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leaves of the secoiulary brandies smaller, shortly acuminate, 

 intermixed with " paraphyllia," which are broadly lanceo- 

 late, longer, and deeply cleft ; capsule on an elongated pedi- 

 cel, with a lid shortly conical and apiculate. — Miill. Sj/n. pt. 

 t.p. 457. Hyloconium umbratum, Br. et Sch.fasc. 49-51. 



Under the shade of trees, at a considerable elevation on 

 the mountains. As a British plant, we believe it has been 

 found only on the Scottish mountains, such as Glen Dole 

 in Clova, and at the Trosachs in Perthshire. The two 

 species to which it is allied are 11. proliferum and splendens, 

 from which, we trust, the description given above will enable 

 the collector to distinguish it. 



15. Leskea pulvinata, Wahl. [Pulvinate Lesha.) 

 In small tufts, subpulvinate ; stem and branches short; 

 leaves broad, somewhat obtuse, soft, spreading in a moist 

 state, entire; capsule on a short red pedicel, oval, and 

 oblong; lid conical, somewhat obtuse, fugacious. Leskea 

 subenervis, Schw. Neckera pulvinata, Milll. Sj/n. pt. 2. 

 jO. 84. 



On the trunks of willows, by the River Ouse, near York, 

 Mr. Spruce. M. Wahlenberg discovered this species in 

 similar localities as the above in Lapland, and M. Blytt has 

 since found it near Christiania and other places in Norway. 



