4 H EPA TIC M. 



oval or oblong, cylindrical, clothed with long delicate, white 

 rootlets, mouth and upper portion furnished with oval or sub- 

 quadrate, dentate, delicate bracts, base solid. Calyptra oblong- 

 obovate, adnate at the lower portion to the perianth ; pistillidia 

 7 to 12, very long and narrow. Capsule oblong, reddish brown. 

 Spores reddish brown. Elaters bispiral. Androecia bud-like, 

 ovate, proceeding from the postical side of stem, in the axil of 

 the stipules, composed of 4 or 5 pairs of bracts with bracteoles, 

 bracts crowded,broadly ovate, trifid,ventricose at the base, bracteole 

 broadly subulate, or subulate, bifid, texture much more delicate than 

 either the leaves or stipules, antheridia single, oval, stipes long. 

 Fruits in Spring and eaidy Summer. 



Dimensions. — Stems 1 to 2 inches long, "o mm. in diam., 

 with, leaves 3" mm. to 4' mm. wide; leaves 2' mm. x 1'5 mm., 

 1'5 mm. X 1"1 mm.; cells "Oo mm. x "02 mm., '035 x "03, 

 '025 mm. x -025 mm., '03 mm. x "025 mm. ; stipules 

 '7 mm. X '4 mm., 'Gmm. x "Smm., '45 mm. x "2 mm., perianth 

 2* mm. X -9 mm.; scales on the perianth "7 mm. x -5 mm., 

 •6 mm. x •4 mm., ■4 mm. x '3 mm., "3 mm. x •2 mm.; pistillidia, 

 •3 mm. X -04 mm., perigonial bract, "35 mm. x -3 mm. ; antheridia 

 •2 mm. X '14 mm. ; perigonial bracteoles "25 mm. x '125 mm., 

 segments -15 mm., "3 mm. x '2 mm., seg. '075 mm. 



Hab. — In various parts of Britain, but more especially in 

 subalpine localities, on damp walls, rocks or stones, often in exposed 

 situations, more rarely in bogs amongst Sjjliafjna. Somewhat 

 local in its distribution, but is often ver}^ abundant where found 

 draping damp walls, which are its favourite habitat to the exclusion 

 of other species. 



1. Common in Cornwall, ^V . Ct/rnoir ; Linton, North Devon, 

 T. H. Bifssell. 3. Tunbridge Wells, G. E. Bavic^. 5. Banks of 

 Severn by Seckley Wood, Staffordshire, /. E. Bagnall. 6. Neath, 

 South Wales, Er. Carri7}gion ; Swansea, South Wales, C. W. 

 Slafer S JF. 11. P. 7. Near Bangor, Carnarvonshire, IF. Wihon ; 

 Dolgelly, Jo/iu Wliiidicad ; Maentwrog, W. H. P. ; Cader Idris, 

 J. Balfs ; Barmouth, Dr. Carrivcjion & W. B. P. ; Tyn-y-Groes, 

 Merionethshire, Er. Carriii(jioii tf JF. //. P. 9. Bamford Wood, 



