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i an inch long ; lid shortly rostrate ; teeth of peristome con- 

 verging. A very variable species. 



7. D. rufescens, Schimp. ; gregarious ; leaves lax, subfal- 

 cato-secund, linear-lanceolate, remotely toothed ; nerve ceasing 

 at the apex ; leaf-cells large ; sporangium erect, ovate, minute ; 

 lid conical, apiculate ; ring none ; peristome large. — Hook, fy 

 Wils. t. xvii. 



On the ground, especially in a sandy soil. Bearing fruit in 

 early winter. 



Forming pale-reddish patches. Stems bright red; leaves 

 more pellucid than in neighbouring species ; margin plane ; 

 teeth of peristome closely barred ; leaf-cells large for the size 

 of the plant. 



8. D. subulata, Schimp. ; loosely tufted ; stems elongated ; 

 leaves secuud, more or less falcate, subulato-setaceous from an 

 elliptic or lanceolate base, entire ; sporangium cernuous, ovate, 

 gibbous, striate when dry ; lid with a long beak. — Hook, ty 

 Wils. t. xviii. 



On the ground, in alpine or subalpine districts. Bearing 

 fruit in autumn. 



Dioicous ; forming irregular, silky, green patches. Stems 

 slender, \-\. inch high ; fruitstalk red; sporangium striate; 

 leaf-cells narrow. 



9. D. heteromalla, Schimp. ; densely tufted ; leaves seta- 

 ceous from a lanceolate base, canaliculate, quite entire, glossy ; 

 sporangium cernuous or suberect, obovate, gibbous, obliquely 

 plicate when dry; lid with a long beak. — Hook. 8f Wils. t. 

 xviii. ; Eng. Bot. t. 1272, 2508. ; (Plate 23, fig. 8) ; Moug. fy 

 Nesl. n. 121. 



On banks. Common. Bearing fruit in winter. 

 Forming broad, silky, green patches. Fruitstalk yellowish ; 

 sporangium rufous, elongated. 



