74 THE MOSSES AND HEPATICS OF STAFFOEDSHIRE. Valley. — Var. sericea Schimp. Eocks by the Churnet, near Alton Towers, abundant. Dicranum montanum Hedw. Rare, Seckley Wood; Swynnerton Old Park, near Trentham.— D. /rt^^//«^^ Hedw. Abundant on old palings of Blithfield Park, by River Blithe. — D. strictum Schleich. Near Abbots Bromley, A. Bloxam ! Near Ingestre, Br. Fraser. Abundant on old palings near Blithfield Park, near the River Bhthe ; abundant ou stone walls, Alton Towers. I have carefully compared the specimens I received from Mr. Bloxam, and those I have myself collected, with specimens of -D. strictum. from Dr. Lindberg, and find them identical in structure, and believe I am right in thus naming the plant ; in this opinion I am supported by Mr. H. N. Dixon, M.A., Mr. H. Boswell, and Mr. John Whitehead. — D. fuscescens Turn. Dimmings Dale, near Alton ; Star Wood, Oakamore. — D. scoparium L. Frequent, Bagot's Park, Trentham, &c. — Var. orthophyllum Brid. Tettensor Common; Ramshonie, &c. — Var. paludosum Schimp. Sherbrook Valley, Cannock Chase. A small form with falcate leaves on trees, Trentham and Oakamore, and stone walls, Alton Towers. — D. majus Turn. Hamstead ; Seckley Wood ; Trentham ; Dimmings Dale. — D. palustre Bry. Brit. Frequent, Bagot's Wood ; Cannock Chase, &c. — Var. rugifolium Boswell. A marked variety, on banks, Newborough; Sherbrook Valley. Dicranodontium longirostrum W. & M. Abundant in Trentham Park. Campylopus flexuosus Brid. Frequent, Biddulph ! Astbury, R. G, Swynnerton ; Alton Towers, &c. — Var. paradoxus Wils. Rams- horne Common ; Morridge Top ; Oakamore ; Cloud, abundant. — C.fragilisB. & 3. Local, Sherbrook Valley ; Ramshorne ; Cloud; Oakamore. — C. pyriformis Brid. Oakamore ; Hopwas ; Seckley Wood, &c. Leucobryum glaucum L. Sherbrook Valley ; Beaudesert ; Whit- more ; Oakamore. Archidium jjhascoides Brid. Hamstead Canal siding; Wren's Nest, near Sedgeley. Fleuiidium nitidum Hedw. Bagot's Wood; Hamstead Canal sidiug ; Pottal Reservoir. — P. subulatum L. Sandy banks, Trent- ham, Li. G. ! Gospel End ; Hopwas Wood ; Seckley, &c. Seligena pusilla Hedw. Occasional on limestone rocks, Stafford- shire, li. G. Spharangium muticiun Schreb. Rare, fallow field at Hamstead, 1870. Phascum cuspidatuni Schreb. Fallow fields, frequent, Aldridge ; Tutbury, &c.— Var. piliferum Bry. Eur. Rare, Weeford, with type. — P. bryoides Dicks. Very rare, Hamstead. Pottia minutula Schwg. Newton Road ; Rushall, Dudley Castle ; Aldridge ; Gospel End. — P. truncata L. Frequent, waysides and fallows. — P. intermedia Turn. Hamstead ; Arley Wood ; near Rugeley ; near Chartley Moss.— P. lanceolata Dicks. Great Barr ; Hamstead; Queslet. Didymodon rubellus B. & S. Frequent, Trentham, Leek, &c.—
