BARTRAMIA. 



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4. Tooth of outer peristome. 



5. Portion of inuer ditto. 



6. Operculum. 



7. Long section. 



8. Leaf. //. Ass. 564. 



1. Capsule. Var. B. Fig. III. 



2. Tooth of outer peristome. 



3. Portion of inner peristome. 



4. 4. Sporula. //. Ass. 564. 



Bartramia speciosa^ Griff. PI. CI. Fig. I. 



Caule vage et fasciculatim ramoso. foliis patentibas lanceolato, 

 acuminatis minutissime serru'atis vena agicera auiugente. sera 

 longiuscula, eapsula inclinata ovato-rotundata sulcata. 



Hab. In cellibus Aborendibus in ripis arenosis. 



Caules dense radiculoso-villosi, steriies saepe simpliees; rami 

 inferiores vagh superiores dense fasciculati et fastigiati. Fo- 

 lia laxiuscule imbrieata, sicca patenti ascendentia striata, ma- 

 dida patentia sublsevia, interdum horizontalia, concaviuscula, 

 sub lente modice augente minutissime serruiata, Tena tenui 

 completa percursa, marginibus iafra medium plus minus re- 

 cur?is. 



Ferichaetialia subconformia, minora. Vaginula mediocris. Pa- 



raphyses paucae. Pistilla plura. 

 Seta subterminalis, vix uncialis, recta, crassa, rubra. 

 Capsula madida leviter sulcata, sicca crebre sulcato-striaU, fere 



horizontals rubro-brunnea. 

 Membrana interna libera 



Peristomii exterioris dentes lati. brunneo rubri ; lineis transver- 

 sis hie illic lineolis singulis binis vel ternis longitudinaliter con- 



nexis crebre et conspicue notati, intus trabeculati. 

 Interioris membrana lutescens sedecies plieata, ciliis profund- 



bipartitis, segmentis acuminatis saepius convergent bus, cilio- 



lis irregularibus, saepius binatim compositis liberis vel ciliis 



adhaerentiqus interjectis. 

 Sporula sordide lutescentia, subreniformia, sublente fortifer 



augente minutissime scabreila, immersa opaca. 



