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roNv crisped leaves, and sessile fruit, distinguish it from the 

 preceding, which it rivals in length of stem. On the leaves 

 there often grows a minute Conferva, the C. orthotrichi, 

 which gives the whole plant a brownish appearance. It 

 rarely fruits. 



tt Capsule exserted. 



12. OiiTHOTRiCHUM sPECiosuM, Nccs. [Skotoj/ Bnstle 

 IIoss.) Stems erect; leaves ovato-lanceolate, acuminate, 

 patent, scarcely recurved at the margins and point; capsule 

 slightly furrowed; teeth of the peristome eight, at length 

 separating into sixteen, and reflexed; calyptra hairy. — Eng. 

 Fl.p. 55; Mm. Si/ii.pt. I. p. 705. 



Trunks of trees, in Scotland. First discovered near Mon- 

 trose by Mr. Eeid. Fr. Summer. The colour of the 

 foliage is of that reddish-brown shade which distinguish 

 tropical species. According to Bruch and Schimper it is, 

 with 0. affme, one of the most common species in Europe. 



13. Orthotuichum Hutchinsi^, Sm. [Miss Hut- 

 c/iins's Bristle Moss.) Stems erect ; leaves lanceolate, erect, 

 rigid; capsule clavate, furrowed; calyptra very hairy. — 

 Bug. Fl.p. 50; Mm. Sijn.pt. \. p. 692. 



On rocks in the al])ine districts of Britain and Ireland ; 

 first discovered in the latter by the lady whose name it bears. 





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