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Pleurocarpi ” is almost exclusively composed of specimens from this region 
and contains many of these interesting aberrant forms. 
Undoubtedly some of the common mosses were omitted from my collec- 
tions and from the list, as the collection of the commonest things was apt to 
be put off until some more convenient time. Fruiting Polytrichum coin- 
mune was faithfully sought for but was not encountered and all sterile speci- 
mens collected proved to be something else. The abundant rains and moist 
climate of this region make it an excellent locality for mosses and the num- 
ber of these plants is almost equal to that in our northern mountains, but it 
seemed to me that the number of species was far less. 
In a given locality the soil for many rods would appear covered with 
mosses but on investigation there seemed to be far less variety than in a 
similar area in the north. 
My visit to this region was made possible and comfortable through the 
kindness of Dr. Clifton D. Howe, Assistant Director of the Biltmore School 
of Forestry, which holds its summer sessions in the Pink Beds. 
I found the climate in the region delightful except for the almost daily 
thunder shower, but the extent of my collections was materially lessened by 
lack of strength to undergo any very strenuous trips into the numerous wild 
and attractive regions beyond easy access. 
Sphagnum Dill. Peat bogs are rare in this region but in the bottom of the 
Pink Beds valley there were, bogs containing three or four species, which 
unfortunately were not collected. 
Andreaea crassinervia Bruch, cfr. Bare cliffs, summit of Chestnut Bald. 
“ Rothii, W. & M. With the last. Possibly the entire collection is 
this species. 
Georgia pellucida (L.) Rabenh. Common. 
Catharinea angustata Brid. Common. 
“ undulata (L.) W. & M. Collected only once at the summit of 
Chestnut Bald and apparently infrequent. 
Pogonatum brevicaule (Brid.) Beauv. Pink Beds. No specimens pre- 
served. 
Polytrichum Ohioense R. & C. Common everywhere in the region. 
“ gracile Dicks. Summit of Chestnut Bald. 
Webera sessilis (Schmid.) Lindb. Common. 
Fissidens adiantiodes (L.) Hedw, Collected in the Pink Beds. 
“ cristatus Wils. Frequent. 
“ subbasilaris Hedw. Very common on bark of trees. 
Leucobryum glaucum (L.) Schimp. Collected in the Pink Beds. No speci- 
mens preserved. 
Campylopus introflexus (Hedw.) Brid. On bare cliffs, summit of Chestnut 
Bald. 
“ Virginicus (Aust.) L. & J. Same as the last but in more moist 
situations. 
Campylostelium saxicola (Web. & Mohr.) B. & S. On stone, Pink Beds. 
Ceratodon purpureus (L.) Brid. No specimen preserved. 
