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Description of Plate CXIV. 



Fig. I. — Bryum lucidum, E. G. Brixton, about natural size. 



Fig. 2. — An enlarged capsule. 



Fig. 3. — The peristome more highly magnified. 



Fig. 4. — ^A very young capsule, with calyptra considerably magnified. 



Fig. 5. — One tooth of the outer peristome considerably magnified. 



Fig. 6. — Portion of the inner peristome, showing three of the cilia ; one of 

 them branched. 



Fig. 7. — A leaf somewhat enlarged. 



Fig. 8. — Tip of leaf highly magnified. 



Fig. g. — A portion highly magnified, showing basal cells and margin. 



Fig. 10. — A portion highly magnified, showing lateral marginal cells and their 

 contact with the inner cells taken about one-third below the apex. 



Fig. II. — Bryiini proliferiui (L.) Sibth., about natural size. 



Fig. 12. — An enlarged capsule. 



Fig. 13. — A fragment of the outer peristome. 



Fig. 14. — A fragment from inner peristome, showing the two appendiculate 

 cilia and open carinate segments. 



Fig. 15. — Leaf somewhat enlarged. 



Fig. x6 — Tip of leaf highly magnified. 



Fig. 17. — Fragment of margin of leaf tw.i-thirds of the way up, showing contact 

 of marginal with inner cells, highly magnified. 



Fig. 18. — Grimmia Philibertiana, E. G. Britton, about natural size. 



Fig. 19. — An old wrinkled capsule considerably magnified. 



Fig. 20. — Two ripe plump capsules ; one with straight and other with oblique 

 beak, considerably magnified. 



Fig. 21. — The peristome closed, considerably magnified. 



Fig. 22. — The peristome open, considerably magnified. 



Fig. 23. — Teeth of the peristome more highly magnified. 



Fig. 24 — The simple tip of a tooth highly magnified. 



Fig. 25. — A leaf somewhat magnified, showing peculiar margin which appears 

 to be double, or in some specimens double near the ape.x and becoming free to revo- 

 lute towards the base. 



Fig. 26. — Tip of leaf in normal condition highly magnified. 



Fig. 27. — Abnormal tip, bearing, propagula on the distorted and abnormally 

 situated teeth. 



Fig. 28. — Highly magnified cells from near base of leaf. 



Fig. 29. — -Capsule, old and wrinkled, of G. Hartmanni, Schimp., from Corsica. 

 Collected by H. Philibert, July i8th, 1870. 



Fig. 30. — Capsule of same moistened, showing peristome closed, somewhat 

 magnified. 



Fig. 31. — Tooth from peristome of same, showing the hifid tip ! considerably 

 magnified. 



Fig. 32. — The end of one-half of a bifid tip highly magnified. 



Fig. 33. — A leaf somewhat enlarged. 



Fig- 34- — The tip of a leaf highly magnified. » 



Fig. 35. — A fragment showing cells near the base of leaf. 



