MOSS-FLORA OF THE DOWARD HILLS. B31 
which the steep epeeye slopes of the Little Doward are in some 
seasons a teeming 
About one- ‘fourth on the Great t Doward, on the N.E. face, is 
oceupied by cottages and small half-tilled enclosures; two- thirds of 
the remainder consist of untouched — imitive wood- land, which 
forms a large tract known as the Lord’s Wood, which is now 
Crown mary. More than half of Soret hills sorgerng of mountain 
limestone, breaking into cliffs and peaks from 80 to 100 ft. high on 
the §. and E. faces above the river, which saline steep an 
densely wooded slopes. In the centre of the mountal ston 
on the greater hill, lies a tract of conglomerate and sandstone 
detritus, covering man res. Along the N. runs a 
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conglomerate rocks, and ‘iataiio them, but still within the area, a 
narrow fringe of cultivated ground, lying upon the Old Red Sand- 
stone. 
The sequence and nomenclature of species in the following list 
is taken from the Flora of Herefordshire. I am responsible for the 
records, unless otherwise stated. ost, if not all, of the more 
difficult species have been seen by Mr. H. Boswell, whose ester d 
help and kindness = is beitcreiee here to acknowledge. The erted 
after the name of a ributor indicates that a dried sisaeet of 
the plant from this aioe has been seen. Two !! indicate that a 
specimen has been seen in the fresh state. Three !!! indicate that 
the plant has been seen growing. 
Pleuridium nitidum Hedw. Frequent on the river-bank from 
the Upper Ferry to the Gas-works, Wyaston Leys.—P. subulatum L. 
On the ground in the Lor rd’s Wo od. 
Systegium crispum Hedw. A single tuft, by a hat taal Lord’s 
Wood, near the Great Quarry, 1877. Not agai 
Gymnostomum calcareum Nees. Shad calekvetiea and tufaceous 
rocks, at several stations on the east side of the ge Fruit not 
found. The locality given for Gyroweissia ten 
‘* tufaceous rock, Great Doward,” in the Herefordshire Flora, p. "369, 
must be altered to the present species. G. tenuis is, so far as 
known, confined to sandstone in Herefordshire. 
eissia microstoma Hedw. On the sng rare. Ditch-side 
at the bog, B. M. Watkins 1! In the Great Quarry. — W. viridula 
Brid. Abundant on banks, both in exposed and wooded situations. 
—Var. densifolia Wils. On exposed limestone at Arthur’s Cave. — 
W. mucronata Bruch. Wooded bank; once only foun a. In the 
Lord’s Wood, above the erg s lodge 
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Dicranoweissia cirrhat edw. | Savprisingty rare. On con- 
glomerate in the Lord’s Wood: once only found. Not seen on 
decaying posts tch. 
Cynodontium Bruntoni B. & 8. Fine and plentiful on the con- 
glomerate near the Old School. Abundant on the corresponding 
formation of Huntsham and Coppet Hills. 
Dichodontium ena L. On the river-bank at several 
stations, but n. 
Dicranella Schreberi Hedw. Once only found. Lane-bank on 
the N.E. flank of the hill; barren. — D. varia Hedw. On loose 
