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ee at the broadly truncate apex; margin —— iar 
less tubular. Bor 
non- elses, situated in the cell-angles; on the outer surface 
always with only very small pores in the upper cell-angles. 
Chlorophyllose cells in section trapezoid, inserted between the 
pea cells on the outer surface of the leaf, and free on both 
es; hyaline ‘ile almost flat on the outer surface, more 
ernie = a inner. 
Dioicous ; male branches in the antheridium-bearing part rust- 
eke: perigonial bracts not differing from the sterile leaves. 
Perichetial bracts ve ry large, broadly ovate, produced above into a 
truncate and toothed apex; in the lower third generally composed 
of ehlorophylos cells only, above of both kinds of cells which 
towards the margin gradually pass over into the wide border; 
reg cells in lagers apical part generally with fibrils and large pores 
on the inner surface. Capsule Seraaoappande’: small. 
Hab. Very common, especially in moorland pools. 
Distrib. Throughout Kurope; Africa; N. America; S. America; 
ol a é ey-green, yellow-green, or brownish 
Fascicles eur or closer together, generally with four branches, 
ty) t endent branches are but little weaker, and spread at 
an acute angle from the stem; branches falcate ; ieangtl: leaves 
narrowly or broadly lanceolate, toothed on the rather broadly 
truncate apex; margin widely inrolled; when dry either undulate 
or See aces falcate. 
ston Common, Kent (Horrell); Witherslack Bog, Cheshire 
(Lay): Liw clink t Carmarthenshire (Ley); Widdy Bank Fell, Tees- 
dale, Durham (Horr 
2) Var. A bsheddoel Schimp. Hist. Nat. des Sph. 1858, 68. 
Plants sree or with the upper part above water; light green, 
ar . e 
or a dirty green, or with the capitulum wnish ; delicat 
and slender or mor st. Fascicles distant. Branches all more 
or less spreading, the stronger curved downwards or almost upright 
y undulate, cenceally appressed or upright, not falcate. ae 
variety is is intermediate between the var. faleatum and the 
plumosum 
