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brownish-white, strong, long, ascending to apex of the stem. 

 Leaves close, horizontal or patent-divergent, obliquely inserted, 

 often projecting anticnlly from the stem, slightly decurrent at the 

 antical and postical base, oblong-oval or oblong-obovate, entire ; 

 texture somewhat thin, epidermis smooth, cells roundish, near the 

 base elongate, lumen pellucid, with few chlorophyllose granules, 

 walls somewhat thin, two bands, trigones distinct. No stipules. 

 Bracts similar to leaves only a little larger and a trifle broader. 

 Bracteole absent. Perianth terminal, erect, somewhat curved, 

 composed of one layer of cells, similar to leaf-cells, but more 

 elongate, clavate-cylindrical, smooth, apex depressed, plane, mouth 

 very small, contracted, conical, cells delicate, hyaline, witli thin 

 walls, elongate-quadrate, about 20 rows, margin crenulate. Pistil- 

 lidia few, about 7, surrounding base of immature capsule. Calyptra 

 delicate, composed of one layer of cells. Capsule oval, spores 

 yellovvisli-brown. Perigonial bracts slightly lobulate, saccate ; 

 antheridia 2-3, spherical, bearers short, composed of 4 rows of 

 cells. 



Fruits spring. 



Dimensions. — Stems from ^ io ^ inch long, "4 mm. diam. ; 

 leaves 2- mm. long x 1*2 mm. broad, 1"5 mm. x l* mm., 1-4 mm. 

 X '8 mm. ; cells "05 mm. x "03 mm., '04 mm. x -03 mm., '03 mm. x 

 "03 mm., '02 mm. x "02 mm. ; trigones "01 mm. ; bracts 2" mm. x 

 1'25 mm., 1'75 mm. x 1*25 mm. ; perianth 3"2 mm. long x 1'5 mm. 

 broad, 2-5 mm. x 1-25 mm. ; pistillidia IQ mm. long x '04 mm. 

 broad ; antheridia '2 mm. diam. 



Hab. — Grrows in small dense patches in woods or moist shady 

 places, or on banks of streams on claj^ey or gravelly soil, on stones 

 and rocks or at the base of trees. Very rare. 



2. Tunbridge Wells, Sussex, IF. Borrer, E. M. Holmes. 10. 

 Cronkley Gill, Eskdale, Yorks, Dr. Spruce; Arncliffe Wood, 

 Eskdale, Yorks, J/. B. Slater. 12. Mill Beck Stock, Rayrigg 

 Wood, Windermere, Westmorland, G. Stabler. 



Found on the Continent and in North America. 

 Obs. — Hooker figured and described this species from Con- 

 tinental specimens; it was first described from British specimens 



