MOSSES WITH A HAND-LENS -[ 



Immersed, covered up; of the capsule when the perichaetial 

 leaves project beyond it. 



Leptodermous, thin coated; applied to capsules when soft 

 and pliable. 



Lid, see operculum. 



Mamillatc, or mam miliar, (lid of 

 the capsule) convex with a short 

 projection in the center. (Figs. 40 

 and 41.) 



Mitriform, (calyptra) cleft on 

 on two or more sides, and symmet- 

 rical. (Fig. 41.) 



M uric ate, Muriculate, (spore) 

 rough with minute sharp points. 

 Neck (of the capsule), the lowest part just above the point 

 where it joins the seta. See also collum. 



Nodose, covered with knots or prominences. 

 Nodulose, covered with very small knots or prominences 

 (the cilia in Fig. 43). 



Ochrea, a thin sheath around the base of the seta, terminating 

 the vaginula. 



Operculum, the lid which closes the capsule and, falling, per- 

 mits the spores to escape. (Figs. 32. 37, 40.) 



Pachvdermous, thick skinned ; applied to the walls of cap- 

 sules or to cells when firm and resisting. 



Papillose, (seta) rough with small rounded 

 or acute protuberances. (Fig. 42 ) 

 Pedicel, see seta. 



Pendulous, somewhat hanging or drooping; 

 more so than in cernous. (Fig. 40.) 



Peristome, the fringe surrounding the mouth 



of the capsule upon removing the lid. This 



42 fringe may consist of a single row of processes, 



