nssiDENS. 83 



pellucidj cartilaginous border, nerved to apex. Caps, 

 ovate-oblongj curved, inclined, lid short, conical, with 

 a bluntish point. 



100. F. viridulus, i. St. | inch about. L. lanceolate, 

 acute, entire, bordered, crisped when dry, dorsal wing 

 not reaching to base, nerved nearly to scarcely denti- 

 culate apex. Caps, oval-oblong, erect, lid conical, 

 with a blunt point. Perist. immersed. Barren fl. on 

 a short branch, at base of fertile stem. 



Shady banks, rivulets on stones, &c. Winter, 



Var. ^. FONTANUS {F. crassipes, ed. 1). St. ^ — | inch. 



Plant more robust. L. larger, broader, and more 



numerous, scarcely nerved to apex. 



Sluices. October, November. 



101. F. bryoides, Hedw. St. J— i inch. L. lanceo- 

 late, acute, apiculate, with a thickened margin, dorsal 

 wing reaching to and broad at the base, strongly 

 nerved to or beyond apex. Caps, elliptical, erect, 

 symmetrical, lid conical, acutely rostellate. Barren fl. 

 axillary. 



Shady banks. Frequent. Winter. 



Var. ^. CJispiTANS. Taller. L. with a narrower 

 margin, apex slightly denticulate. Caps, ovate. 

 Penzance and Kymal Bridge. 



102. ["F. Orrii, Lindb. Very small. L. narrow, 

 linear, very acute, with a thickened border and ex- 

 current nerve. Caps, minute, obovate, cernuous, lid 

 conico-rostrate." Br. M. FL, 73.] 



Near Glasnevin Botanic Gardens. Probably alien. 



103. F. Osmundioides, Hedw. St. 1 — 2 inches, tufted, 

 erect, radiculose. L. lower scattered, small, upper 

 larger, crowded, ovate-lanceolate, obtuse, apiculate, 

 margin not bordered, almost entire, not nervedto apex, 



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