EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 



Ill 



(r) . Peristome double. 



Fig. 9. Bncalypta streptocaepa. 



Spiral-fruited Extinguisher Moss (a) . 

 Colour. Dark brownish green. 

 Stems. Long, radiculose. 



Leaves (b) . Erect, spreading, ligulate ; nerve ceasing at the summit. 



Flowers and Fruit. Dioicous. Capsule cylindrical, ribbed spirally. Autumn. 



Locality. On limestone walls, or banks. 



SUB - ORDER XI. 



HEDWIGIEiE. (Figs. 10—13.) 



Chaeacteeistics op Oedee. 

 Stems long, branched, rooting at the base j leaves nerveless ; capsule globular; 

 peristome none, 



HEDWIGIA. 



Geneeic Chaeactee. (Fig. 10.) 

 Stems regularly branched in forks [dichotomous) . Capsule (a) immersed. 



Fig. 11. Hedwigia ciliata. 

 Hoary-branched Beardless Moss (a) . 



Colour. Hoary green. 



Stems. Long, branched, in loose patches. 



Leaves (b) . Crowded, ovate-lanceolate, with transparent points. 



Flowers and Fruit. Monoicous. Capsule bright red, immersed. Spring. 



Locality. Mountainous rocks. 



Variety (c) . Striata. Leaves plaited lengthwise. 



