The first specimens I received of this plant were sent to me 
by Mrs. Griffiths, to whom belongs the merit of having determined 
its characters correctly. It has subsequently been found in two 
stations in Ireland, but must still be regarded as one of our | 
rarer species. 
Fig. 1. Tuft of CoNFERVA BANGIOIDES :—the natural size. 2. Portions of 
filaments of different ages :—highly magnified. 
