95 
Moss cj tbe i, p. 201, deserves to rank higher than a variety of A. 
muticum 
On a sandy bank near Bexhill, Sussex, I have collected an 
Acaulon, in which the long inner bract is completely wrapped 
round the fruit, and the plants are tall, and sometimes slightly 
curved,—in fa ct, agreeing well with A. mediterraneum as described 
in the British Moss Flora, (loc. cit.) Dr. Braithwaite agreed 
with me in referring the plant to that species. Of the Kew w speci- 
mens of Acawulon, those ies the damp ground of the: islandi in the 
other localities, presenting exactly intermediate characters, that 
am strongly of opinion that “A. mediterraneum” is not specifi- 
cally distinct from A. muticum, but is to be regarded as a variety 
It may also be pointed out that Dr. Braithwaite’s description of 
«A » , 1 
bove, j 
nor the apiculate capsule. A. mediterraneum, as described by 
Limpricht, seems altogether nearer to A. muticum. var minus, 
than to the pla = sae and figured by Dr. Braithwaite as 
Limpricht’s speci 
sieges re cuspidatum, Fem (c. fr.. Frequent in bare places 
among the grass ; on paths, &c. 
Var. schreberianum, Brid. A. Bare places among the gorse, 
west end of the lake. 
Pottia truncatula, Lindb.(c.fr.). Notcommon. P. Nurseries, &c. 
P. intermedia, Fürnr. (c. fr.). A. North side of lake, 1901. 
P. lanceolata, C. Müll. (c. fr.). A. North side of lake, 1901. 
Tortula ambigua, Angst. (c. fr.). R. (Massee, 1897). 
T. marginata, Spruce (c. fr.). R. Abundant on stones. P. Brick 
steps. Certainly indigenous. ; 
T. US Hedw. (c. fr.). Abundant everywhere, on walls and 
stone 
Var. aestiva, Brid. Fernery, one or two tufis of a well-marked 
state of this varie 
T. intermedia, Berk. R. Several tufts, here and there, on the 
stones, barren; also in fruit (Massee, 1897). 
Barbula rubella, Mitt. (c. fr.). R. Common. 
