142 BBITISE MOSSES. 



Fig. 10. POLTTRICHUM GEACILE. 



Slender Hcdr Moss {a) . 



Colour. Pale green. 



Stems. In thick tufts, two inches long. 



Leaves (&) . Base sheathing, tapering above, margin transparent ; serrated. 



Floivers and Fruit. Capsule on long seta, angles not very prominent, calyptra 



not quite covering the capsule. Summer. 

 Locality. Common in moorland districts. 



Fig. 11. POLYTEICHUM FOKMOStlM. 



Showy Hair Moss (a) . 



Colour. Dark green. 

 Stems. Very long, in loose 'tufts. 



Leaves (h). Long, "serrated, acute, spreading. * 



Flowers and Frwit. Seta thickish, capsule large, lid long, beaked, capsule hori- 

 zontal ; when old, brown. Summer. 

 Locality. Woods and hedges. 



{b.) Capsule four-angled. 



Pig. 12. Poltteichum commune. 



Common Hair Moss {a) . 



Colour. Deep green. 



Stems. From a few inches to a foot long, in very large thick patches; branched. 



Leaves {b) . Sheathing and dilated at the base, serrated both on the margia and 



back, twisted when dry, very long. 

 Floivers and Fruit. Barren flower, large and green ; capsule large, calypti'a 



reddish, seta reddish. Summer. 

 Locality. In heathy wild places, very abundant, and gathered in large quantities 



to make brooms, mats, and baskets. 



