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(c) . Stems dichotomously branched. 

 Fig. 7. Bakteamia pomiformis. 



Apple Moss (a) . 



Colowr. Emerald green. 



Stems. Longj in round cushions. 



Leaves (jb) . Lanceolate^ serrated^ crowded, crisped when dry. 



Capsule. Eound, nearly erect, furrowed ; peristome double. Spring. 



Locality. Common in mountain districts. 



Fig. 8. Baeteamia Halleeiana. 



Mailer's Apple Moss [a] . 



Colour. Yellow green. 



Stems. Long, in tufts, branches irregular. 



Leaves (&). Spreading,, linear-lanceolate, base sheathing, serrated; nervo 



excurrent. 

 Capsule. Seta not as long as the leaves, slightly curved; capsule round. 



Summer. 

 Locality. Moist rocks. 



Fig. 9. Baeteamia Oedeki. 



Oeder's Apple Moss {a) . 



Colour. Yellow green. 



Stems. Slender, tufted, one inch long. 



Leaves (b) . Distant, lanceolate, hair-pointed, serrated. 



Flowers and Fruit. Synoicous. Capsule small, round, oblique. Summer. 



Locality. Moist calcareous rocks. 



Fig. 10. Baeteamia ithyphylla. 



Straight-leaved Apple Moss (a) . 



Colov/r. Yellow green. 



Stems. Branched dichotomously, tufted. 



