MOSSES COLLECTED IN IRELAND. 83 
not run on the same line as do ours, and reform is hopeless in 
their case. 
may mention that a contemporary zoologist is using for his 
own species the initial W., which fifty years ago was understood to 
mean nothing but Willdenow, but which practical good sense now - 
writes Willd. 
For further examples of the mischievous method of abbreviating 
author’s names, see M. DeCandolle’s ‘La Phytographie,’ pages 
272-278, where will be found remarks of weighty significance. 
I —_ not say how full of fog matters that volume is, but 
sur ill bow to 
M. DeCandolle’s judgment, whilst they might dispute the views 
here set forth were they unsupported. 
ON SOME MOSSES COLLECTED IN IRELAND. 
By Davip Orr. 
Havine entrusted to Professor Lindberg, of Helsingfors, a large 
mber of Mosses which I had myself collected in different parts 
of Ireland, I have lately had the psasiite of receiving from him 
ist, in which he gives his identification of the species in 
my collection. Among them I find five species and three varieties 
not hitherto included 1 in any work with which I am acquainted on 
British Mosses, viz. 
- Ceratodon conicus, “Sch. On the sandhills of the North Bull, 
ublin. 
Bryum Mildeanum, Jur. About Kilrock Quarry, Howth. 
Schistophy yllum Orri, Lindb.* Rocky slopes in Ballinascorney 
Glen, Co. Dublin. This I have frequently ssstribated under the 
name of Fissidens adiantoides, Hedw. ; 
Campylopus paradowus, Wils. Orevices of rocks, south side, 
near the summit of the Hill of Howth 
Racomitrium obtusum, Br. Dublin Mountains ; not uncommon. 
R. obtusum, var. se With the former; not rare. 
ypitymedon cylindricus, B. & 8., var. Daldinit. Tore Mountain, 
mney. 
wel molluscum, Dill., var. robustum. Mangerton Mountain, 
ney. 
Besides the above, not hitherto recorded as British, Professor 
Lindberg finds among my specimens the following five species new 
to Ireland :-— 
- “en = base described by Prof. eer sat the ‘ oe me aie bass 
80, he locality as follows:—‘: Hibernia, in agger 
: He g gives t 6 locality a-river, haud procul Glasnevin 
ut ‘ Fissidens viridulis ?’)” We learn from Mr. Orr that he found the moss in two - 
localities at Glasnevin—“ on stones in the bed of the River Tolka, which are left 
in summer ;” and “at an old quarry on north bank of t 
Botanic Gardens.” There seems some probability that the ie plant may have been 
accidentally introduced in its Trish localities. Ep. Jour J 
