76 BRITISH MOSSES. 



Leaves. Transparent, lanceolate, bent, obtuse, serrated at the apex, with glands 



(papillose) on both sides. 

 Capsule. Ovate, cernuous, lid beaked. Autumn. 

 Locality. In wet places, near spray. 



Variety (c) . Fagimontanum. Stems shorter, leaves shorter. 



Fig. 6. Dicranum squarrosum. 



Drooping-leaved Fork Moss (a) . 



Colo-ur. Yellow green ; transparent. 

 Stems. Long, forked. 



Leaves. Set out from the stem, and rather turned back (squarrose) , lanceolate, 



base broad and sheathing ; nerve narrow, not reaching to the apex. 

 Capsule. Cernuous, beak short. Autumn. 

 Locality. Wet places in mountain districts. 



IV. CEISPA. 



Tufted. Stems short, rooting- from the lower part. Leaves sheathing at the 

 base, glossy. Monoicous or dioicous. Capsule cernuous. 



Fig. 7. Dicranum Schreberi. 

 Sheath-leaved Fork Moss (a) . 



Colour. Grass green. 



Stems. Half-inch long, tufted. 



Leaves (b) . Upper part very narrow, suddenly spreading into a very broad base, 



crisped when dry ; nerve ceasing below the point, toothed near the apex. 

 Capside. Ovate-cernuous. Lid large, beaked. Autumn. 

 Locality. On earth in wet places. Bare. 



Fig. 8. Dicranum Grevilleanum. 

 Greville's Fork Moss (a) . 



Colour. Yellow green. 



