140 BRITISH MOSSES. 



Fig. G. Pogonatum aloides. 

 Aloe-leaved Hair Moss (a) . 



Colour. Dark green. 



Stems. Short, branched above frequently. 

 Leaves (b) . Lanceolate, serrated, rigid ; very few. 



Flowers and Fruit. Capsule roundish, ovate, pale yellow ; calyptra whitish ; 



columella winged. Summer. 

 Locality. Damp banks. Common. 



Fig. 7. Pogonatum ueingeeum. 



Urn-fruited Hair Moss (a) . 



Colour. Dark green and reddish. 



Sterns. Branched, in large patches, bare below. 



Leaves (b) . Spreading in a tuft at the top, serrated, lanceolate ; base short and 

 sheathing*. 



Flowers and, Fruit. Barren flower, orange colour ; capsules abundant, 

 cylindrical. 



Locality. Banks and dry places. Conrmon. 



Fig. 8. Pogonatum alpinum. 

 Alpine Hair Moss (a) . 



Colour. Dark green. 



Stems. Flat to the g-round (decumbent) at the base ; two to three inches long, 

 erect above. 



Leaves (b) . Long, curved and spreading, serrated ; back spinulose. 

 Flcnvers and Fruit. Seta red and thick ; capsule dark brown ; calyptra red brown. 

 Summer. 



Locality. Alpine districts. Common. 



