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 *triangular obtuse, areolæ small obscure elongate-quadrangular, above large linear and reddish at base; nerve thick, indistinct, continuous or vanishing below apex, margin slightly denticulate." [Hunt. loc. cit., p. 103.]

Springs at head of Clova ; Ben-na-Bourd (Gardiner).

374. B. & S. St. about 2in.; l. ovate-lanceolate, tapering gradually from middle upwards, concave rigid secund, margin serrulate, not reflexed, strongly nerved to apex; areolæ large oblong, long hexagonal at base; perig. l. acute, triangular from a broad erect base, nerved to apex: caps. sub-globose, inclined or cernuous.

Wet places.

c. Branches dichotomous and fastigiate.


 * monoicous.

375. Hedw. St. ½-2in.; l. spreading linear-lanceolate, not concave, doubly spinuloso-serrate, rough, crisp when dry, nerve slightly excurrent; caps. sub-globose, cernuous, lid small conical.

Dry sandy banks.

var. β. crispa. "l. longer, less crowded, branches often longer than fruit-stalk."

376. Hedw. St. 1-3in., radiculose below; l. spreading or secund, linear-subulate from a broad pale erect sheathing base, rough, serrate, nerve excurrent; caps. sub-globose, on a short curved seta.

Moist alpine and sub-alpine rocks.