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Fig. 2. Oethoteichum pumildm. 



Little Bristle Moss (a). 

 Golour. Dark green. 

 Stems. Very short, branched. 

 Leaves (i) . Lanceolate. 



Flowers and Fruit. Capsule very small, immersed. Summer, 

 Locality. On trees. Eare. Found in Yorkshire. 



Fig. 3. Oethotkichum TENELLtrar. 



Slender-fruited Bristle Moss (a) . 

 Colour. Brownish. 

 Stems. Tufted, branches short. 



Leaves (h) . Lanceolate, obtuse, margin recurved, spreading. 

 Flowers and Fruit. Capsule gold colour, with orange ribs. Summer. 

 Locality. On trees. Rare. 



Fig. 4. Oethoteichum pallens. 



Pale Bristle Moss (a) . 

 Golour. Pale green. 

 Stems. Slender, branches slender. 



Leaves (b) . Lanceolate, obtuse ; when wet widely spreading, erect when di-y. 

 Flowers and Fruit. Capsule on short pedicel ; beak short. Summer. 

 Locality. Trees. Rare. Found near York. 



Fig. 5. Othotrichdm steaminedm. 



Straw^colov/red Bristle Moss (a) . 

 Colour. Straw colour. 

 Stems. Much branched, tufted. 



Leaves {b) . Lanceolate, broad below ; margin reflexed, spreading when dry. 

 Flowers and Fruit. Capsules numerous, oblong pear-shaped; calyptra bell- 

 shaped {companulate}, hairy. Summer. 

 Locality. Trees and rocks. 



