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August, 1863, however, I met the male plant on the moors 
of the Isle of Skye, this being the only recorded occurrence 
of the male plant, and the only occasion of the species being 
found out of Ireland. It is at once distinguished from every 
other Campy lopus by the large auricles of the base of the leaf, 
which are composed of perfectly colourless, diaphanous cells, 
and by the large red quadrate cells above this base. 
In Dicranodontium longirostre, which presents some 
characters similar to this species, the large quadrate cells 
above the base are green. Specimens were exhibited of both 
the above species ; also Scotch ones of Dicranodontium 
aristatum. 
At Southport, in November last, I observed a new species 
of Brachythecium, intermediate between campestre and ruta- 
bulum, differing from the former in its less plicate leaves 
and very rough setse, and from the latter in its slightly 
plicate leaves, lanceolate, gradually tapering from a wide 
base to a very acute point, not at all accuminate, shining ; 
inflorescence, as in these species, monoicous. If a variety, it 
must be united with Brachythecium campestre, which has 
not yet been certainly identified in Britain. Specimens were 
exhibited. 
