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Ulota ludwigii, Brid. — Tree trunks, Nasrodal, 

 c. fr. U . drummondi, Brid. — Common on tree- 

 trunks at Molde and Trondhjem, c. fr. U . bnichii, 

 Hornsch. — Trees near the Lerfoss, Trondhjem, c. fr. 

 U . phyllantha, Bruch. — Trees by the shore of the 

 fiord at Molde. U. hutchinsice, Hamm, — Rocks 

 near Bergen, c. fr. 



Orthotrichum arciicuni, Schp. — Abundant on rocks 

 on the island opposite Vadso, c. fr. O. leiocarpum, 

 B and S. — Trees, Molde, c. fr. 0. speciosum, 

 Nees. — Trees, especially in very damp and shady 

 places ; common near the Lerfoss, Trondhjem, c. fr. 

 0. tenellum, Bruch. — Ash-trunks, Trondhjem, c. fr. 

 0. gymnostomum, Bruch. — Aspen-trunk near the 

 Bojum's Glacier, Mendall, c. fr. 



Splachnum splioericum, L. — Abundant in most of 

 the bogs in the North, c. fr. The large tufts have 

 often a very pretty appearance from the orange- 

 coloured set^, which were frequently very long. 

 S. vasculosum, L. —Not uncommon with the last, 

 c. fr. ; a very large form occurred at Harstad. 



Tetraplodon mnioides, B. and S. — Vadso, Bodo and 

 Hammerfest on decaying bones, c. fr. 



Tayloria lingulata, Lindb. — Bogs to the west of 

 Vadso, c. fr. 



Meesia tvichoides, Spruce. — Common at Vadso and 

 Harstad, c. fr. 



Paludella squarrosa, Brid. — This beautiful moss 

 occurred in bogs at Bodo and Vadso, fruiting rather 

 sparingly in the latter place. 



Aulacomnioii palustre, Schwgr. — Common in bogs, 

 with abundant gemmae, and very variable ; a form 

 from Vadso appears to agree with the var. 

 imhricahim, B. and S. 



Conostomum boreale, Swartz. — Drier parts of the 

 peat bogs near Vadso, c. fr. 



Bartraniia ithyphylla, Brid. — Crevices of rocks, 

 Vadso and Hammerfest, c. fr. B.pomiformis, Hedw. 

 — A very tall form on rocks near Gudvangen, c. fr. 



Philonotis fontana, Brid. — Abundant in marshy 

 places, Vadso, Bodo, etc., c. fr. 



Leptobiyum pyyifovme, Wils. — Common by the 

 roadside at Vadso, c. fr. This moss m.ust be able to 

 accommodate itself to a great variety of environ- 

 ment, as I have seen it luxuriating in an English 

 orchid house. 



Webera polyinorpha, Schp. — Damp earth by the 

 roadside, Vadso, c. fr. W. nutans, Hedw. — Common 

 and very variable, often on Sphagnum ; Horre Pass, 

 Harstad, etc.,c. fr. ; the var. bicoloy, Schp., occurred 

 in marshy ground at Hammerfest. W. annotina, 

 Schwgr. — Common on the terminal moraine of the 

 Bojum's Glacier, Mundal, on a branch of the Sogne 

 Fiord, with abundant fruit and gemmae. 



Bryum turbinatum , Schwgr., var. schleicheri (?) — 

 A moss with a long seta and with the capsule 

 contracted below the mouth, but with foliage rather 

 like that oi B . palJcus ; occurred in marshy ground at 

 Vadso and Elvenes, c. fr. B. intermedium, Brid. 



— Waste ground near Vadso, c. fr. B. pallescens, 

 Schleich. — Peaty ground, Vadsu, c. fr. 



Mnium cinclidioides, Hiibn. — Bogs, Bodij and 

 Elvenes. M. rostratum, Schrad.— Marshy ground, 

 Vadso. M. subglobosum, B. and S. — Bogs, Vadso, c. fr. 



CuicUdium stygium, Sw. — In scanty patches in the 

 bogs near Vadso, c. fr. 



Fontinalis squamosa, L. — A rather delicate form 

 was common in a running stream at Elvenes. 



Antitric/iia curtipendula, Brid. — RocksnearFantoft, 

 Bergen. 



Leskea nervosa, Myrin. — Rocks at Vadso and 

 Tromso. 



Pseudoleskea atrovirens, B. and S. — Rocks, Vadso. 



Climacium dendroides, W. and M. Abundant, but 

 barren, in many places; principally in the southern 

 parts of Norway by streams. A very dwarfed form 

 occurred at Vadso. 



Lescuraa striata, var. saxicola, B and S. — Not un- 

 common on loose stone walls on the route to Odde. 



Brachythecium rivulare, B. and S. — Bogs near 

 Vadso ; a rather pale yellowish form. B. glaciate, 

 B. and S. — Rocky ground near Tromsu. 



Eurhynchium teesdalei, Schp. — Base of a rotten 

 birch-stump, Elvenes, c. fr. 



Plagiothecium putchellum, B. andS. — Rocks, Vadso, 

 c. fr. P. striatellum, Lindb. — Rotten trunk of a fir, 

 Molde, c. fr. The capsules are only very slightly 

 striate, but the leaves have the conspicuous hyaline 

 auricles characteristic of this species. 



P. denticulatum, B. and S. — ^Stumps near the 

 Lerfoss, Trondhjem, c. fr. P. l^tum, Schp. — Rotten 

 birch-stump, Elvenes, c. fr. 



Amblystegium serpens, B. and S.— Stumps, Elvenes, 

 c. fr. 



Hypnum fluitans, L. — Bog, Harstad. H. exannu- 

 latum, var. purpurascens, Schp. — Marsh, Horre Pass, 

 c. fr. The var. stenophyllum , Wils., occurred at 

 Vadso. H. uncinatiim, Hedw. — Bogs, Bodo and 

 Molde, c. fr. H. revolvens, Sw. — Very common in 

 bogs at Elvenes, c. fr., with the var. cossoni, Ren. 

 H. commutatum, Hedw. — Bog at Bodo, c. fr. H. 

 palustre, L. — Stones by a stream, Harstad, c. fr. 

 H. alpestre, Sw. — Stream, Elvenes, c. fr. H. dilata- 

 tum, Wils. — By a waterfall, Mundal, c. fr. H. 

 scorpioides, L. — Common in bogs at Elvenes and 

 Bodo. The specimens from Elvenes are green, 

 while those from Bodo are of a dull purplish colour. 

 H. trifarium, W. and M.— Bogs, Vadso, not un- 

 common. H. cordijolium, Hedw. — Elvenes. H. 

 giganteum, Schp.— Common in a bog at Harstad. 

 H. sarmentosum, Wahl.— Rather common in bogs 

 at Vadso and Elvenes, c. fr. A dark-purplish, 

 almost black, form of this moss occurred at Vadso. 



Hylocomium splendens, B, and S.— Abundant in 

 woods near Trondhjem, c. fr. H. loreum, B. and S. 

 — Very common in a fir wood near the Lerfoss, 

 Trondhjem, c. fr. 



Lewes ; February s^/, 1S97. 



