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Fig. 6. Gymnostomum micbostomum. 

 Small-mouthed Bea/rdless Moss (a) . 

 Colour. Grass green. 

 Stems. Very short, in thick tufts. 



Leaves (b) . Lanceolate^ crisped when dry, their margins incurved. 

 Capsule. Variable, from oval to elliptical ; oHve brown ; mouth very small. 



Spriag. 

 Locality. On earth in hedges and banks. 



(&) . Capsule hardly contracted, sporangium not adhering to the columella. 



Fig. 7. Gtmnostomum toetile. 



Curly-leaved Beardless Moss {a) . 



Colour. Reddish-brownish green. 



Stems. Thickly tufted, long, branches fastigiate. 



Leaves [b) . Strong in texture, lanceolate, mai'gins incm-ved ; nerve red-brown, 



strong ; leaves very much curled and crisped. 

 Capsule. Largish, brown, ovate. Spring. 

 Locality. On rocks. Rare. 



WEISSIA. 

 WEISSIA (Figs. 8-14). 



Fig. 8. Genekic Chaeactee. 



Capsule (a) cylindrical or oblong-ovate ; peristome single, of sixteen lanceolate 

 teeth; lid (b) with an inclined beak; leaves in eight rows. Plants perennial, tufted; 

 on earth. 



