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AJS^ODUS. 



PKINGELESS BRISTLE MOSS (Fig. 7). 



Geneeic Chaeactek (a.) . 



Capsule wide-moutliecl. Peristome none. In all otlier respects this genus is 

 like Seligeria. 



Anodus Donianus. 



Mr. Don's Moss. Fringeless Bristle Moss. 



Colour. Grass green. 

 Stems. Hardly any. 



Leaves. Lanceolate-subulate^ scarcely more than a nerve. 

 Capsule. Minute^ erect, wide-mouthed. Spring. 

 Locality. Sandstone rocks. Rare. 

 One of the smallest of mosses. 



. STYLOSTEGIUM. 

 TUFTED BEARDLESS MOSS (Fig. 8). 

 Geneeic Chaeactee (a) . 



Capsule roundish-pyriform, seta very short, and capsule almost immersed. 

 Peristome none. Annulus none. Lid large. Stems much branched, tufted. 

 Leaves lanceolate, areolae oblong. Monoicous. 



StYLOSTEGIDM CiESPITICDM. 



Tufted Beardless Moss {b) . 

 Colour. Brownish green. 



Stems. One inch long, much branched, tufted. 



Leaves (c) . Much crowded, lanceolate, sickle-shaped (falcate) , nerve strong. 



Capsule. Almost immersed, ovate. July. 



Locality. Crevices of rocks, on mountains. 



No other species is known. 



