those of G. pulvinata. Leaves dark green, narrower, smaller,
and more crowded than in that species, widest in the middle;
margins recurved, except at the very base, where a few of the
marginal cells are pellucid and larger than the rest; the nerve
excurrent, forming a hair-like termination. Fruitstalk more
twisted when dry. Capsules smaller, generally of a roundish
form, rarely oblong, smooth and glossy while recent, the
colour passing gradually from bright yellow' to red, very different
from the dull brown tints observable in the other
species, and when dry more obscurely marked with 8 (sometimes
16) furrows; the mouth destitute of the blackish border
seen in G. pulvinata. Annulus much narrower, and far less
conspicuous. Teeth of the peristome of a paler red, shorter,
less opaque, more distinctly marked externally with transverse
bars, perforated near the middle, and almost always three-
cleft at the apex; when dry, erect or slightly convergent. Lid
convex, very short, with an obtuse central prominence, sometimes
conical, but never beaked. Calyptra dark brown, with
a single lateral fissure (hence scarcely belonging to the genus),
very deciduous, altogether unlike the 5-cleft mitriform persistent
calyptra of G. pulvinata. Perigonia occasionally terminal,
sometimes axillary on the fertile stems.
This species may always be known by its very short operculum,
and by the bright hues of the small round capsules,
resembling little lemons, beautifully contrasted with the blackish
foliage in which they are partially concealed.
Our figure is accompanied with a representation of the
capsule and operculum of G. pulvinata. (See fig. a.)—
W. W.
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