"Glen Tilt, at foot of Ben-y-Gloe, 1823, not since found."—Wils.
VIII. IX.
[I have a specimen gathered by Dr. A. O. Black, marked "Esk-no-more."]
76. D. Schreberi. Hedw. St. 1/2-1in. sub-cæspitose,
branched sparingly; l. base broad, suddenly lanceolate-subulate,
spreading flexuose keeled, denticulate at apex;
caps. ovate-oblong, scarcely strumose, cernuous; lid conical,
shortly rostrate; dioicous.
Clayey or sandy soil near streams, rare. X. XI.
Lancashire, Cheshire, and near Glasgow.
77. D. squarrosum. Schrad. St. 1-3in. dichotomous; l. lanceolate from a broad sheathing base obtuse, undulate, entire concave recurved, nerve narrow, reaching nearly to apex; caps. ovate-oblong cernuous; lid long conical, with a short beak.
Wet mountainous places. VIII. IX.
78. D. cerviculatum. Hedw. St. 1/4in. sparingly branched; l. spreading flexuose, almost setaceous from a broadish amplexicaul base, entire, nerved into the subula; caps. roundish-ovate gibbous, strumose; lid with a long oblique or curved subulate beak.
Sandy banks or on turf, frequent. VI. VII.
var. β. pusillum. st. shorter, simple; l. smaller sub-erect;
caps. smaller and less gibbous.
Sect. IV. L. secund or sub-secund.
79. D. varium. Hedw. St. 1/4in. cæspitose; l. lanceolate, entire keeled sub-denticulate at apex, margin reflexed,