Mr. Hardy on the Moss Flora of the Eastern Borders. 445 



district of Roxburgsliire ; I have an example from Mr. Sadler, 

 marked "Broadlee, Liddesdale ; " and it grows at St. Mary's Loch. 



3. G. CURVIEOSTRTJM, Hedw. B. In dense rusty green cushions 

 on dripping rocks between Milldean and the sea, near Colding- 

 ham, in fruit ; the lower part of the plant converted into calca- 

 reous tufa ; also on dripping rocks near Gunsgreen ; and near 

 the waterfall at Bilsdean, in East Lothian. 



4. G". MICROSTOMTJM, Hedw. E. From a railway cutting near 

 Jedburgh. — A. J. 



6. Weissia, Hedwig. 



1. W. CONTROVERSA, ^(?c?«^. On bauks, &c., from the soa-coast 

 to the bosom of our highest hills ; occurring both in Henhole and 

 the Bizzle ; abundant. The capsules, if gathered too early, show 

 no teeth ; sometimes these are absent in older examples. 



2. W. MUCRONATA, Bruch and Schimp. In moist ground, much 

 exposed to the blast. B. Sea-coast at Siccar Point ; fields near 

 Penmanshiel ; on the moor at Piperton Hill ; moors above Abbey 

 St. Bathans ; on Buncle edge, &c. N. Between Spittal and 

 Scremerston ; in Henhole and the Bizzle. 



3. W. ciRRHATA, Hedw. B. On a thatched roof at Bonjed- 

 ward. — A. J. Very common on walls and trees at Cherrytrees. — 

 J. B. B. Among porphyritic rocks near the summit of the Eildon 

 hills. N. On the wall ascending to Whitside, near Wooler ; and 

 on sandstone rocks and walls at the Trickley plantations ; also on 

 Homilheugh, on porphyry ; and on sandstone rocks on the moor 

 at Old Bewick. B. On a wall near Blackhouse; and on the roof of 

 a cottage at Buncle. — J. A. Near Grunsgreen ; and on the roof 

 of a cottage at Coldingham. — W. S. Near AUanton. — Mr. Kelly. 



Obs. Dr. Johnston in Plor. East. Bord. gives W. crispula, with- 

 out mentioning a locality. It has not, however, occurred under 

 the many hundreds of crisp-leaved specimens that have passed 

 under our observation. It is a mountain species. 



4. W. VERTiciLLATA, Bridcl. On dripping rocks, where the 

 water deposits lime. B. "On wet rocks at Eyemouth and Cold- 

 ingham shores." — Rev. A. Baird. On rocks below Dowlaw, and 

 in Dunglass Dean, in fruit; rocks at Coppermine, &c. !N". "In 

 the dean at Twizell Bridge." — Dr. Johnston. 



7. Ehahdoweissia, Br. and ScUmp. 

 1. E. FrGAx, Br. and Sch. N. In moist clefts of rocks, and 

 forming the covering to tattered pieces of soil that overhang small 

 rifts of peat among the stones and rocks, in the Bizzle and Hen- 

 hole ; not unfrequent ; chiefly on the eastern exposures. 



8. BrachyoduS, Nees and Hornsch. 

 1. B. TRiCHODES, "Nees and Hornsch. B. On a block of old 

 red sandstone lying among long grass near the burn side, Lintlaw 

 burn ; and also near BilHe Castle. — /. A. N. On a limestone 

 rock, Lyham dean. — Messrs. Boyd. Eare. 



