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with lid removed {H) to allow the escape of the spores, a peristome 

 (J) in dry weather; {K) the same in wet weather or before the 

 maturity of the spores. Figure 3 shows a capsule with calyptra 

 removed. Figure 4 shows a male plant with rosette of leaves 

 at the summit. Figure 5 is an attempt to show the beauty of 



Fig. 2. E, sporophyte; F, capsule with lid closed; //, the same, with lid 

 removed; J, peristome in dry weather; K, the same in wet weather, or before the 

 maturity of the spores. 



