The first specimens I received of this plant were sent to me
by Mrs. Griffiths, to whom belongs the merit of having determined
its characters correctly. It has subsequently been found in two
stations in Ireland, but must still be regarded as one of our
rarer species.
Fig. 1. Tuft of C o n f e r v a b a n g i o i d e s :— the natural size. 3. Portions of
fllaments of different ages :— highly magnified.
