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 276. Brid. St. less than 1-in., branched at apex; l. rigid spreading, lanceolate, sheathing, serrate on margin and back; caps. erect, somewhat ovate-urceolate or cylindrical; lid conical beaked; columella with four wings; hairs of calyp. whitish.

Moist banks.

var. β. minus. smaller generally; "hairs of calyp. confluent below capsule."

277. Brid. St. 1-4in. branched above, reddish below; l. spreading linear-lanceolate from a short broader sheathing base, acute serrate; caps. narrowly cylindrical regular papillose, lid convex with a short beak.

Mountainous banks and sides of streams.

var. β. crassum. l. broader, caps, oval-oblong, lid with a longer beak.

278. Brid. St. much longer, branched above, decumbent below; l. linear-lanceolate from a sheathing base, gradually tapering, serrate, back spinulose, margin inflexed; caps. generally inclined, ovoid, tumid, smooth, lid small, with a long curved beak.

Sub-alpine localities. E. S. I.

var. ''β. arcticum.'' caps. oblong subcylindrical.

''δ. campanulatum.'' st. short, l. narrower and shorter; caps. apophysate; calyp. campanulate.

45. POLYTRICHUM. Brid.

A. Caps. six-angled; apophysis indistinct.

279. Hoppe. Barren st. 2-6in., fertile shorter; l. short incurved rigid, linear-lanceolate