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BRITISH MOSSES. 



Fig. 7. Racomiteium heteeostichum. 

 Bristly Woolly Moss (a) . 



Colour. Sage green, hoary. 



Stents. Long', branches in bunches {fasciculate) . 



Leaves (b) . Lanceolate, with diaphanous points ; margin recurved ; areolaa 



longer towards the base. 

 Flowers and Fruit. Dioicous ; capsules large and abundant, mouth small. 



Spring. 



Locality. Abundant on rocks and walls. 



Varieties. Alopeeu/rvm (c) . — Slender, branches shorter ; white points of leaves 



short and obscure. Common. 

 Gracilesceus (d) . — Branches short, nerve small; peristome small. Common. 



Fig. 8. Racomiteium lanuginosum. 



Grey Woolly Moss (a) . 

 Colour. Sage green, remarkably hoary. 



Stems. Very long and slender, forming thick and elastic cushions. 



Leaves (b) . Very long, lanceolate ; tapering into remarkably long hair-points. 



Flowers and Fruit. Dioicous. Capsule seldom visible until the plant is gathered, 



as it is small, and from the short seta concealed among the branches. 

 Locality. Abundant in moorland and mountain districts, where it forms one of 



the most marked features of the vegetation. 



Fig. 9. Racomiteium canescens. 



Hoary Woolly Moss (a) . 



Colour. Yellow green, hoary. 

 Stems. Long, branches fasciculate. 



Leaves (b) . Ovate-lanceolate, tapering into rough diaphanous points. 



Flowers and Fruit. Dioicous. Capsules abundant, ovate, largish ; seta very 



long. Spring. 

 Locality. Common in stony places, but seldom on rocks. 



