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BRITISH MOSSES. 



Fig. 3. Distichium capillaceum. 

 Fine-leaved Flat Moss (b) . 



Colour. Emerald green. 

 Stems. Branched^ tufted. 



Leaves (c) . In two rows, linear-lanceolate, wide apart. 



Floivers and Fruit. Monoicous. Capsule erect or slightly inclined, oval; teeth (a) 



linear-lanceolate. June or July. 

 Locality. On mountains. 



Fig. 4. Distichium inclinatum. 

 Oblique-fruited Flat Moss (b) . 



Colour. Yellow green. 

 Stems. In loose tufts. 



Leaves (c) . Very narrow, more crowded than in the last species ; in the 



perichaetium three-ranked. 

 Floivers and Fruit. Monoicous. Capsule oval, oblique; teeth (d) broader. 



Summer. 



Locality. On mountainous rocks. Rare. Ireland and Scotland. 



DIDYMODON. 



Fig. 5. Generic Character. 



Stems branched, tufted. Capsule oval, erect; teeth in pairs, having no 

 membrane at the base. 



I. Monoicous. 

 Fig. 6. Didymodon rubellus. 

 Red Twin-toothed Moss {a) . 



Colour. Dull green ; setae numerous, and very bright red. 

 Stems. Tufted. 



