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Ceratodon purpureus Brid. 

 Ground, crevices of rocks, burnt places, decaying and charred wood 

 and old shingle roofs. Common. May and June. This moss ascends 

 to the top of the highest peaks of the Adirondacks. 



Blindia acuta B. & S. 



Rocks. Mt Jo and at the cascades of Mclntyre trail, also on Pulpit 

 rock near the water line. Mrs Britton. Rocks at the head of Cascade 

 lake and on Mt Pitchoff. 



Didymodon cylindricus B. & S. 



Under cliffs. Mt Jo. Sterile. Mrs Britton. 



Leptotrichum tortile Muell. 

 Ground by roadsides. Adirondack lodge and Lake Placid. Mrs Brit- 

 ton. Raybrook. 



Leptotrichum vaginans (Sull.) L. & J. 

 Ground in pastures. Wood farm. 



Barbula tortuosa W. & M. 



Rocks and cliffs. Indian pass. Commonly sterile. 



Grimmia apocarpa Hedw. 

 Rocks. Mt Jo and Mt Colburn. Mrs Britton. 



G. apocarpa gracilis N. If. 



Dry rocks. Summit rock in Indian pass. Mrs Britton. Old Keene 

 road near the base of Mt Pitchoff. This moss is so very unlike the typi- 

 cal form in its general appearance that it would seem to be better to 

 consider it a distinct species. 



Grimmia ovata W. & M. 



Rocks. Summit of Mt Mclntyre. Mrs Britton. 



Racomitrium aciculare Brid. 

 Rocks in and along streams. Rocky falls. Mrs Britton. Along the 

 stream north of Indian pass. 



Racomitrium Sudeticum B. 6r* S. 



Rocks. Mt Jo, Scotts ponds, Ausable river and Cobble hill. 

 Mrs Britton. Mt Mclntyre and Indian pass. 



