BOTANY 
Bryum Duvallii, Voit. Boggy places, Lorton 
Vale, and doubtless elsewhere 
Mnium orthorrhynchum, B. & S. Lodore. 
Fine, but sterile 
Cryphoea heteromalla, Mohr. 
on trees 
Habrodon Notarisii, Schp. Bassenthwaite, trees. 
Not uncommon in the Lake district. 
Usually more plentiful on sycamores 
Leptodon Smithii, Mohr. One of the most in- 
teresting of our Cumberland mosses, being 
usually found only in the south of Eng- 
land, on trees. Lodore. G. Stabler, 1881 
Thuidium delicatulum, Mitt. Fine and 
abundant at Ledore. Fertile 
Hypnum demissum. Discovered at Lodore by 
Messrs. Carrington and Pearson, the 
latter of whom informed the writer of its 
occurrence there in 1884. This isa 
rare moss, and it is worthy of note in 
connection with what was said above that 
this species is more or less abundant at 
Killarney, where it grows upon damp 
Bassenthwaite, 
rocks, It has also been found in north 
Wales, near the coast 
Hypnum callichroum, Brid. Shaded rocks at 
Lodore. Fertile 
— crista-castrensis, L. This lovely species 
is not uncommon in the woods about 
Keswick 
— eugyrium, Schp. Rare. Rocks in the 
cascade at Lodore, where the var. Mac- 
kayi, Schp. is abundant, as elsewhere in 
similar habitats. The type, which may 
easily be mistaken for a form of H. palustre, 
L., bears very little resemblance to the 
variety which has claims to rank as a 
distinct species 
— micans, Wils. Said on good authority to 
occur in Borrowdale. This species is 
associated with H. demissum in the 
Killarney district of the south of Ireland 
and occurs in similar habitats, namely on 
damp rocks, usually in shade 
Hylocomium umbratum, B. & S.  Plentiful 
in woods at Ledore and Thornthwaite 
The neighbouring county of Westmorland has been fortunate in 
possessing several resident bryologists of repute, and their observations, 
extending over many years, have resulted in the publication in 1899, by 
Mr. G. Stabler of Levens, of a list of county records the wealth of 
which is probably not surpassed by that of any other county in England. 
Students are recommended to study the list of Westmorland species, the 
majority of which may be expected to be found in Cumberland. 
LIVERWORTS (Hepatica) 
The writer of the above notes upon the Musci is unable to supply 
detailed information upon the Hepatice of the county, and as no one has 
been found to undertake the work, he would suggest that students of 
these fascinating plants refer to Mr. W. H. Pearson’s splendid work upon 
the Hepatice of the British Isles, just about to be completed (all parts 
will be out, I believe, about February, 1902). In it the author gives 
full lists of localities for the species, and the botanist will be interested to 
note how large a number, including many rare species, have been found 
by Mr. Pearson himself, in conjunction with Dr. Carrington, in Cumber- 
land. ‘The publication of this very complete work should give a fresh 
stimulus to the study of the British Hepatice. They were always 
fascinating to the bryologist, but the scarcity of satisfactory literature 
made the study too difficult. The Hepatice of Cumberland, perhaps 
even more than the Musci, will fully repay further research. 
