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Fig. 4. Leskea Speucei. 



Mr. Spruce's Leshea (a) . 

 Colour. Yellow green. 



Stems. Very slender^ branclies few, almost hair-like. 



Leaves {b) . Ovate-lanceolatej margin recurved ; nerveless (?) ; few, spreading. 

 Flowers and Fruit. Dioicous. Capsule minutej ovate^ erect, contracted below 



■ the mouth. 

 Locality. Shady rocks. Rare. 



Fig. 5. Leskea poltantha. 



Many-floivered Leslcea (a) . 

 Colour. Yellow green. 

 Stems. Procumbent ; branches erect. 



Leaves (b) . Nerveless, acuminate, narrow, tm-ned upwards (assurgent) . 

 Floivers and Fruit. Dioicous (?) ; capsule erect, oblong, not tapering ; outer peris- 

 tome inserted below the mouth. Autumn. 

 Locality. On trees, chiefly in the north of England and Scotland. 



Fig. 6. Leskea pulvifata. 



Green-cushioned Leshea (a) . 



Colour. Dark green. 



Stems. Slender, procumbent j branches ascending; fastigiate. 



Leaves (b) . Ovate-acuminate ; nerved, entire, margia flat, areolee large. 



Flowers and Fruit. Monoicous ; capsule oval-oblong, base tapering ; seta very 



slender. Summer. 

 Locality. Roots of trees. 



Fig. 7. Leskea poltcaepa. 



Many-frudted Leshea (a) . 

 Colour. Dark green. 



Stems. Procumbent, many branched, branches slightly cui-ved and thickened 

 upwards. 



