On the river
On stones in

abundant.-B. rutabulum, L. Ubiquitous.-B. rivulare, B. & S. bank above the Fish-house, abundantly.-B. populeum, Hedw. dense shady woods, not rare. In the Lord's Wood, near Arthur's Caves, &c.B. plumosum, Swartz. Very rare. On a conglomerate rock near the Old School, fruiting, 1887, 1890.

Eurhynchium myosuroides, L. On the sandstone and conglomerate rocks; abundant and fruiting.-E. circinatum, Brid. Shady limestone, rare. East face of the Great Doward, in two spots. East face of the Little Doward, abundantly, 1890.-E. striatulum, Spruce. Shady limestone, locally abundant. On the east face of the Great Doward. Fruiting on the south face of the Great Doward, below the Seven Sisters.-E. striatum, Schreb. Hedge-banks, &c., on the sand and limestone, abundant.--E. crassinervium, Tayl. Abundant throughout the limestone; the fruit rather rare.-E. piliferum, Schreb. Wood-paths in the Lord's Wood; rare, and the fruit not found. -E. Swartzii, Turn. Sandstone and limestone banks; abundant, but always barren. -Var. atrovirens. Limestone, under dense shade, on the east face of the Great Doward.-E. abbreviatum, Sch., Syn. Lane hedge-banks, on the sandstone. Shady stone on limestone near the Mine Caves.-E. prælongum, Dill. Very common everywhere.-E. pumilum, Wils. Hedge-banks on the sandstone; rare. -E. Teesdalei, Sm. At one station. Mill-sluice, Whitchurch.

Rhynchostegium tenellum, Dicks. Very abundant on the shady limestone; the fruit abundant.-R. depressum, Bruch. Shady limestone, and at the base of limestone walls, at many spots on the Great Doward. Shady limestone on the east face of Little Doward.-R. confertum, Dicks. Scattered, on shady stones, common.-R. murale, Hedw. Stones and walls on the limestone, not abundant. On the east face of Great Doward.-[Var. julaceum should be found on stones in the river-mud.]- R. ruscifolium, Neck. In water, and under the drip of roofs, com:non. Whitchurch Mill. In the Wye.

Plagiothecium Borrerianum, Spruce. Shady sandstone near the Old School. Only known in one station.-P. denticulatum, L. Common, especially on the sandstone, and in lane-hedges.--Var. aptychus. On conglomerate below the Old School.-[P. sylvaticum, L. will probably be found, on search.— P. undulatum, L. seems to be absent, or very rare.]

Amblystegium serpens, L. Abundant everywhere. Forms growing upon shady limestone exhibit remarkable variation from the type, and merit further investigation.-A. radicale, B. Beauv. In the stream issuing from the bog; very rare.- A. fluviatile, Swartz. With the last; also very rare.— A. riparium, L. Stones by the Wye, at the New Weir; fruiting freely.

Hypnum Somerfelti, Myrin. Very abundant all over the limestone area, and fruiting abundantly.-H. chrysophyllum, Brid. Rare. Shady limestone on the south face of the hill, barren.-H. stellatum, Schreb. On the limestone, both in dry and damp situations; the fruit not abundant.-Var. protensum. Abundant at the bog: fruiting in 1888.-H. filicinum, L. Wet spots; also in dry shade on limestone; abundant, but the fruit rare.-H. commutatum,

Hedw. Abundant, and fruiting at the Dropping Well; not noted elsewhere.H. virescens, Boulay. With the last, in the bog above the Dropping Well. Once found fruiting.-H. rugosum, Ehrh. Very rare. At one station near the Seven Sisters; poor, and apparently in decreasing quantity, 1872, and subsequent years.-H. cupressiforme, Dill. Very abundant in many types of situation.Var. filiforme. Common on tree-boles.-Var. lacunosum. On the ground in the Lord's Wood.-Var. resupinatum. On tree-stumps and rocks.-H. patientiæ, Lindb. Abundant in several parts of the Lord's Wood, in wood-paths on clay soil. First noticed by Mr. Watkins.-H. molluscum, Hedw. Limestone, especially where exposed. Abundant, and fruiting freely.-H. palustre, L. At the Mill-sluice, Whitchurch; fine and fruiting. In small scraps on the river-side stones at several places.-H. cuspidatum, L. In damp or boggy grass, abundant. Fruiting in the large Quarry, Miss E. Armitage!--H. Schreberi, Ehrh. Open grassy banks and woods, on sandstone and conglomerate, common.--H. purum, L. Everywhere, in turf. Fruit (rare) in limestone banks on the west face of the hill.-H. splendens, Dill. Woods and open bushy hills. Not abundant, and the fruit not seen.-H. squarrosum, L. In turf, abundant in open or bushy situations; the fruit not observed.-[H. loreum, L. seems to be absent, or very rare.]H. triquetrum, L. In woods, both on sandstone and limestone; also in open limestone ground, and grassy hills. The fruit not observed.

Sphagnum cuspidatum, Ehrh. Very rare. In a damp depression

in Lord's Wood, on sandstone, 1890.

On analysing the above list, the following 25 species are either confined to, or show a marked preference for, limestone :

The following 10 are related in a similar manner to the sandstone and

The following 15 are immersed in, or confined to, the immediate vicinity of

The following 14 species are montane in habit; that is, are rare in the lowlands, and become frequent in the highlands :

The following 14 species are confined to the Doward Hills, so far as Herefordshire is concerned :

Seligeria Doniana.

Tortula Vahliana.

Grimmia orbicularis.

Zygodon rupestris.

Ulota crispa.

:

Entosthodon ericetorum.

Bryum versicolor.

The following 11 are very rare in

stations outside the Doward area :

Systegium crispum

Gymnostomum calcareum

I have Mr. B. M. Watkins' hearty co-operation in taking the present opportunity to place on record several Flowering Plants and Ferns which have been detected upon the Doward Hills since 1881, and which are therefore additional to the species mentioned by him in his Florula. (The numbers appended indicate the position of the plant in relation to those in the original list).

36A. Barbarea intermedia, Boreau.

66A. Stellaria umbrosa, Opitz.

77A. Hypericum calycinum, L. Naturalised.

152A. Fragaria elatior, Ehrh. Naturalised.

159A. Rubus Maasii, Focke. R. macrophyllus, W. var. umbrosus, of L. C., Ed. vii. 160A. Rubus Drejeri. G. Jensen. R. Purchasii, Blox., Herefordshire Flora. 163A. Rubus thyrsiflorus, W. and N., teste Prof. Babington R. Lohri, Wirtg., teste Dr. Focke.

182A. Pyrus latifolia, Syme.

189A. Epilobium Lamyi, Wirtg.

274A. Inula Helenium, L. Naturalised.

293A. Crepis biennis, L. Naturalised.

301A. Hieracium tridentatum, Fr.

384A. Myosotis sylvatica, Hoffm. Naturalised.

431A. Quercus intermedia, Don. Confirmed through the London Botanical Exchange Club.

442B. Salix hippophaæfolia, Thuill.

475A. Iris fœtidissima, L. Naturalised. 500A. Eriophorum augustifolium, Roth. 521 Var.

Carex hirta, L., var. hirtaformis.

563A. Festuca sylvatica, Vill.
587. Nephrodium Oreopteris, Desv.
585A. Cystopteris fragilis, Bernh.

[Bequeathed to the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, and now placed in the Museum Room, Hereford. October 20th, 1890.]

I.-LICHENS.

(a) Four quarto cloth bound volumes of ExSICCATA, by W. A. Leighton; all mounted. In a good state, although slightly injured by insects.

(b) Three quarto cloth bound volumes of ExSICCATA, by W. Mudd, all mounted. In the same state as the last.

(c) Six quarto cloth bound volumes of a General Collection of Lichens, many of them certified by W. A. Leighton; all mounted. In the same state as (a) and (b).

(d) Two quarto volumes of General Collection; in the same state as the above, but the present covers are too small for the collection, which is consequently suffering.

II.-MOSSES AND HEPATICÆ.

(a) Seven fasciculi, numbered 1 to 7, of a General Collection, small quarto, tied in boards. All mounted and in excellent order. Mosses only. (b) Two fasciculi, numbered 1 and 2, of ExSICCATA by the late W. Wilson. The specimens are unmounted in thin paper envelopes, which are mounted on small quarto sheets, and tied in boards. All in excellent order and condition. Mosses only.

(c) One small folio volume of Sphagna BritannICA EXSICCATA, by R. Braithwaite, M.D., F.Z.S.; the whole mounted, and in excellent order. A presentation copy.

(d) Twenty-five brown paper volumes of a General Collection; small folio, mounted on thin paper, in very good order and condition. 24 vols Mosses; 1 vol. Hepaticæ.

(e) One fasciculus, small quarto, tied in boards. COLLECTION OF MOSSES OF HEREFORDSHIRE AND THE WOOLHOPE CLUB DISTRICT. All mounted and in very good order.

(f) One small quarto volume, in bound cloth covers, of a General Collection, chiefly from Herefordshire, mounted and in good order. Most of them are Mosses; a few Hepaticæ.

(g) General Collection of Mosses, in small folio paper books. The specimens are unmounted, in thin paper envelopes, which are mounted on the folio sheets. Twelve volumes, all in good order.

(h) Three volumes, forming a similar collection to (g). and in similar condition. 1 vol. Mosses, 2 vols. Hepaticæ.