discovered, considerable interest is excited ; and I therefore
feel persuaded that my readers will be gratified hy the publication
of Bryum Tozeri.
My friend Mr T o z e e , to whom we owe the knowledge
of its existence, and from whom I received specimens, accompanied
with a sketch and very accurate description, informs me
that he found it on a moist hank, composed of a mixture of
sand and clay, by the river Dart, about four miles above Tot-
ness. He observes, what indeed every practical bryologist will
acknowledge, that, to the naked eye, it strongly resembles
Bryum carneum in habit; while, under the microscope, no
species can be farther removed in its foliage from that moss.
I t is not difficult to decide that it is one of the_ most distinct of
British species ; and I have in vain searched for any thing like
it in bryological works. Such being the case, I rejoice in being
able to bestow upon it the name of my indefatigable friend,
who is also known to have distinguished himself hy finding
ScMstostega pennata, after it had apparently disappeared for
many years.
Fig. 1. B. Tozeri, natural size. Fig. 2 . A single plant. F ig . 3. Lower leaf.
Fig. 4. Upper lecf. Fig. 5. Capsule and operculum. Fig. 6 . A porticm f
the outer and inner peristome ; magnified.