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Poltia Starkeana C. M. Southwick, Sussex, 23 March, 1901. 
W. E. Nicholson. Stroud, Oct, 1896; and Folly Lane, Stroud, 
Dec., 1900. E. ]. Elliott. “ I referred a specimen of the 
gathering of Oct., 1896, to Mr. H. N. Dixon, who quite agrees 
with me that it is Poltia commutata Limpricht, for whatever that 
species is worth. P. commatala may be briefly characterised as 
P. viinutula with a rudimentary peristome. 'The other characters 
given by Limpricht, such as the short seta and curved capsule are 
very variable, and not very pronounced in Mr. Elliott’s specimen. 
The degree of development of the peristome too is very variable, 
from a scarcely perceptible papillose membrane to fairly well 
defined, though short, teeth. No doubt the rudimentary peristome 
led Mr. Elliott to identify his moss as P. Starkei, but the spores 
are quite those of P. minutula , to which indeed the plant is much 
more closely allied. Probably but comparatively few botanists 
would be disposed to award full specific rank to P. commutata, but 
it is well to draw attention to these peristomate forms of P. minutula, 
which must be very puzzling to students. I have found a very 
rudimentary peristome on one of my own gatherings of P. minutula. 
Both Mr. Elliott’s gatherings appear to belong to the same form, 
mixed apparently with typical minutula, as no peristome can be 
traced on some of the capsules.” — W. E. Nicholson. 
Tortula lamellata Lindb. Near Humberston Church, Leicester, 
(55), 10 March, 1901. New Co. record. A. B. Jackson. 
T. rigida Schrad. Humberston, Leicester (55), 10 March, 1901. 
A. B. Jackson. 
T. anguslata Wils. Breinton, Heref., 18 April, 1900. C. H. 
Binstead. “ Well marked T. ayigustata." — W. E. Nicholson. 
T. intennedia Berk. Little Doward, Pleref., January, 1900. 
c.frt. E. Armitage. Calfway, Bisley, Glos., 4 March, 1901. 
c.frt. E. J. Elliott. 
T. ruraliformis Dixon. St. Helen’s Spit, I. of W., 23 June, 
1900. A. B. Jackson. 
T. princeps De Not. Inver, Perth (88), 26 Feb. 1 go r. Coll. 
C. M’Intosh. Com., R H. Meldrum. Inchnadamph, Suther¬ 
land, 19 July, 1899. Coll. Nicholson, Salmon & Dixon. 
Com , H. N. Dixon. 
B. lurida Lindb. Bewdley, Jan. 1901. c.frt. J. B. Duncan. 
Wibbenhall, near Bewdley (37), 2 6 Jan. 1901. E. Cleminshaw. 
B. rubella Mitt. Belton Pool, Salop, 10 Oct., 1900. c.frt. 
R. de G. Benson. 
-var. dentata Braithw. Val de l’Arpette, near Champex, 
Valais, Switz., 28 August, 1899. J. Stirling. Wood below 
Ferris Court, Stroud, Glos., 25 June, 1900. “Most of the forms 
in this district are more or less dentate. Is this sufficiently 
distinct to name as above?” E. J. Elliott. “Although many 
of the leaves are slightly denticulate at the apex, I should scarcely 
