208 HISTORY OF BRITISH MOSSES. 



3. Bartramia gracilis, Florker. [Slender Apple Moss.) 

 Stems elongated; leaves recurvo-patent, lanceolatej canali- 

 culate, serrated; seta lateral, from innovations. — Eitff. Fl. 

 p. 67; MiilL Syn. pt. \. p. 508. Bartramia Oederi, Sw. 



On rocks in alpine districts. Er. June. This is one of 

 our graceful mountain ]\Iosses, easily distinguished by its 

 spreading, recurved leaves, loosely set on the stems. 



4. Bartramia fontana, Sw. [Fountain Apple Moss.) 

 Stems fastigiate; leaves closely imbricated, rigid, erect, 

 broadly ovate, or lanceolate acuminate, nearly plane, ser- 

 rated; seta lateral, from innovations. — Eng. Fl. p, 67; 

 Mail. Syn.pt. I. p. 474. 



By springs and the margins of streams in a turfy soil. 

 Fr. Summer. A widely distributed species throughout the 

 country, preferring mountainous or subalpine districts. In 

 such localities notliing can exceed the beauty of its bright 

 green foliage, and the graceful appearance of its branches 

 and slender fruit-stalks supporting the large globular cap- 

 sules ; as these are found perfect at midsummer, they may 

 easily be collected by the botanist when in pursuit of the 

 flowering-plants with which it is then associated. It con- 

 trasts well with the white-starred Stellaria, trailing Lysima- 

 chia, and purple wood Geranium. 



