“‘TIKE CRYPTOGAMIC FLORA OF KENT. 11 
THE CRYPTOGAMIC FLORA OF KENT. 
By E. M. Hormes, F.L.S. 
Tur following papers were commenced about two years since, 
with a view to their publication in the form of a supplement to the 
‘¢ Flora of Kent,” which is now in course of preparation by Mr. F. J. 
Hanbu Tt was soon found, eet that abt little could be done 
by one o r two observers in so large ounty ; e of the most inte- 
resting and fertile districts being farthest oi ‘the metropolis, and 
several of them not easily accessible by rail. It appeared probable 
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the county could be thoroughly investigated, unless further assistance 
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were obtained. The most likely means to this end appeared to be t 
publication in this Journal of the work which has already been done. 
It is hoped that the ie oregon hotanis ts of the county may t thus be 
induced to place on record the results of their own investigations, so 
that by the time the Phanisiopatats Flora is published the Cryptogams 
may be equally well represented. 
n compiling the present list various ee and the works of 
such of the older botanists as have enumerated Cryptogams in their 
writings have been consulted, and a list of them is appended below. 
Any additional localities from local Floras and other works to which 
access has not been had will be gladly received by the writer, or b 
Mr. F. J. Hanbury, F.L.S., Plough Court, Lombard Street, London. 
As no localities are here pvmnicceicwesk those quoted from books— 
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distribution of Cryptogams in the county may be. obta 
It may be useful to point out here some of the districts from which 
records of Cryptogamic plants have not been received, or whic 
not been thoroughly worked. The sea-coast from Romney Marsh to 
Ramsgate, with the exception of the immediate neighbourhood of 
Lydd, Hythe, Folkestone, Dover, and Deal, has not been thoroughly 
explored ; and the nort rth-eastern coast from Ramsgate to Northfleet has 
not, so far as I am aware, been examined at all; the coast near 
Sandgate, and the greensand districts for some distance inland from 
that town and Hythe, may be expected to yield several species new 
Cryptogams, and are worthy of further examination. The wi 
enti Canterbury have already yielded to spe’ observers many rare 
Fungi. The records of Cryptogams from the boggy uplands of the 
county are -iPiyikc meagre. The western fer of the county, particu- 
larly in wien bourhood of streams sttcamns be sien eee to be the © 
richest eg or Lichens, and p y yle:d many mi! 
