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46 MUSCI-ACItOCAPtPI-PERISTOMr. [Turtula.
p. 1261. E. Bot. t. 2393.— T.barbata, Fl. Brit. p. 1260.
E. Bot. t. 2391—T. humilis, Turn.—E. Bot. t. 1663 Barbida
apiculata, Hedw. Sp. Muse. p. 117. t. 26. Schwaegr.
Suppl. v. 1. p. 122.— Tort, ericetorum, Fl. Brit. p. 1258. E.
Bot. t. 2495.
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Barbula lanceolata, Hedw. Sp. Muse. p. 119.
L26.—B. stricta, Hedw. Sp. Muse. p. 119. t. 26. Schwaegr.
Suppl. v. 1. p. 122.
Banks and hedges, very frequent. Fr. Winter.—A variable plant
assuredly, and growing in almost every soil and situation.
10. T. stelldta, Sm. (stellated Screiv-Moss); stems very
short tufted, leaves oblongo- ovate or ovate rather concave
subopaque mucronulate furnished with a strong brown nerve.
Fl. Brit, p. 1254. E. Bot. t. 2384. Muse. Brit. ed. 2. p. 58.
t. 12. Bryum stellatum, Dicks. Or. Fasc. 2. t. 6, (excluding
the synonyms.) Barbula agraria, Hediv. S]j. Cr. v. 3. t. 6.
Schwaegr. Suppl, v. 1. p. 129.
At the borders of fields and the margin of rivulets, Scotland, Dickson.
Fr. ? As it has been ascertained that Mr. Dickson's plant is
the same as a well-known one from the West Indies, is it not possible
that he may have taken a specimen from that country for one gathered
in Scotland ?
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11. T. cuneifolia, Turn, (wedge- shaped Screw-Moss); stems
scarcely any, leaves very broad obovate slightly concave pellu-
cid the nerve running out into rather a strong mucro, capsule
oblong, lid with a short beak, cilia of the peristome united at
the very base. Turn. Muse. Bib. p. 51. FL Brit.]). 1257.
E. Bot. t. 1510, Muse. Brit. ed. 2. p. 59. t. 12.—Bryum cunei-
folium, Dicks. Cr. Fasc. 3.
Banks and sandy fields ; particularly common near Torquay and about
Tor-point, Devonshire. Frequent also in Cornwall, Rev. J. S. Tozer.
Cove of Cork, Wilson. Fr. Feb.
12. T. tortuosa, Hedw. (frizzled Mountain Screw-Moss); stems
elongated branched, leaves patent linear-subulate keeled waved,
crisped when dry, capsule cylindrical, lid with a long beak.
Hedw. Sp. Muse. p. 124. Turn. Muse. Hib. p. 58. Hobs. Brit.
Mosses, v. 2. n. 17. Drum. Muse. Scot. v. 2. n. 19. Muse. Brit,
Barbida tortuosa, Schwaegr. Suppl. p. 129.
ed. 2. p. 59. t. 12.
t. 33. Bryum tortuosum, Linn.—Dill. Muse. t. 48. /. 40.
Rocks, especially in limestone districts. Fr. July.— Nearly allied to
this, is the Barbula inclinata, Schwaegr. ; but its stems and leaves are
short, the latter more erect and the capsule is more curved.
13. T. fdllax, Sw. (fallacious Screiv-Moss); stems elongated
branched, leaves lanceolate acuminate keeled patent or recurved
the margins reflexed, capsule oblong, lid with a long beak.
Muse. Brit. p. 60. t, 12. a. stems about an inch high, leaves
recurved. T. fallax, Swartz, Muse. Suec. p. 40. Turn. Muse.
Hib. p. 48. Fl. Brit. p. 1252. E. Bot. t. 1708. Hobs. Brit.
Mosses, v. 2. n. 18. Drum. Muse. Scot. v. 2. n. 20. Barbula
fallax, Hedw. St. Or. v. 1. p. 24. Schwaegr. Suppl. v. 1. p. 127.
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