1. Caps. cernuous on a straight seta, annulus none.
356. F. Hibernica. Hook. St. ¼-½in.; l. oblong-oval, gradually tapering to an acutely serrate point, nerved nearly to apex; caps. pyriform, longer than in next species, on a seta twisting to left its whole length when dry; lid concave.
Chalky soil. Cork, Matlock, Conway. IV. V.
357. F. Muhlenbergii. Schw. St. shorter than last; l. ovate-lanceolate, suddenly tapering to a long bluntly serrate point, nerved nearly to apex; caps. pyriform, on a seta when dry twisted at base to left, above to right; lid convex obtuse with a reddish border.
Limestone walls, banks, &c. IV. V.
2. Caps. furrowed when dry, on a long arcuate
seta, annulus present.
358. F. hygromatrica. Hedw. St. ¼-1in.; l. lower scattered, upper ovate-lanceolate, concave, clustered into a bulb-like tuft, nerved to apex, margins reflexed; caps. broadly pyriform, incurved, mouth oblique, with a corrugate border; lid convex, with a red border.
Banks and walls, old cinder heaps, &c., common, V.—IX.
var. β patula. st. slender branched; l. undulate,
spreading, twisted when dry.
γ. calvescens. seta long and straight; caps. slender, almost erect.
359. F. microstoma. B. & S. Habit of last, but
smaller; l. in a comal bud; caps. pyriform, turgid, not much
