SJO MOSSES IN THE ISLE OF MAN. [January, 



I would suggest tliat ligulatum would be a not inappropriate 

 name. 



P.S. — To the courtesy of Mr. Hardy, of Hulme, I am indebted 

 for specimens of precisely the same Epilobium that groAvs at Gor- 

 mire, from uliginal situations on Hale Moss, near Altringham, in 

 Cheshire ; and am informed by Mr. Buxton (the author of the 

 Manchester Flora) that it has been known to him for many years, 

 and recognized as a distinct species. At Hale it groAvs in some 

 places in juxtaposition with the true palustre. 



MOSSES IN THE ISLE OF MAN. 

 Primitiee of the Bryology of the Isle of Man. By John H. Davies. 



In the month of July of the present year, I devoted a few days 

 to the agreeable task of investigating the Bryological productions 

 of the Isle of Man ; and as I am not aware of aaything that has 

 been published on the subject, I thought it possible that the re- 

 sult of my observations might not be entirely devoid of interest 

 to the readers of the ' Phytologist.^ 



The island, as a glance at my list will show, is by no means 

 contemptible as a Bryological locality; and should any one take 

 the trouble to explore it more efficiently than my limited stay 

 permitted me to do, he would be able, I doubt not, to make many 

 valuable additions to the list of species. 



The lithological constitution of the island is almost solely of the 

 character which my friend Mr. Baker calls eugeogenous ; and the 

 absence of such Mosses as Tortula tortuosa, Neckera crispa, Ano- 

 modon viticulosus,Encalypta streptocarpa, and Trichostomum flexi- 

 caule is very striking to one who, like myself, has been principally 

 accustomed to dysgeogenous strata. Probably the Silurian lime- 

 stone at Castletown may furnish them, but this I did not manage 

 to visit. The paucity of wood and rock renders the hills not very 

 prolific, but this deficiency is amply compensated in the glens. 



For the convenience of those of my readers who may be imac- 

 quainted with the geography of the district, perhaps a short 

 paragraph on the situations of the various places I may have 

 occasion to mention in the list may not be thought superfluous. 

 The island is about thirty miles long by fifteen in its broadest 

 part. Castletown is situated on the south coast, Douglas about 



