64 
MOSSES NEW TO YORKSHIRE, 
AND ADDITIONAL vcutasae OF RARE MOSSES. 
WILLIAM INGHAM, B.A., 
Organising Inspector of Schools, 47, Haxby Road, York. 
Fontinalis antipyretica var. gigantea Sull. This rare moss — 
I found in a small stream at Saxton, in Mid-West York- — 
shire, 17th May 1897. Both Dr. Braithwaite and Mr. Dixon 
have seen it and say it is quite right. 
Hypnum molluscum var. fastigiatum Boswell. This moss 
[ found goth April 1898 on the Hambleton Hills, near 
Kilburn. Mr, Dixon says my gathering agrees exactly 
with a Staffordshire specimen he has. This is the moss. 
that, when first found in Derbyshire, was referred to 
Hypnum canariense Mitt. 
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Hypnum uncinatum Hedw. var. plumosum Schp. This — 
I found on a tree at Saltburn, 17th September 1897. It 4 
is a very delicate and beautiful moss, intermediate between 
the type and the var. plumulosum Schp. Verified by 
Mr. Dixon. 
Hypnum Wilsoni var. hamatum Lindb. In a bog near the 
White Force, Teesdale, 5th June 1897. Verified by Mr. 
Dixon. a 
_ Amblystegium Kochii B.&S. In addition to the two localities 
mentioned in ‘The Naturalist’ for July 1898, I have found 
this moss on Clifton Ings, York, 18th July 1898. The 
Ings plant agrees exactly with German and Austrian — 
specimens. 4 
Ceratodon conicus ier On the Hambleton Hills, near | 
Kilburn, roth April 1898. The leaves in this gathering 
are of a bieaititul ask colour, passing into green below. 
Tortula brevirostris H.&Grev. In the Huddlestone Quarry, — 
Sherburn-in-Elmet, 26th April 1897. This is a new moss o 
for the West Riding. Verified by Mr. Dixon. he 
Bryum cespiticium var. badium Brid. in Arncliffe Woods, 2 
Eskdale, 12th May 1897. Both Dr. Braithwaite and Mr. 
Dixon have specimens of this moss from me. 
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The first four mosses and the last one in this List are new 
to Yorkshire as far as I can discover. a 
“Naturalist, | 
