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<6. Omalia trichomanoides. Dill. 



Hedge banks, rocks, and trees— common. Moneymore (Derry) ; Knock- 

 •agh, Carnmoney Hill, Belfast Hills (Antrim) ; Castlereagh and Holywood 

 Hills, DrumboGlen (Down). — S.A.S. 10-2. 



7. Hypnum loreum. Dill. 



Mainly on mountain heaths and bogs— not common. " Glenariff, and 

 frequent on shady banks and under trees in Co. Antrim."— Moore, Herb. Coll. 

 Sc. Dublin. Plentiful on peat bog on summit of Slieve Gallion (Derry) ; 

 ditch bank at Whitewell quarries, Cave Hill (Antrim); barren.— S.A.S. 

 It fruits in the greatest profusion in a wood at Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone. I have 

 found large specimens of H. striatum doing duty for this species in collections. 



8. H. TRIQUETRUM. Dill. 



Abundant in woods, and on shady banks throughout the district. 1 1 -3. 



9. H. SQUARROSUM. Dill. 



Grassy fields, hedge banks, and heaths — everywhere abundant. Fruit 

 seldom found, but occasionally abundant. 1 1-3. 



10. H. BREVIROSTRE. Ehr. 



Woods and glens in mountainous districts — frequent, but usually not 

 abundant. "Glenariff, Glenarm, and Colin Glen."— Moore, Herb. Coll. Sc. 

 Dublin. Carndaisy Glen near Moneymore (Derry) ; Woodburn Glens, Glynn, 

 Carr's Glen near Belfast (Antrim) ; Newtownards Glen, Glenmachan, Slieve 

 Croob (Down). — S.A.S. I have not found it in fruit. 



XI. H. SPLENDENS. Dill. 



Abundant on heaths and damp banks— fruit rare. On hills of Derry, 

 Antrim, and Down : at 2,200 feet on Slieve Donard (Down). — S.A.S. 3-5. 



12. H. SCORPIODES. Dill. 



"Bogs in the north, frequent but not in fruit." — Moore, Herb. Coll. Sc 

 Dublin. Boggy heath on Slieve Croob (Down). —S.A.S. 



J3. H. STRAMINEUM. Dicks. 



"Of frequent occurrence — rare in fruit. Glenmakerron, June, 1836." — ■ 

 Moore, Herb. Coll. Sc. Dublin. 



14. H. purum. Dill. 



Shady glens, ditch banks, and mossy places in damp stony ground — 

 fruit scarce. Common from Slieve Gallion (Derry), to Slieve Donard (Down). 

 10-12. 



