EXPLANATIONS OF THE PLATES. 



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Stems. Half-inch in length, slightly tnfted. 



Leaves (&) . Narrow above, suddenly expanding into a sheathing base, entire ; 



nerve broad and prominent. 

 Capside. Cernuous, striated ; lid long. Autumn. 



Locality. In Glen Tilt. Dr. Greville. Common in mountainous regions in 

 other parts of the world. 



Fig. 9. Dicranum crisptjm. 

 Curl-leaved Fork Moss (a) . 



Colour. Grass green. 



Stems. Quarter-inch long, in patches of separate plants. (Gregarious) . 

 Leaves. Subulate, base sheathing, very much crisped and curled. 

 Capsule. Nearly erect, ovate, beak subulate. Autumn. 

 Locality. Moist banks. Notcommou. 



V. RUFESCENTIA. 



Stems short, gregarious. Leaves following each other at the same angle, 

 (secund) , lanceolate, opaque. Dioicous. Capsule nearly or quite erect, smooth; 

 lid large; peristome very large. 



Fig. 10. Dicranum varium. 

 Variable Fork Moss (a) . 



Colour. Grass green. 



Stems. Very short, not much branched. 



Leaves (b) . Lanceolate, margin reflexed, nerve excurrent. 



Capsule. Oval, oblique, lid large, beak short. Winter. 



Locality. Common on moist banks. 



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