S^ort MoitB anb Queries. 



A New British Moss. — Specimens of a Bryum, lately gathered in the 

 fiver Usk, Breconshire, by the flev. Augnstin Ley^ have been sent me for 

 examination, and after a good deal of puzzling, prove to belong to B. 

 gemmi'parum of De Notaris — a species hitherto recorded only for the 

 extreme south of Europe, and therefore an unexpected and very inter- 

 esting addition to our list of mosses. It appears to rejoice in the sandy 

 deposit lining the sides of mountain streams, and to form considerable 

 tufts or patches somewhat like dwarf states of B. Schleicheri, or latifolium, 

 but from which species it differs in the muticous leaves with narrow 

 areoladon. Indeed the shape of the leaves is more as in B. alpinum, and 

 especially B. Muhleoihechii, but they are more loosely imbricated, more 

 spreading when dry, and the tufts of a pale green or greyish-green colour, 

 not purplish or glossy. It is not unlikely that this species may be found, 

 if looked for, by the sides of some of the streams of North or West 

 Yorkshire. — H. Boswell, Oxford, 14th June, 1883. 



Cinclidimn stygium, Swahtz. — Apropos of Mr. Cash's note on this 

 moss.it is reported to me on good authority that it has been gathered above 

 High Force, in Teesdale ; if correct, this will be another Yorkshire locality. 

 I have not yet seen specimens from there. In the same note, a few other 

 mosses are mentioned ; Hyp. rugidosum, in two or three places in the 

 neighbourhood of Malham, but not in plenty. This moss is very abun- 

 dant indeed in the old bed of the river above the Cove, in many places ; 

 so is Zygodon Nowellii, which Nowell found later on. It also occurs 

 plentifully in Gordale, along with Cylindrofhecium concinnum. In passing 

 I may mention that a few mimics (to a tyro), of the latter species occur 

 also along with it ; rock forms of Hyp. purum, H. Schreberi, and H. 

 cnspidatum. Seligeria pusilla is plentiful on both the Clapham and 

 Ingleton ascents of Inglebro' ; it also occurs on rocks close to Malham 

 village. Milium serratrim is also abundant on the Ingleton ascent of 

 Inglebro', but is nearly always mixed with AI. stellare. — W. West. 



Morchella semilibera at Doncaster. — Referring to the report in the 

 Naturalist, of the Y. N. U. meeting at Doncastor on Whit-Monday, I 

 note that mention is made of Morchella esculenta in the list of Fungi. My 

 specimens were the only ones exhibited in that section, and I have since 

 ascertained that they were a decided rarity, viz : — Morchella semilihera, 

 good characteristic specimens. This is confirmed by Mr. W. G. Smith, 

 of London, and I beKeve that they have not previously been reported in 

 the district which the Y. N. U. embraces. — A. Clark. 



Shells, additioxal to Beverley List. — Since publishing a list of 

 the land and fresh-water shells of Beverley and neighbourhood in the 

 Journal of Conchology for April, 1882, I have been able to make the 

 following additions : — TJnio pictorum, Lever canal and river Hull ; Unio 

 tumidus, river Hull ; Limax agrestis var. nigra, in gardens at Beverley : 



