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Fig. 355.—Cord-moss. A, female gametophyte bearing pseudo-leaves (g) 
and a calyptra (c) still protecting a young sporophyte, ?. B, same, at 
a later stage when the calyptra (c) has been carried up as a hood on top 
of the spore-case (f) by the elongation of the stalk (s) of the sporophyte, 
}. CC, spore-case or capsule, enlarged and cut vertically to show the 
lid (d), a connecting row of cells, the annulus (a), a row of projections, 
the peristome (p) covering the mouth, a central mass of cells, the 
columella (c, c), air spaces (h), and the layer of spores (s), %. (Sachs.) 
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Fig. 356.—Cord-moss. A, spore-case, showing peristome and twisted stalk. 
B, cells of the annulus. C, breathing-pores (stomata). D, teeth of the 
peristome. EE, spore-case cut vertically, FF, young spore-case still 
covered by the calyptra. Variously magnified. (Baillon.)—Common 
on waste or barren soil. 
