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10. B. FALLENS, Sioarfz. Moist places, near springs, and by 

 the sides of upland gravelly and rocky streams ; also on the sea- 

 coast. Wheii in fruit, the bright green capsules pendant on long 

 slender stalks set off against the ruddy foliage, and bathed in the 

 spray of the dashing streams, far away among the lonely hills, 

 yield a refreshing glimpse of joy to cheer the way-worn explorer. 

 As John Wilson says, there are " mosses that 'twould be sin to 

 tread upon," Var. minus ; *' stem shorter, capsule short-necked 

 ventrico-obovate." B. On a rock in the Whitadder near Pres- 

 ton bridge — /. A. This var. is sometimes mistaken for B. 

 turlinatum. 



12. B. INTERMEDIUM, Bridel. On a mossy wall near a stream 

 between Oldcambus and Eedheugh ; and on Ale water. On the 

 face of the sandstone rock at the side of the burn above Billy 

 mill. — J. A. Not common. 



13. B. CAPiLLARE, Hedw. On rocks, walls, road-sides, and 

 stumps of trees. This common moss ascends to the highest of the 

 dry rocks among the Cheviots. There, entering into the deep 

 shady fissures of the rocks, it lengthens into wedge-like flexible 

 masses, closely interwoven with rusty rootlets ; which, from their 

 extraordinary appearance, raise joyous anticipations of some- 

 thing unseen before having fallen to our lot ; but scarcely have 

 we brought it home when the rapidly twisting hair-pointed foliage, 

 as the moisture begins to exhale, dispels our delusion. Then, at 

 the sides of streams, near water-falls, it gets blackened, and the 

 leaves shorten, stiffen, and grow concave, and are so compacted 

 that they are not at liberty to shrivel when dry ; here then we 

 have something of the water — a species at least j — but no, it is 

 only B. capillare under another disguise. 



14. B. CAESPiTiTiuM, L. On rocks, and walls, and the lower 

 moors ; also on the sea-coast, as at Berwick, Scremerston, and 

 Holy Island. It does not rise high in the Cheviots ; on a bridge- 

 top at Yeavering, and on a wall near Langleyford. 



15. B. SANGUINEUM, Ludwig. B. Growing in loose patches in 

 Buncle wood, but scarce. — J. A. 



16. B. ATROPURPUEEUM, Weh. and Mohr. B. On a lime capt 

 wall near Penmanshiel growing among B. argenteum. N, On the 

 ground mixed with B. argenteum and Tortula unguiculata near 

 Hetton hall.— TF. B. B. On a wall top near Earl. E, Cherry- 

 trees. — /. B. B. 



17. B JULACEUM, Smith. In places constantly moistened at 

 the foot of upland rocks, and by the side of rocky streams, in 

 shady ravines. N. In the Bizzle where the streams meet ; Heath- 

 pool Linn ; on Common burn, not so far up as the shepherd's 

 house ; also among wet rocks on Care burn ; and in Langlee crag 

 ravine. Not in fruit. 



18. B. ARGENTEUM, L. On the ground, walks, road-sides, 

 roofs, wall-tops, &c. This humble moss was found on the plateau 

 of the Neilgherries by Perrottet, 



