6. T. REVOLuta. Schwaegr. (Revolute-leaved S.) Wils. T. 12. On walls about Childwall and Bidston.-W. H. 7. T. CONVOLUTA. Hed. (Convolute S.) Wils. T. 12. In fields at Gillbrook, and near Southport. 8. T. MURALIS. Timm. (Wall S.) Wils. T. 12. On every old wall. Extremely common. Fruiting nearly all the year. 9. T. SUBULATA. Brid. (Awl-leaved S.) Wils. T. 12. 10. T. On the sand hills, abundant. On hedge banks near the sea, common. RURALIS. Covers the tops of the sand hills on both sides of the Mersey. SUB-ORDER VII.-ENCALYPTEÆ. Genus XV.-ENCALYPTA. Schreber. Extinguisher Moss. 1. E. STREPTOCARPA. Hed. (Spiral-fruited E.) Among the sand hills on both sides of the Mersey.. First found by Clegg's Wood, Allerton.- On walls occasionally. Not common. 2. S. MARITIMUM. Br. and Sch. (Sea-side sessile S.) Wils. T. 13. On walls about Eastham, Garston, Wavertree, West Kirby, and Aintree. Fruiting in February and March. Much more frequent than the last. Genus XVII.-GRIMMIA. Ehrhart. 1. G. PULVINATA. Smith. (Grey-cushion G.) Wils. T. 13. Very common on old walls. Plentiful on the wall in Smithdown-lane. 2. G. TRICHOPHYLLA. Grev. (Hair-pointed G.) Wils. T. 32. Not uncommon on the walls about Aigburth and Garston, in a barren state. 3. G. DONNIANA. Smith. (Doni's G.) Wils. T. 13. On walls about West Kirby and Eastham. A small patch on a wall near the footpath leading from Mosley Vale to Allerton. Fruiting in March. Genus XVIII.-RACOMITRIUM. Bruch and Schimper. Fringe Moss. 1. R. FASCICULARE. Brid. (Green mountain F.) Wils. T. 19. Wall tops about Allerton.-W. H. Smithdown-lane, opposite the 2. R. HETEROSTICHUM. Brid. (Bristly mountain F.) Wils. T. 19. On wall tops about Aigburth, Smithdown-lane, &c. Common. 3. R. LANUGINOSUM. Brid. (Wooly F.) Wils. T. 19. On some swampy ground near Thurstaston.-W. Skellon. Frequent on the elevated land on the Cheshire side of the Dee.-W. H. 4. R. CANESCENS. Brid. (Hoary F.) Wils. T. 19. On the wall surrounding Oak-vale nursery.-W. H. Bidston Hill, very abundant, clothing the otherwise barren rocks at the side of the broad path facing Wallasey Pool. Fruiting in March and April. VAR. ERICOIDES. In similar situations. SUB-ORDER IX.-PTYCHOMITRIEÆ. Fringe Moss. Genus XIX.-PTYCHOMITRIUM. Bruch and Schimper. SUB-ORDER X.-ORTHOTRICHEÆ. Genus XX.-ORTHOTRICHUM. 1. O. TENEllum. Bristle Moss. Bruch. (Slender-fruited B.) Wils. T. 19. On an oak tree on the left bank of the Ellesmere canal, Aug. 1852, had done fruiting. I should be glad to hear of this having been found in other localities in this neighbourhood. 2. O. AFFINE. Schrad. (Common wood B.) Wils. T. 21. Clegg's Woods, Allerton.-W. H. On a tree on the left-hand side of the road from Warbrick Moor to the railway bridge, near a pond. On an hawthorn, near Speke. On trees about Prenton, Cheshire. 3. O. DIAPHANUM. Schrad. (White-tipped B.) Wils. T. 21. On a stone near the last gate before entering Eastham Village from the ferry, on the right-hand side. Near Bold Hall, on fallen trees.-Rev. H. H. Higgins. Bromboro' Woods. Bebington Woods.-H. F. Fruiting in April. 4. O. CRISPUM. Hed. (Curled B.) Wils. T. 21. On poplar trees in the wood opposite Mr. Willis's park wall, Rainhill.-Rev. H H. Higgins and Mr. F. P. Marrat. 5. O. BRUCHII. Brid. (Tawny-fruited B.) Wils. T. 45. On oak trees in Bromboro' Wood, August, 1854, fruiting. In Eastham Wood on ditto, fruiting in September and October, very sparingly. 6. O. PHYLLANTHUM. Br. and Sch. (Frizzled B.) Wils. T. 46. On some oak trees on the left-hand side of the private road from Rock Ferry to Storeton, about 100 yards past the wood, January 1855. SUB-ORDER XI.-TETRAPHIDEÆ. Genus XXI.-TETRAPHIS. Hedwig. Four-toothed Moss. 1. T. PELLUCIDA. Hed. (Pellucid F.) Wils. T. 8. Flaybrick Hill.-T. Sansom. Plentiful on heaps of rubbish at SUB-ORDER XII.-POLYTRICHEÆ. Genus XXII.-ATRICHUM. Palisot de Beauvois. Hair Moss. 1. A. UNDULATUM. P. Beauv. (Wavy-leaved H.) Wils. T. 10. Genus XXIII.-POGONATUM. Fruiting from Palisot de Beauvois. Hair Moss. 1. P. NANUM. Brid. (Dwarf H.) Wils. T. 11. Plentiful. Wavertree, Eastham, and Storeton Quarries. Fruiting in December. 2. P. ALOIDES. Brid. (Aloe-leaved H.) Wils. T. 11. Common. Fruiting from Fruiting from 3. P. URNIGERUM. Brid. (Urn-fruited H.) Wils. T. 11. Quarries on heathy ground, not December to April. uncommon. Genus XXIV.-POLYTRICHUM. Bridel. Hair Moss. 1. P. GRACILE. Menzies. (Slender H.) Wils. T. 46. Rainford and Bidston Mosses.-T. Sansom. On a heath about two miles from Eastham. 2. P. COMMUNE. Linn. (Common H.) Wils. T. 10. Marshy and heathy places, common. 3. P. JUNIPERINUM. Hed. (Juniper-leaved H.) Wils. T. 10. On bogs occasionally.-W. H. Flaybrick Hill, Knowsley and Rainford Mosses.-T. Sansom. On the wall of Professor Nuttall's garden, Rainhill.-Rev. H. H. Higgins. About Eastham and Higher Bebington, plentiful. 4. P. PILIFERUM. Schreb. (Bristle-pointed H.) Wils. T. 10. Upton, Cheshire.-T. Sansom. Storeton, Southport. Rainhill.-Rev. H. H. Higgins. SUB-ORDER XIII.-BRYEÆ. Genus XXV.-AULACOMNION. Schwaegrichen. Thread Moss. 1. A. PALUSTRE. Schwaegr. (Marsh T.) Wils. T. 28. On most of the Mosses around Liverpool. Bidston Moss. 2. A. ANDROGYNUM. Schwaegr. (Bud-headed T.) Wils. T. 29. Shady hedge banks near Bootle.-W. S. Lodge-lane, Walton.-H. F. 1. L. PYRIFORME. Genus XXVI.-LEPTOBRYUM. Hed. (Golden T.) Wils. T. 28. On pots in green-houses.-W. S. Formby.-Rev. H. H. Higgins. 1. B. NUTANS. Schreb. (Silky-pendulous T.) Wils. T. 29. On the Mosses common; and in the crevices of rocks and rocky hedge banks, occasionally. On moist clay banks. On the south bank of the railway between 4. B. WAHLENBERGII. Schwaegr. (Wahlenberg's T.) Wils. T. 47. In many places not uncommon. Near the railway bridge beyond 5. B. MARRATII. Hook and Wils. (Marrat's T.) Wils. T. 32. On the shore at Southport, plentiful. Fruiting in September. 6. B. CALLOPHYLLUM. R. Br. (Broad-leaved T.) Wils. T. 33. Growing with the last. First found in Britain by F. P. Marrat. Very rare. Fruiting in September. 7. B. WARNEUM. Blandow. (Waren's T.) Wils. T. 12. Found with the two last species, plentiful. Fruiting in September. 8. B. PSEUDOTRIQUETRUM. Schwaegr. (Alpine bog T.) Wils. T. 30. In the same ditch as mentioned before on Bidston Moss. It is probable that Mr. Skellon meant this place when he said Bidston Marsh, in Dr. Dickinson's "Flora." 9. B. PALLENS. Swartz. (Pale-leaved T.) Wils. T. 29. By the sides of ditches and on heathy ground, not uncommon. In the deep drains on the sand hills, plentiful. Fruiting in August. Southport. 10. B. CERNUUM. Hed. (Drooping T.) Wils. T. 48. On the shore at Southport, very plentiful. Fruiting in June. 11. B. INCLINATUM. Br. and Sch. (Small-mouthed T.) Wils. T. 49. Among the sand hills from Crosby to Southport, abundant. Fruiting from May to August. 12. B. INTERMEDIUM. Brid. (Many-seasoned T.) Old quarries, walls, &c., very common. January. Wils. T. 49. Fruiting from July to 13. B. BIMUM. Schreb. (Lowland bog T.) Wils. T. 49. In a swampy place by the side of the canal at Litherland.-F. P. 14. B. CAPILLARE. Hed. (Greater matted T.) Old walls, hedge banks, &c., very common. 15. B. CESPITICIUM. Wils. T. 29. Commencing to fruit in Linn. (Lesser matted T.) Wils. T. 29. Rocks and walls. Not so common as the preceding. Fruits later. 16. B. ATROPURPUREUM. Web. & Mohr. (Dark purple T.) Wils. T. 50. Wavertree stone quarry, on the Liverpool side of the mill. Fruiting in October. On the shore at Southport.-Wm. Wilson, Esq. and F. P. Marrat. 17. B. JULACEUM. Smith. (Slender-branched T.) Wils. T. 28. Bidston Hill.-W. S. This requires confirmation. 18. B. ARGENTEUM. Linn. (Silvery T.) On old walls and waste lands, very abundant. Fruiting in winter. 19. B. BRYUM TOZERI. Grev. (Mr. Tozer's T.) Wils. T. 50. This rare small species grows in a shady lane near Wallasey Pool; a footpath leads from the second wooden bridge, crossing branches of the pool from Seacombe to Poolton, to the said lane. Not fruiting, June, 1854.-F. P. Marrat. 20. B. COCHLEARIFOLIUM. Wils. pro tem. (Boat-leaved T.) This new species was found in the quarry at Wavertree. It is growing under a glass shade, and as soon as it fruits I intend giving a proper description of it. A very singular plant. 21. B. ROSEUM. Schreb. (Rosaceous Thyme T.) Wils. T. 29. On the sand hills among the willows, not frequent. It has not been found fruiting here. Genus XXVIII.-MNIUM. Bruch and Schimper. Thyme Thread Moss. 1. M. AFFINE. Blandow. (Many-fruited Thyme T.) Wils. T. 51. In damp grassy places, hedge banks, and by the sides of ponds, not uncommon. 2. M. CUSPIDATUM. Hed. (Pointed Thyme T.) Wils. T. 31. New Brighton, Formby, and Southport, plentiful, but local. Fruiting in May. 3. M. ROSTRATUM. Schwaegr. (Long-beaked Thyme T.) Wils. T. 30. Near Formby-W. H. ing in March. Ainsdale.-F. P. Marrat. Rare. Fruit 4. M. SERRATUM. Brid. (Serrated Thyme T.) Wils. T. 31. Between Birkdale and Ainsdale on a bank. Fruit not mature, 5. M. HORNUM. Linn. (Swan-necked Thyme T.) Wils. T. 31. 6. M. UNDULATUM. Commences to Hed. (Long-leaved Thyme T.) Wils. T. 30. In woods, frequent. Fruiting in the old lane at Formby, and by the side of an old pit between Little Storeton and Prenton. |