYPNUM, Linn. (Peather Moss.) 

 The origin of the name of this genus is said to be from 



