MOSSES WITH A HAND-LENS 



lens the costa appears to be percurrent and the leaves entire. 

 The spores mature in early summer.' 



PoHEiA ELONGATA Hedw. IS a rather rare moss found 

 only in the mountains. It grows on damp soil in cool shaded 

 places. It is at once known by the slender long-necked capsule 



Figure 44. 



Pohlia elongata natural size and capsule enlarged. 

 Bry. Eur.). 



(From 



FiGURS 45. Leptobryum pyriforme 

 2; leaf and Capsule X 10. 



which is never to be 

 confused with the L,ong- 

 necked Bryum because 

 of the different position 

 of its capsules and its 

 broader, lanceolate 

 leaves. The spores ma- 

 ture in August. 



Leptobryum p y r i- 

 FORME (L.) Wils., the 

 Long-necked Bryum, is 

 closely allied to the true 

 Bryums, although placed 

 in another genus. It is 

 easily recognized by its 

 long-necked capsule and 



