132 BRITISH MOSSES. 



Fig. 18. Oethoteichum ceispum. 



Great Curled Bristle Moss (a) . 



Oolour. Yellow green. 



Stems. Tufted, branched. 



Leaves (6) . Very long, linear-lanceolate, very niuch twisted, waved, dilated at 



the base. 

 Flowers and Fruit. Capsule with a long apophysis, which gradually tapers into 



the pedicel, ribs eight, broad. Autumn. 

 Locality. Common on trees. 



Fig. 19. Oethoteichum Beuchii. 



Briich's Bristle Moss (a) . 



Colour. Yellow green. 



Stems. Branched, thickly tufted. 



Leaves (h) . Linear-lanceolate, thickly tufted. 



Flowers and Fruit. Capsule small, on long pedicel ; calyptra naked. Summer. 



Locality. On trees. Rare. 



Fig. 20. Oethoteichum Dkummondii. 



Dru/mmond,' s Bristle Moss (a) . 



Colour. Brownish green. 



Stems. Creeping, branched ; branches erect. 



Leaves (b) . Lanceolate, dilated at the base ; nerve keeled. 



Flowers and Fruit. Capsule large, oblong j seta long ; calyptra torn at the base. 



Autumn. 

 Locality. Trees in Scotland and Ireland. 



Fig. 21. Oethoteichum Hutchinsii. 



Miss Hutchins' Bristle Moss (a) . 



Colour. Yellow green. 



Stems. Long, branched, tufted. 



