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Fig. 15. Phtscomiteium sphjieicuh. 



Ewarf Bladder Moss (a) . 



Colour. Tellow green. 



Stems. Very short, in patches. 



Leaves (&) . Ovate-oblongj base sheathing, apiculate ; nerve ceasing below the 



apex. 

 Flowers and Fruit. Monoicous ; seta very short ; capsule round, mouth wide.- 



Autumn. 

 Locality. Foimd in 1834, on the dried mud of pools in Cheshire, by Mr. Wilson ; 



but it has never appeared since. 



