198 BBITISH M088ES. 



Leaves (b) . Ovate-acuminatej secundj serrulate^ nerve broad, ceasing below the 



apex. 

 Flowers and Fruit. Monoicous (?) . Seta shorty rather thick j capsule ovate, 



cernuovis ; lid conical, acumiaate. 

 Locality. Ben Lawers. Mr. Wilson's MS. 



Fig. 12. Hypnum velutinum. 



Velvet Feather- Moss (a) . 

 Colour. YeUow green. 



Stems. Creeping, ia patches, branched, branches erect, crowded. 

 Leaves (b) . Spreading, ovate-acuminate, serrulate, nerved to near the apex. 

 Mowers and Fruit. Monoicous ; seta short ; capsule roundish ; lid apiculate. 



Winter. 

 Locality. Common on walls and roots of trees, &c. 



Fig. 13. HypNuar iilbctbeum. 



Alluring Feather Moss (a) . 



Colour. Light green. 



Stems. Procumbent, sub-pinnate, branches incurved, obtuse. 



Leaves (b) . Ovate-aj)iculate, concave, serrated, nerved to above half-way. 



Flower's and Fruit. Seta short, capsule oval-oblong, bent at the union with the 



seta. Autumn. 

 Locality. Banks and rocks, especially near the sea. 



Fig. 14. Htpnum cffisPiTosmi. 

 Oreen Patch Feather Moss (a) . 



Colour. Grass green. 



Stems. Creeping, pianate, branches very short, in thick patches. 



Leaves (b) . Ovate, pointed, serrulate ; margin plane, serrulate; nerved above half- 

 way. 



Flowers and Frtdt. Dioicous; capsule oblong, sub-erect; lid half its length. 

 Winter. 



