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242. R. fasoioulare, Sclvrad. St, 1 — 2 inches, decum- 

 bent at basej with, upright innovations, fasciculate. 

 L. crowded, from a broadish, erect base, linear-lanceo- 

 late, spreading, muticous, margins recurved, areola 

 long, narrow, sinuous. Caps, oval or oblong, with a 

 long, subulate lid. Oalyptra copiously papillose all 

 over. 



Wet rocks. March. 



243. R. miorocarpon, Hedw. St. slender, fasciculate, 

 with short branches. L. spreading, falcato-secund, 

 lanceolate, tapering to a short point, areolae ail long 

 and sinuous. Caps, small, ovate, thin and pale, with a 

 robust, rostrate lid. 



Highlands of Scotland. Autumn. 



244. R. lanuginosum, Brid. St. very long and 

 slender, fasciculate. L. lanceolate, tapering into a 

 long, strongly dentate point, sometimes secund or 

 spreading, from an erect base, areolae sinuous. Caps, 

 small, ovoid, on a short, roughish seta, and with a long, 

 straight, rostrate lid. Calyptra papillose above. 



Mountains, walls, rocks, and heaths. March — June. 



245. R. caneseens, Hedw, St. 2 — 4 inches, decum- 

 bent at base. L. erecto-patent or falcate-secund, 

 ovate-lanceolate, tapering into a long, denticulate 

 point, recurved from an erect base, areolee sinuous. 

 Caps, ovoid, eight-striate when dry, with a very long, 

 subulate lid. Calyptra papillose above only. 



Stony and sandy heaths. March. 



Var. j8. PKOLixuii. Older innovations only with 

 fasciculate ramuli. 



Var. 7. EEicoiDEs. Covered with fasciculate ramuli. 

 L. squarrose. 



