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2. D. adiantoides, SWARTZ. Seta radical; perichoetial leaves 

 ovate, slightly convolute, pointed. Sw. Muse. Suec. p. 31. 

 Muse. Brit. ed. 2, p. 90, t. 16. 



On moist banks ; common. 



3. D. taxifblium, SWARTZ. Seta radical ; perichcetial leaves 

 ovate, sheathing convolute, pointed. #20. Muse. Suec. p. 31. 

 Muse. Brit. ed. 2, 1. 16. 



On moist banks, especially in woods ; not uncommon. 



B. Leaves inserted all round the stem. 



4. D. glaucum, HEDW. Stems fastigiate ; leaves ovato-lan- 

 ceolate, straight, nerveless, entire, their margins involute above; 

 capsule ovate, cernuous ; lid rostrate. Hedw. Sp. Muse. p. 135. 

 Muse. Brit. ed. 2, p. 92, t. 16. 



On bogs and wet heaths : common. It has the nerveless, highly 

 reticulated leaves of a Sphagnum^ but is still more destitute of any 

 green colour. It is found very generally scattered over the surface of 

 our globe from the hottest to the coldest climates. 



5. D. latifolium, HEDW. Stems short ; leaves oblong, con- 

 cave, entire, apiculate or piliferous; capsule erect, ovato-oblong; 

 lid rostrate. Hedw. St. Cr. v.l,t. 33. 'Muse. Brit. ed. 2, p. 92, 

 t. 16. 



On the road side to Woodlands, near Dublin ; rare. 



6. D. longifolium, HEDW. Stems elongated, leaves very long, 

 subulato-setaceous, falcato-secund, serrulate ; their nerve broad ; 

 capsule oblongo-ovate, nearly erect ; lid rostrate. Hedw. St. 

 Cr. v. 3, t. 9. Muse. Brit. ed. 2, p. 93, t. 16. 



On rocks at Glenmalur, County of Wicklow. 



7. D. cerviculatum, HEDW. Stems short ; leaves lanceolate- 

 subulate, entire, subsecund, their nerve broad ; capsule ovate, 

 subcernuous ; strumose ; lid rostrate. Hedw. St. Cr. v. 3, t. 37. 

 Muse. Brit. ed. 2, p. 93, t. 16. 



On bogs and moist banks ; not common. 



8. D. flexuosum, HEDW. Stems rigid ; leaves lanceolate- 

 subulate, much acuminated, straight, their nerve broad ; seta 

 flexuose ; calyptra fringed at the base ; capsule ovate, at length 

 striated ; lid rostrate. Hedw. Sp. Muse. t. 38. Muse. Brit. ed. 

 2, p. 94, t. 16. 



On turf bogs and wet rocks ; common. It varies in length, in colour 

 of the leaves, which, too, are sometimes piliferous. It is found in hot 

 as well as cold climates. 



9. D. flavescens, SMITH. Leaves long, lanceolate, serrulate, 

 crisped when dry ; capsule oblong, erect; lid rostrate. Eng. 

 Bot. f.2263. Muse. Brit. ed. 2, p. 98, t. 17. 



On sand on the banks of the Dargle River, County of Wicklow : 

 very rare. 



