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are uncommon ; Cuspidata occur only on mountain moorland ; while 
Squarrosa are found only in one north-westerly swamp. One variety 
and two forms are found only in v.c. 36. 
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Sphagna are only found in Herefordshire on the outer fringe of 
the county from S.E. to N.W., in the botanical Districts 3 (S.E.), 
2 (S.), 1 (S.W.), 14, 13, 12 (W.), 11, 10 (N.W.). None are known 
from the central or north-eastern parts. The few old records in 
Purchas and Ley’s Flora of Hereford,shire (1899) will he found 
under their modern names in the list, which gathers up the results of 
a careful survey of the county made by us both since 1917. We 
visited old localities especially, and refound most of the recorded forms, 
to which we have added many others. 
To avoid attaching our initials to each entry, we may state 
that E. A. is responsible for Districts 1 and 2; and E.A. and C.H.B. 
together, for the most part, for 3, 11, 12, and 14. Other collectors 
are named. The names and order follow Mr. J. A. Wheldon’s Synopsis 
of the European Sphagna ; to whom and also to Mr. W. 11. Sherrin 
we are much indebted for naming the plants. 
Sphagnum fimeriatum Wils. var. robnstum Braithw. f. coin¬ 
pactum Wheld. 2 Howie Green Wood, E.A. 1918, new form, see 
M. E. C. Keport, 1919; var. validius Card. f. spectabile W. subf. 
squarrosulum H. Mull. 2 Howie Green Wood; var. intermedium 
Buss. 2 Howie Green Wood, 11 near Kington, Bev. W. 0. Wait; var. 
tenue Grav. 2 Howie Green Wood, 14 Black Hill; var. laxifolium 
W. 2 Howie Green Wood. 
S. rubellum Wils. var. versicolor W. 14 top of Black Mountains, 
2100 ft. 
S. plumulosum lloll. [El. Heref. as aciitifolium 14 Blaen 
.Olchon] var. viride W. 14 Olchon Head and Black Hill, 12 Crowthers 
Pool; f. laxum VV. 11 Moseley Mere ; f. squarrosulum^N . 2 Bishops- 
wood; f. Icetevirens W. 14 Prill Dingle and Black Hill; var. 
lilacinum Spruce 2 Bishops wood ; var. purpureum W. 11 Lyonshall 
Park, A. Ley and C. H. B. 1895 ; var. versicolor W. 2 Bishopswood, 
12 Crowthers Pool, 14 Black Mountains; f. validum W. 14 Black 
Mountains; f. tenellum W. 11 Lyonshall Park, 12 Pentre Gove, 14 
Olchon Head ; i.favofuscescensW. 14 Craswall ; f. ochraceum W. 
subf. orthocladum Wheld. 14 Olchon Head, Black Hill, and Prill 
Dingle, Black Mountains, new form, E. A. 1919 (see M. E. C. Deport 
1920 and Journ. Bot. 1921, 185, J. A. Wheldon). 
S. squarrosum Pers. var. suhsquarrosum Buss. ap. W., f. elegans 
Buss. 11 in Birch swamp, Huntington Park ; f. grac'de Buss. 11 
Huntington Park, E. A. 1922, the only occurrence of this species in 
v.c. 36. 
S. a mb L v ph yllum Buss. var. macrophyllum W. 14 top of Cefn 
Hill, 1700 ft. 
S. recurvum P. de Beauv. [FI. Heref. 2 Howie Green, A. Lev, 
3 May Hill. A. L., 14 Crib yr Garth, A. L.] 14 Olchon Head ; var. 
robnstum Breidl. f. latifolium AY. 14 above Prill Dingle and boggy 
swamp on Black Mountain cir. 2000 ft.; var. magus Angstr. p. p., 
f. silvaticum Buss. 3 Haugh Wood, 11 Lyonshall Park, 14 Black TTill 
and swamp on Black Mountains; subf. dejiexum W. 11 Lyonshall 
