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species as recorded in Scandinavia (and I may add, doubtless in 
Britain and elsewhere) will need careful rectification. As some 
members of the Club have received the specimens in question, and 
others are no doubt destined to suffer tribulation over the matter, I 
am glad to have the opportunity of repairing the error as soon as 
possible. For the sake of those in the same boat as myself, I may 
repeat Dr. Hagen’s expression, ‘ commune naufragium dulce.’ I 
must confess I have not at present mastered the distinguishing 
characters of the fruit of W annotina % which would appear to be 
extremely rare. IV. commutata, however has usually a somewhat 
metallic lustre when dry on the leaves, (as in W. cruda,) which are 
moreover, broader on the barren shoots than in IV. annotina, and 
shining (‘ glanzend,' * nitidce,’) plants in fruit named TV. annotina 
should be looked upon with grave suspicion. The whole group, 
however, needs careful revision in the light of new observations, 
(such as those of Correns on the bulbils).”—H. N. Dixon, 9/4/00. 
Pylaisia polyantha B. & S. W. Young. Crail, N.B., Jan, ’98. 
“ II. cupressiforme , and differs from P. polyantha as follows : The 
areolation is considerably narrower. The basal angular cells are 
better defined. The capsule has a longer rostrate lid.”—W. Ingham. 
Paudoleskea catenulata B. & S. W. Young. Craig na Lochan, 
1.96. “ Pterigyjiandrum filiforme Hedw., approaching var. heter- 
opterum Schpr. The cells are much longer, and the leaves much 
larger than in P catenulata. The latter is also a much more delicate 
plant.”—VV. I. 
Pterigynandrumfiliforme var. heteropterum Schp. Ben Lawers, 7.96. 
\V. Young. “ I make this intermediate, but nearer the var. than 
the type. The apiculus of the var. is wanting.”—W. Ingham. 
Orthothecium intricatum B. & S. Wearhead. W. Ingham. 
Lathkill Dale, Derbyshire. A. Ley, leg. E. C. Horell, com. 
Brachythecium rivulare $ B. & S. var. chrysophyllum Spr., 8/94, 
Sherbrook, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire. J. E. Bagnall. 
“ Growing abundantly by the side of the Sherbrook. At present 
only the fertile flowers have been noticed, and although I have 
frequently searched, I have never seen it fruiting. The only 
Staffordshire locality.”—J. E. Bagnall. 
Isothecium myurum v. minus Bagn. Nothorpe Park, Northants, 
2/98. H. P. Reader. “ This I make a small form of type. 
I have Bagnall’s var. minus , and have carefully compared the two. 
With a good 2-in. objective the cells of the true var. are very 
distinct and short, whereas those of the plant in question are in¬ 
distinguishable. The true var. has also acute and tapering leaves.” 
— W. I. 
Eurhynchium pumihim Schp. Lily woods, Woodchester, Glos. 
8/98. H. P. Reader. “This is Amblystegium serpens B. & S. 
E. pumilum is of much looser growth, has thinner tissue, with larger 
and looser areolation, and the leaves are squarrose, or almost 
squarrose, and distant both in the wet and dry state. E. pumihim 
is also a more delicate plant.”—W. I. 
