- 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. (Philonotis) calcarea. 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. VII.
c. Branches dichotomous and fastigiate.
- monoicous.
375. B. pomiformis. 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. V.
var. β. crispa. "l. longer, less crowded, branches often
longer than fruit-stalk."
376. B. Halleriana. 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. VI. VII.
