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THE ESSEX NATURALIST
Bryum caespiticium Hedw.
18: under the pump in Forster's garden; on wall and on the
ground, common, Walthamstow, 1800, E.F.; nr. Chelmsford, 1845,
A.G.; Epping Forest and Kelley's Well, Epping, 1885, J.L.E.;
Bentley Church, nr. Chelmford, 1958, E.S.; Thordon Park, Brent-
wood, '1958, K.A. & A.J.P.; Norsey Wood, Billericay, 1958, F.R,
& B.T.W.; Galleywood Common; Hanningfield Reservoir, 1961,
E.S.; Danbury churchyard, 1967, A.J.P.
19: Kelvedon, 1860; Beckingham; Inworth, 1864, E.G.V.;
walls, Audley End; gravel pits, Wicken, 1874, F.Y.B.; Little
Bendish Wood, 1967, K.J.A.
Bryum argenteum Hedw.
Common throughout the county.
18: first record, nr. Golding's Hill, Epping Forest, 1800, E.F.
19: first record, Kelvedon, 1860, E.G.V.
Bryum argenteum var. lanatum (R. Beauv.) Hampe
18: from old walls by road nr. Margaretting, 1962, E.S.
19: from old walls at Silver End and at Manuden, 1962, E.S.
Bryum bicolor Dicks.
18: nr. Chelmsford, 1845, A.G.; Epping Forest, 1885, J.L.E.;
chalk pit, Grays, 1959, E.S. & B.T.W.; gravel pit, Grays, 1959,
E.S.; waste ground, Wennington, 1961, E.S.
19: Kelvedon; wood nr. Wicken Bishops, 1860, E.G.V.; chalk
pit, Radwinter; in the meadow of G. I. Dixon Esq., 1874, F.Y.B.;
Walton Marshes, 1957, C.C.T.; common on clay, Braintree, (c.fr.),
1960, K.J.A.; Skipper's Island, 1961, E.S.
Bryum rubens Mitt.
19: (sandy ground, Wickham Bishops, 1885, H.N.D.)
Bryum erythrocarpum Agg.
18: Epping Forest, nr. Hale End, 1800, E.F.; garden walls,
Epping Forest, 1885, J.L.E.; Galleywood Common, (c.fr.), 1961,
E.S.
19: Tiptree Heath; Roman Wall, Colchester; Rivenhall, 1862,
E.G.V.; Kelvedon Church wall, 1863, E.G.V.; Broomfield, 1906,
F.J.C.; sandy roadside, Great Sampford, (c.fr.), 1958, E.S. &
B.T.W.; gravel pits, Fishers Green, (c.fr.), 1960; Tiptree Heath,
(c.f.), 1961; abundant along coast nr. Skipper's Island, (c.fr.) 1959,
E.S.
Bryum radiculosum Brid.
18: on wall old chalk pit, Grays, 1960, E.S.
19: on brickwork of bridge over R. Cam, north of Newport,
1961; on brickwork of bridge over road from Saffron Walden to
Ashdon, (c.fr.), 1961; on railway embankment wall, Thorpe-le-
Soken, 1962, E.S.