matted and compressed mass composed of mosses, ferns, seeds, and twigs, &c., of which I give a list:—
| HABITAT. | |
| Hypnum brevirostre | woods, rare in the district. |
| ,,striatum | woods and shady banks, rare. |
| ,,tamariscinum | woods and banks. |
| ,,splendens | woods and grassy banks. |
| ,,triquetrum | woods. |
| ,,purum | shady banks. |
| Polytrichum gracile | swampy ground. |
| Pteris acquilina (bracken) | woods and heaths. |
| Oak (wood) | woods, clayey soils. |
| Elder (wood) | thickets. |
| Hazel (nuts) | moist, light soil. |
| Birch (twigs and bark) | heaths, woods. |
| Polygonum lapathifolium | seeds, waste land. |
shells.
| Anodonta cygnea (swan mussel) | water courses, pools, canals. |
A Roman brass (second) of Hadrianus (117–138 A.D.), rev. spes aug. leaning on a column, now in the possession of Mr. W. F. Kiernan, was found in the excavations at Hanging Bridge in 1880, which was obtained from the workman.
In 1828, during the excavations at the Manchester side of Salford Bridge, a number of Roman coins, ranging from 306–340, were found.
Proceeding now to Cathedral Street. During the excavations in May, 1899, on the site at which the Corn and Provision Exchange is being erected, a patch of Roman surface was found by me at 4 feet below the ground. The ground was occupied by old brickwork and the electrical main, and consequently greatly disturbed; 12
