10 NOVA SCOTIAN MOSSES—SOMMERS. 
the stems are of a beautiful shining red colour, the leaves are 
two nerved concave and obtuse, fruiting in Autumn. 
H. BLANDOVII. Webb & Mohr. 
Leaves ovate papillose, sharply toothed margins recurved, 
nerved to the top, stem divided, with paraphylla, branchlets 
crowded, sporangium curved cylindrical, lid conical apiculate. 
A beautiful Moss, with many characters of Thuidium, forming 
dense cushions on rocks and stumps in bogs and swampy places, 
stems feathery, tall, pale green, sub-erect, fruit stalk long reddish 
common, fruiting in April and May. 
H. SPLENDENS. Hedw. 
Leaves imbricated, ovate, concave, serrated, pointed, two nerved 
sporangium, ovate cernuous lid, rostrate ; stem sub-erect, more or 
less bipinnate or sometimes tripinnate, sporangium ovate cernu- 
ous lid beaked, common in damp woods, forming large tufts, 
fruitstalk tall, fruiting in early Spring. 
H. TrRiquetTRuM, L. 
Stem ascending with fasciculate branches,stem-leaves squarrose, 
branch-leaves spreading, acuminate, cordate, serrate, two nerved 
sporangium, ovate cernuous. Forming coarse yellowish patches 
in exposed banks, generally occupying dry situations, fruiting in 
March and April. 
H. crRista. castrensis, L. 
Stem sub-erect, feathery leaves, secund ovate lanceolate, plicate 
acuminate, toothed two nerved below, sporangium curved, oblong, 
eernuous, lid conical. The most beautiful of our mosses, very 
common and easily distinguished, forming golden green patches 
on rocks in wooded hills, fruiting in July and August. 
H. mowuuscum. Hedw. 
Leaves crowded, secund, serrate lanceolate, toothed acuminate, 
two nerved or nerveless; sporangium, ovate, short, lid conical, 
resembles crista castrensis in general appearance. The habit is 
smaller, sporangium smaller, lid more acute, the stems have not 
the abrupt termination of castrensis. 
