466 THE MOSSES OF WEST LANCASHIRE, 
calcareous shales) and millstone grit, the highest point in the divi- 
sion, Wardstone (1886 ft.), being of the latter formation. There 
is no large area of scar limestone, as in the north, but there are 
small patches near Chipping and Whitewell. This division has no 
coast-line. 
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and ut midway it is intersected by the river Wyre 
In no part does it reach an altitude of more than 130 ft. above 
sea-level, and usually only from 25 to The strata consist 
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of this district are those of the dunes, salt-marshes, and peat 
mosses. 
of their attention to this rather neglected Watsonian vice-county, 
and assist us in tracing the species of both Phanerogams an 
Mosses through these smaller sections. Specimens, loc 
information as to published records will be thankfully received and 
acknowledged. 
Frequently recurring names are thus contracted—Hamilton (H.) ’ 
Stabler (S.), Wilson (Wi.), and Wheldon (Wh.). If no collectors 
name 1s mentioned, the record rests on the joint responsibility of 
the authors. Where a date follows a locality, it is presumed to 
