866 " THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
THE MOSSES AND HEPATICS OF WORCESTERSHIRE. 
By James E. Baenatn, A.L.S. 
Tae following list of the Mosses and Hepatics of Worcestershire 
is a record of the work of Mr. £. Cleminshaw, M.A., of Birmingham, 
Mr. J. B. Duncan, of Bewdley, and myself, and gives the result of 
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Re Ley, M.A., have 
also been included so far as these were available, and are duly 
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own work in Worcestershire began in 1868, but was sus- 
Was again resumed. I have also to thank Mr. R. E. Towndrow, 
of Malvern, for specimens collected in the neighbourhoods of 
Malvern and Worcester, some of which, such as Yortula cuneifolia 
and T. angustata, are rare. 
The high state of cultivation that prevails throughout the 
county, together with the small area of heathland and marsh still 
existing, renders a rich moss and hepatic flora scarcely probable. 
these being mainly confined to the west, the south, and south-east 
of the county. Still some unexpected mosses have been found— 
e.g. es nitens and Hypnum Sommerfelti by Mr. eas 
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