One species is confined to <add xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" place="superlinear">South of </add><placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0005696 https://www.geonames.org/6255148">Europe</placeName>, <name xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" type="plant"><choice> <abbr>H.</abbr> <expan>Hedwigia</expan> </choice> aquatica</name>; the only other <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />two species were brought by <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <abbr>M. M.</abbr> <expan>Messieurs</expan> </choice> <persName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0012069 http://d-nb.info/gnd/118554700">Humboldt</persName> and <persName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0003476 http://d-nb.info/gnd/118661604">Bonpland</persName><supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">,</supplied> <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />of these <name xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" type="plant"><choice> <abbr>H.</abbr> <expan>Hedwigia</expan> </choice> secunda</name> has only hitherto been found in <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0008847 https://www.geonames.org/3996063">Mexi<g ref="#typoHyphen" /><lb break="no" />co</placeName>, near <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0009458 https://www.geonames.org/3515302">Tolucca</placeName> at an <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <abbr>alt.</abbr> <expan>altitude</expan> </choice> of <measure xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" quantity="1300" unit="toise">1300 <choice> <abbr>hexap.</abbr> <expan>hexapodes</expan> </choice></measure> the other <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" /><name xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" type="plant"><choice> <abbr>H<del rendition="#s">ed</del>.</abbr> <expan>Hedwigia</expan> </choice> Humboldtii</name>, found on <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0010776 https://www.geonames.org/3671087">Quindíu</placeName> at an <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <abbr>alt.</abbr> <expan>altitude</expan> </choice> of 1.600, has <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />been also found at no great distance from the <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0000355 https://www.geonames.org/3367577">Cape <lb />of <choice> <abbr>G.</abbr> <expan>Good</expan> </choice> Hope</placeName>; and if (as I suspect) <name xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" type="plant">Hypnum <choice> <sic>nigrocaule</sic> <corr cert="high">nigricaule</corr> </choice></name> <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />and <pb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" n="4v" facs="http://content.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/dms/PPN829063978/1200/0/00000010.jpg" /><fw xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" type="folNum">4</fw> <name xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" type="plant"><choice> <abbr>H.</abbr> <expan>Hedwigia</expan> </choice> taxiforme</name> be the same as this, I may add to these <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />localities the<placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0010967 https://www.geonames.org/3579144"> isle of Gaudeloupe</placeName>, & the <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0010384 https://www.geonames.org/4030483">South sea</placeName> islands.