fl't .
Teeth rudimentary, pale and tru n ca te ; leaves rather shorter ; caps,
small, elliptic.
S y n .— IF. gymnostomoides B r id . Bry univ. i, 342.
W. Rudolphiana N e e s H o r n s c h . o p . c. 31, t. 25.
W. viridula e. gymnostomoides Bry. eur.
H a b .— Occasionally with the ordinary form.
Var. S. densifolia Wils.
Densely tufted, stems taller, much branched ; leaves crowded, narrower ;
seta often short, teeth imperfect.
Syn.— VP. densifolia Wils. MSS.
W. viridula y. densifolia Bry. eur. Bry. brit.
H a b .— Kenmare (Wilson 1829) ! R lia y a d r -y -P a re Mawr (Wilson 1845) ! !
Ma lham (West 1882) ! !
Like all mosses of wide distribution, this is extremely variable in size as
well as in the leaves and fruit, its most constant character being the involute
margin of the leaves and small pale teeth, the latter often very unequal or
with projecting lateral processes ; occasionally the lid is longer than the
capsule.
It is curious that while the description by Linneus of Bryum viridulum
certainly refers to this plant, there is no specimen in his herbarium, the
mosses there so named being Fissidens viridulus, Pottia truncatula and
A nisothecium nihrim.
9. MOLLIA E-UTILAliS (Hedw.) Lindb.
Autoicous ; leaves lan ceo late , mucronate, w ith plane margins.
C ap s , oblong, substriate, teeth v ery sliort, trun cate, fugacious.
(T. X X X IV , F.)
Syn.— Gymnostomum rutilans H e d w . Sp. musc. 37,1. 3, f. 8— 11 (1801). B r id . Sp. musc. I, 34
(1806), Mant. 16 (1819). S c h w a e g r . Suppl. I, P. I, 29 (1811).
Gymnostomum microstomum S c h u l t z F l . starg. 279 (1806). W e b . M o h r Bot. Tasch. 85
(1807). S c h k u h r Deutsch. kr. gew. ii, P. II, 23, t. 10 (1810).
Hymenostomum rutilans N e e s H o r n s c h . Bry. germ, i, 20 1, t. 12 , f. 5 (1823). B r id . Bry.
u n iv . ii, 78 (1827 ). H u e b e n . M u s c . g e rm . 70 (1833).
Weissia apiculata N e e s H o r n s c h . op. c. ii, P. II, 40, t. 26 ( 18 3 1 ) . R a b e n h . Deutsch. kr.
fi. ii, S. 3, 126 (1848).
Weissia mucronulata B r u c h , S p r e n g . L. S y s t . Veg. Iv, 158 . H u e b e n . o p . c . 124.
Weissia mucronata B r . S c h im p . Bry. eur. fasc. 33—36, p. 7, t. 4 (1846). W i l s . Bry. brit.
47, t. 38 (1855). S c h im p . Synops. 52 (i860), 2 ed . 5 1 . B e r k . Handb. br. m. 292 (1863).
M i l d e Bry. siles. 46 (i86g). H u s n . M o u s s . nord-ouest. 42 (1873), Musc. gall. 13, t. 4
(1884). H o b k . Syn, br. m. 34 (1873). J u r a t z . Laubm. oesterr.-ung. 12 (1882).
Weissia viridula s. mucronata C. M u e l l . Synops. i, 652 (1849).
Mollia rutilans L in d b .
Autoicous ; resembling M. viridula. L e a v e s broader w ith a longer
mucro, th e upper part v ery concave, w ith plane margins. Caps,
oblongo-cylindraceous, fuscescent with ferruginous strise and a red
mouth ; lid bright red, with a shorter beak ; teeth broader, irregular,
cleft, cribrose, very fu g a c io u s ; spores tw ice the size.
H a b .'— Clay soil in woods and shady p la c e s ; not common.. .P'r.. 3— 4. ,
Hurstpierpoint (Mitten, 1847) • Lindfield, Falmerand Newtimber (Davies) ! ! Hattersley,
Cheshire IWkitehead 1 8 6 8 ) Forest hill (George). Whitstable (Holm«). Ashley
mill (Holt 1884)!! Bowdon, Helsby and Oakmere (Hunt 1870)!! Whitbarrow
(Barnes 1870) ! Tregawn, near Withiel (Tellam). Menmuir and Caterthun (Rev.
M. Anderson). Alton and Maxtoke, Warwick (Bagnall). Northumberland const (Hardy).
Rathmullen, Donegal (Capt. Hutton). Ben Laoigh (Ewing).
S e c t 2. E U C L A D IU M (Br. Sch.) Plants larger, densely cæspitose,
repeatedly dichotomous ; leaves erecto-patent, lanceolate, rigid, fragile, with
a thick nerve. Capsule erect, ovate, teeth linear-lanc. obliquate, flat
punctulate, bi-trifid, or wanting.
10. MOLLIA TENUIS [Schrad.) Lindh.
Dioicous ; very short. L e a v e s linear-lanc. obtuse, faintly crenulate,
nerve vanishing below apex. Caps, erect, oblong, broadly annulate,
gymnostomous, lid conical. (T. X X X IV , G.)
SYN.-Gymnostomnm tenue Bomr.0. Samml. crypt, gew. n. 31 (1796). et in U s t e r i Neu. ann.
xiv, 105 (1796). R o t h Fl. germ, iii, P. I. 127 (1800) H e d w Sp musc. 37. t. 4
(1801I R B e a u v . Prodr. 60 (1805). B r id . Sp musc. I, 33 (1806), Mant. 13 (1819),
k-y. iiniv. i, 64 (1826). W e b . M o h r Tasch. 86 (1807). S c h k u h r Deutsch. kr gew. 11,
P. II 24, t. I I (1810). S c h w a e g r . Suppl. I, P. I, 27 (1811). R o e h l . Deutsch. fl. 111,
39 ( k i s ) . Ann. Wett. ges. 11, 126. H o o k . T a y l . M u s c . brjt. 13, t. 8 (1818). G r a y
Nat' arr br. pl. i, 716 (1821). H o o k . Fl. scot, P. II, 123 (1821), Br. fl. 10 1833 ,
N e e s H o r n s c h . Bry. germ, i, 151, t. 10, f. 14 (1823). H u e b e n . musc germ. 46 (1833 .
M a c k Fl Hib P 2, p. 11 (1836). B r . S c h im p . Bry. eur. fasc. 33— 36, p. 5, t. 2 (1846).
R a b e n h . Deutsch. kr. fl. 11, S. 3. I2t (1848). W i l s . Bry. br. 41, L 7 11855). S c h im p .
Synops. 38 (i860). B e r k , Handb. hr. m, 294(1863). H u s n . M o u s s . nord ouest 40
(1873). H o b k . Syn.br. m. 31 (1873)- J u r a t z . Laubm. oesterr.-ung. 13 (-1882). L e s q .
J a m e s Mosses N. Amer. 54 (1884).
Weisia tenuis C. M u e l l . Synops. i, 660 (184g).
Trichostomum refiexum ¡3- gymnostomum L in d b . de Tort. 230 (1864). M i l d e Bry. siles.
108 ( i85g).
Gyroweissia tenuis S c h im p . Syn. 2 ed. 38 (1876). H u s n o t musc. gall. 7, t. 2 (1884).
Mollia tenuis L in d b . musc. scand. 21 (1879).
Dio icous ; in flat deep green tufts, v ery short, repea tedly divided
from the base. L ow e r leaves linguiform, upper linear-lanc. obtuse,
concave, nerve not rea ching apex. Ce lls a t base rectang. at margins
paler, quadrate. Perich. b ra c ts sheathing in lower half, then patent,
thin-nerved, innermost paler, nerveless. Caps, oblongo-elliptic, ferruginous,
finally bay color and glossy, the mouth red v ery glossy ; annulus
very broad. C a lyp tra reaching J down caps, lid conico-rostellate.
Males v ery dwarf, b ra c ts ovato-lanc. obtuse.
PIab.— Rocks and stones of sandstone or limestone ; not common. Fr. 7— 8.
Near Glasgow (Don). Auchindenny and Den of Dupplin (Arnott). Timperley, Cheshire
(Wilson)'. Belfast (Drummond). Henfield (MUIen). Thirsk and Studley (Buirr
1854) ! Oxford and Blenheim park (Boswell 1862) ! ! Ashley mill and by R Bolhn
(Hunt 1S62) ! ! Park lane, Manchester (Holt 1882) ! ! Brandon Kerry (Taylor).
Edgbaston [Bagnali).
II. MOLLIA CALCAREA. (Nees Hornsch.) Lindb.
D io icou s; com p ac tly tufted, very slender, branched. L e a v e s linear
lane, entire, the nerve vanishing ; cells minute quadrate, opake above.
Cap s, small oblong, s ca rce ly annulate, lid obliquely subulate.
(T . X X X V , A.)
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