Mosses and Lichens 



stem-leaves inverted egg-shaped and long spatulate crowded 

 into a rosette; margins acutely toothed all round; vein extending 

 beyond the apex to form a sharp point. 



Habit of flowering. Male and female flowers on separate 

 plants (dioicous] ; male plants terminating in disks. 



Veil (calyptra). Split up one 

 side. 



Spore-case. Clustered, i to 

 3, rarely 5 to 6; pendent, oblong; 

 green until fully ripe, then yel- 

 low-brown. 



Pedicel (seta). Slender, i to 

 \\ inches long. 



M. cuspidatum. Spore-cases with lids. 



Male plant. 



Stem. 



Leaves. 



M. afflne. 



Ltd (operculmn}. Convex, short, sharp-pointed. 

 Teeth (peristome). As in the genus. The outer yellow, the 

 inner orange. 



Annulus. Narrow, rolling back as the lid falls. 

 Spores. Mature in spring. 

 Distribution. Universal. 



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