130 BB.ITISH MOSSES. 



Fig. 12. Oethoteichum obtusipolidm. 



Blunt-leaved Bristle Moss {a) . 



Colour. Yellowish green. 



Stems. Very shorty very little branched. 



Leaves. Broadly lanceolate^ apiculate, serrated above ; margia recurved below ; 



areola large^ larger below. 

 Capsule. On short pedicel^ pyriform. Summer. 

 Locality. Very rare. Near York. Mr. Wilson. 



Fig. 13. Oethoteichum diaphanum. 



Pointed-leaved Bristle Moss (a) . 



Colour. Yellow green. 



Stems. Very short, branched. 



Leaves. Lanceolate^ with a long serrated white point, areolae large and regular. 



Flowers and, Fruit. Capsule oblong, pyriform; very faiatly striated, thin. 



Spring. 

 Locality. Walls and old wood. 



Fig. 14. Oethoteichtim lhocaepum. 



Smootli-fruiied Bristle Moss [a] . 



Colour. Yellow green. 



Stems. Long, branched. 



Leaves (b) . Large, widely-spreading when wet, pressed to the stem when dry, 



lanceolate ; margin recurved. 

 Flowers and Fruit. Capsule perfectly smooth ; calyptra hairy or naked. 



Spring. 

 Locality. Common on trees. 



