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Manchester (1878); M. B. Slater, F.L.S., Malton (1853, 1878); 

 Wm. West, sen., Bradford (1881) ; Rev. A. Ley (1880) ; 

 Rev. C H. Waddell, Saintfield, co. Down (1884-1887); Dr. & 

 Carrington, Eccles (1884); Wm. H. Pearson, Manchester (1884); 

 W. Mitten and Bishop Hannington (1885); W. B. Waterfall, 

 Bristol (1886 and 1887); E. M. Holmes, F.L.S., Sevenoaks, Kent 

 (1891); E. Marquand, Guernsey (1885); Rev. H. G. Jameson, 

 Eastbourne (1889); H. N. Dixon, Northampton (1891). 



The only foreigner, that I know of to be included here, is 

 Herr Peter Dreesen, of An vers, Belgium, who found Fissidens 

 rufulus in the River Lune at Rigmaden Park (1873). 



The writer here takes the opportunity of acknowledging the 

 assistance of many of his correspondents, both British and Foreign, 

 foremost among whom was the late Dr. Spruce, who was ever ready 

 when health permitted, to discuss difficulties, to offer suggestions, 

 and to give advice. To the late Professor S. O. Lindberg, of 

 Helsingfors, in years gone by, I owe much, and Herr Warnstorf, of 

 Neu Ruppin, Berlin, has my best thanks for his valuable assistance 

 in the determination of many of the varieties and forms of the 

 species of Sphagnum, on which genus he is so great an authority. 



In this paper will be found, placed in brackets, a few species 

 which have not yet been recognised within the limits of the county, 

 but have, been found a short distance from the boundary, and 

 several of them will eventually, I think, be found in the near future 

 within the county. For the sake of brevity, the surnames only of 

 persons are as a rule used. For most of the commoner species 

 a few representative habitats have been selected. The writer 

 responsible for the habitats which are given without the collector's 

 name. 



This I am aware is but an imperfect attempt at a history of 

 Westmorland bryology and hepaticology, and the same may be said 

 of the following list of species. It would be presumption on my 

 part to think that nearly ail the Westmorland species were yet 



discovered. 



Apart from others, this paper places on record to some extent. 

 so far as the writer is concerned, the result of many pleasant rambles 

 at all seasons of the year, and of many pleasant hours spent at the 

 microscope. If the effort prove of interest and use to kindred 



pirits it has attained its object. 



In the acrocarpous mosses the classification of Dr. Braithwaites 

 % British Moss Flora ' has been followed, and in the pleurocarps that 

 of Schimper s * Synopsis,' Ed. II. The arrangement of the Hepatim 

 is one sanctioned by Dr. Spruce. 



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