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Lyell, a Scotchman, distinguished as a botanist and translator of 

 J)ante, and the father of Sir Charles Lyell, the eminent geologist. 

 Amongst Mr. Lyell's discoveries we find Nardia hyalina (Lyell) 

 from Stock Ghyll, Ambleside, found when he was there in July 

 18 13. It is well to note that as Lyell is the authority for the 

 species, the Stock Ghyll plant may be considered as the type. Bj 

 the way, it may be mentioned that the same botanist found the very 

 rare Lejeunea calyptrifolia intermixed with Lejeunea hamatifolia on 

 wet rocks at Lowdore. About this time, one of our most beautiful 

 mosses {Hypnum crista-castrensis) was found in Mardale by the 

 Rev. James Dalton, rector of Croft, in Yorkshire. This is recorded 

 in 'Muscologia Bntannica' 1818, which work was dedicated to him 

 by Hooker, as was also the beautiful genus Dalionia, and adding at 

 the same time that he was 'as much distinguished by his botanical 

 as by his classical acquirements, a lover no less of science than of 

 the fine arts.' 



John Just, of Natland, another Westmorland botan 



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in 1848, w r as appointed Professor of Botany to the Royal Manchester 

 Institution, gave some attention to mosses, and in the herbarium of 

 the Kendal Museum are found about a dozen specimens collected 

 by him near Xatland. They will be mentioned in their proper place 

 in this list. 



In July of the year 1838 we find that exact and thorough 

 bryologist, Mr. William Wilson, of Warrington, collecting Hypnum 

 incurvaium near Kendal, and Ulota crispula near Ambleside. 



Among other eminent botanists who have taken part in 

 botanising our county must be included my highly-esteemed friend 

 the late Dr. Richard Spruce, who whilst exploring the botany of 



Feesdale in 1843, J ust touched the eastern side of Westmorland at 

 Caldron Snout and Maize Beck, and added eleven species to those 



already known. 



In 1845, Mr. Joseph Sidebotham, of Manchester, gave in the 



1 Phytologist ? a list of mosses he had found, fifteen of which were 

 additions, ami Mr. Borrer in the same year added seven specie 

 which were published in the 'Phytologist the following year, Mnium 

 ubglobosum being one of them. 



Scapania undulata was found on Meldon Fell in 185 i y b; 

 Mr. John Gilbert Baker, F.R.S., of the Royal Herbarium, Kew. 



The introduction to this list has already attained greater length 

 than I had intended; I must therefore condense what I still have to 



say as much as possible. 



It was my privilege to have the friendship of the late Dr. Thos. 

 Gough, of Kendal, a student of many branches of natural history, 



May 1896. 



