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from the water’s edge, and back two or three miles, rather heavy forests 
occur, that extend with gradually diminishing size of trees to the mountain 
summit, yet in this apparently favorable region but very few mosses were 
found for the first two hundred or three hundred feet above sea level. Two 
species of Fissidens, one of large size and sterile: the other small and com- 
monly fruiting, were rather abundant; also a Dicranella. A single Bryum , 
B. coronatum, apparently rare, was collected, also a Neckera , quite common 
on trees. 
As one ascends the stream, above three hundred or four hundred feet 
elevation, the rocks become fairly well covered, especially with Barbulas, 
various Hypnoid species, and some others. A Webera (Diphyscium) was 
found on boulders, from about four hundred to one thousand feet elevation. 
Toward the summit of the mountain, which has a height of some four thou- 
sand five hundred feet, both trees and rocks bear numerous specimens of the 
true mosses, as well as liverworts. A little below the summit, on a patch of 
ground that had been burned over, B"unaria calvescens was flourishing, and 
the combination of black and yellowish green had a most familiar appear- 
ance. 
On leaving the region I went due north some one hundred and fifty 
miles to Baguio, with an elevation of five thousand two hundred feet. The 
mountain near, known as Santo Tomas, ' rises about three thousand feet 
higher. About the town are grass covered hills, alternating with open pine 
forests. Several species of oak are found, while near the mountain summit 
large species of yew and juniper flourish, as well as various other genera, 
well known in temperate climates. The moss flora was found to be fairly 
abundant, although I should estimate that scarcely one-half the number of 
species existed that might be found in similar regions of the north. Among 
other genera noted, are the following: Sphagnum, Trematodon, Ditrichum 
and Garckea, the latter a small tropical genus. Several Dicranella were 
found growing abundantly on cut banks and moist open ground , but 
Dicranum seemed to be rare, one or two species possibly occurring on trees. 
Campylopus, Barbula, Leucobryum, Octoblepharum abidum and Micro- 
mitrium are all well represented, either in species or individuals. Grimmia, 
Rhacomitrium and Orthotrichum seem* to be wanting, but I have one species 
that looks much like an Encalypta. Bryum and Mnium are comparatively 
rare, both in species and individuals. B . argenteum occurs, also a Mnium 
near rostratum . Rhodobryum I have represented by a single species, also 
Catharinea, and Rhizogonium spiniforme is common. Along trails and on 
damp shady ground a Pogonatum is as common as in such situations in the 
United States, and Polytrichum occurs, but not so commonly. Several 
species of Neckera were obtained, one tree species, with stems eighteen or 
twenty inches long and broad, rugose, complanate leaves, being about the 
handsomest moss obtained. On rocks I found what looks much like 
Papillaria nigrescens, sterile as usual, and on trees were various species of 
Meteorium. Of the Hypneae, there is a fair proportion in the collection. A 
number belong to the genus Thuidium, others apparently to Plagiothecium, 
Hypnum, Sematophyllum, etc. 
