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having been'seen together'? " In conchision I may observe that C. cardui, appears 

 to be generally distributed throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. 



H. M. S. Terrible, Corfu, ^nd January, 1866. 



Jn^otes ox beitish mosses. 



jS^o. V. 



By Chas. p. Hobeirk. 



Grimmia Eagyria, Wils. M.S. 



My friend, Dr. E. Buchanan AYhite, of Perth, has kindly forwarded me 

 a small specimen of a moss new to science, gathered by himseK during the 

 past season at Stenton Rock, Perth. Stenton Rock I am informed by Dr. 

 White is by no means a large place, and would appear to consist princi^mlly, 

 if not entirely of Trap. The moss which he found here has been provisionally 

 named by Mr. Wilson, Gh^immia Eugyria, and appears to be allied to G. 

 alpestris, and G. Doniana; the inflorescence seems to be both monoicous and 

 dioicous. more frequently the latter. In the absence of any diagnosis from 

 fresh specimens I am unable to give any description of this moss and there- 

 fore merely wish to record its having been found in thd lojality above 

 named ; but I hope ere long that the readers of the Naturalist will be put 

 in possession of its specific characteristics from the pen of the eminent 

 bryologist who has given it its provisional name. 



Stenton Rock appears to be rich in mosses. Dr. V^hite having gathered 

 there besides the species just named, Grimmia commidata, G. trichojpliyUa, 

 G. Schuitzii, G. leucophea, G. pidvinata, Tortula intermedia, T. tortuoso, T. 

 suhulata, T. papulosa, T. ruralis, Weissia controversa, W. crisjmla, Zygodon 

 viride, Z. Mougeotii, Bryum alpinum, Bartramia pomiformis, B. itliipltylla, 

 B. funtana, Leucodon sciuroides, Pterogonium Jiliforme, Hypnurii plumosmn, 

 Didymodon ligiduluin, and many other commoner species. Also Asplenium 

 gernianicum, A. septentrionale, A. tricliomanes, A. Adiantum-nigrum, A. 

 Ruta-muraria, with Anchusa sempervirens, Melica nutans, Asjyerula odorata, 

 Arahis hirsuta, several Gerania, Sfc. 



The following Hypna, rarely found in fruit in BritaiQ have been found 

 fruited by Dr. White in the vicinity of Perth ; — H. piliferum, Schreheri, 

 splendens, triquetrum, purum, squarrosum, tamuriscinum, and rivulare. 



