62 Stewart — List of Mosses of North-East of Ireland. 



150. Grimmia trichophylla. Grev. 



Very rare. "On rocks at Fairhead, Antrim.'" — Moore, Proc. R. I. 

 Acad., Series II., Vol. I., No. 8. 



151. G. funalis. Schwaeg. G. spiralis. Hook, and Tayl. 



On mountains — not uncommon. " Slemish, and Agnew's Hill." — Moore, 

 Herb. Coll. Sc. Dublin. On trap rocks, Benbradagh (Derry) ; Slemish, 

 Sallagh Braes (Antrim) ; on granite rocks, Slieve Donard (Down). — S.A.S. 

 Abundant in all these places, but barren. 



152. G. robusta. Fergusson. 



Very rare. " Fairhead, Antrim, 1862." — Moore, Proc. R. I. Acad., 

 Series II., Vol. I., No. 8. 



153. G. Schultzii. BrideL 



Mountain rocks — rare. "On the top of Fairhead, Antrim." — Moore, 

 Proc. R. I. Acad., Series II., Vol. I., No. 8. In some plenty on detacher 

 blocks of granite, Slieve Donard (Down).— S.A.S. 3-4. 



154. G. PULVINATA. Sm. 



On rocks, walls, and stone dykes — very common at sea level, and on 

 mountains. 1 1 -4. 



Var. B. obtusa. With shorter capsules, and short blunt lid, is plentiful on 

 basaltic cliffs at the Knockagh near Carrickfergus (Antrim). 



155. G. MARITIMA. Br. and Schimp. 



Abundant on maritime rocks all round our coast. 11-3. 



156. G. apocarpa. Br. and Schimp. 



On rocks and stones in damp places ; abundant and generally distributed 

 in Derry, Antrim, and Down. 1 1 -3. 



Var. C. rivulare. Frequent on stones in streams. 



157. G. conferta. Br. and Schimp. 



On amygdaloidal trap — not rare near Belfast. "On rotten trap rocks 

 near Belfast."— Moore, Proc. R. I. Acad., Series II., Vol. I., No. 8. Cave 

 Hill, Knockagh, &c. (Antrim). — S.A.S. Our plant, which is the var. incana, 

 approaches the preceding in characters ; all the leaves are piliferous, with long 

 hair points, giving the tufts a hoary aspect. 



