214 BRITISH MOSSES. 



B. Stem pin7iate, erect, fruitstalhs from the upper part of the stem; dioicous. 

 1. Leaves nerveless^ or two-nerved at the base, entire. 



Fig. 11. Hypndm cuspidatdm. 



Pointed Feather Moss (a) . 



Colour. Yellow green. 



Stems. Erect, pinnate, branches cuspidate. 



Leaves (h) . At first pressed to the stem, afterwards spreading, ovate-obtuse, 



nerveless, or two-nerved at the base, margin of the upper part incurved. 

 Capsule. Very large and much curved, lid conical, base tapering, seta two to 



three inches long. Summer. 

 Locality. Mai'shes. Common. 



Fig. 12. Hypnum Scheebeei. 



Eed-stemmed Feather Moss (a) . 



Colour. Stems red, leaves grass green. 



Stems. Erect, pinnate, branches slender, curved or drooping. 



Leaves (5) . Ovate, obtuse, concave, entire, imbricated, margin at the base 



recurved, very faintly two-nerved at the base. 

 Capsule. Ovate, cernuous, lid conical, seta very long. Autumn. 

 Looeality. Banks, &c. Common. 



Fis. 13. Hypnum Puktjm. 



Neat 3Ioss. Gomh Moss (a) . 



Colour. Grass green. 



Stems. Erect, pinnate, branches round, slightly curved. 



Leaves [b] . Imbricated, oval, pointed, points recurved, concave, entire, nerved 



half-way. 

 Capsule. Small, cernuous, bent suddenly from the seta ; rare. Autumn. 

 Locality. Banks and hedges. Very common and easily recognized. 



