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pair broadly ovate, less dentate, but witli a large tooth or segment 

 near the antical base to enclose the antheridia. Perianth terminal^ 

 projecting about ^ beyond the bracts, ovate, oblong-oval, upper 

 half plicate, mouth contracted, hyaline, divided into about 8 

 segments, which are ciliolate, cilia 20 to 24, from 2 to 4 single 

 cells long, incurved. Pistillidia about 12. Calyptra oval, narrow 

 at the base, delicate texture. Capsule brownish-red, almost 

 spherical. Spores brown. Elaters brown, bispiral. Antheridia 

 situated below the perianth, in one or two pairs of sub-bracts 

 below the innermost pair of bracts, roundish-oval, single, bearers 

 long. 



Fruits March, April. 



Dimensions. — Stems about \ inch long, rarely ^ inch, diam. 

 "25 mm., upper portion of stem with leaves 1* mm. wide, lower 

 portion *5 mm.; leaves 1" mm. x '8 mm., sinus '4 mm. deep, 

 •9 mm. X "8 mm., seg. "S mm., "9 mm. x "7 mm., seg. '25 mm., 

 '7 mm. X '7 mm,, seg. "15 mm., '7 mm. x '6 mm., seg. '2 mm. ; 

 cells "04 mm. x "025 mm., -035 mm. x -03 mm., '03 mm. x -025 mm., 

 •03 mm. X -02 mm. ; bracts 1*4 mm. x 1*2 mm., segments '2 mm., 

 •3 mm. and '4 mm., 1"6 mm. x "9 mm., seg. '6 mm. and '4 mm. ; 

 sub-bracts 1"1 mm. x I'l mm., sinus '35 mm. deep, 1* mm. x .8 mm., 

 seg. "25 mm., "9 mm. x '9 mm., seg. "2 mm. , perianth 275 mm. 

 X 1'25 mm., 25 mm. x 11 mm., 2*3 mm. x 1'2 mm., 22 mm. 

 x 1" mm., 1-75 mm. x '9 mm., 1'5 mm. x 7 mm.; cilia at 

 mouth of perianth "15 mm. long x '02 broad, at the base "12 mm. 

 X "02 mm.; pistillidia "15 mm. x "05 mm.; antheridia '16 mm. 

 X '13 mm. ; stipe '1 mm. ; spores '015 mm. diam. ; elaters "1 mm. 

 long X '01 mm. broad. 



Hab. — Growing on exposed rocks, in woods and on heaths, 

 on sandy soil, soft sandstone or on mud covered walls. Rare. 



2. Ashdown Forest, Sussex, G. E. Davies. 5. Sandpit near 

 Aldridge ; Brindley Valley, Staffordshire,/. E. Bar/ nail. 7 . Port- 

 madoc ; Tremadoc, Carnarvonshire, W. Wilson. Barmouth, 

 Merionethshire, /. TFJiiteJiead, C. J. Wild. 8. Swithland Wood, 

 Bloxam, F. T. Mott. Bardon Hill, Leicestershire, Cohnian. 

 9. Dale Ford Dingle, W. Wilson. Delamere, IV . H. P. Alderley 



