67. TAYLORIA. Hooker.
387. T. serrata. B. & S. St. scarcely 1in.; l. erecto-patent, recurved above, oblong-obovate, lower ovate-lanceolate acuminate, serrate above, not nerved to apex; caps. oval on a long tapering apophysis; lid convex obtuse.
var. γ. tenuis. “l. broader and shorter, caps. smaller on a more slender stalk, much contracted when dry, columella exserted.” Wils.
Normal form not found in Britain—only var. γ on turfy soil on Scotch mountains. VII. VIII.
68. DISSODON. Grev.
388. D. Froelichianus. Grev. “St. cæspitose or scattered; l. ovate-oblong obtuse, nerve ceasing below apex; caps. (with apophysis) clavato-pyriform; lid conical; teeth of perist. in pairs.” [Wils. Bry. Brit., 296.]
Doubtful native; said to have been found on Ben High, Aberdeen, by Mr. Dickson, but the specimen in Herb. Turner is not certain.
389. D. splachnoides. Grev. St. 1–4in. radiculose; l. erecto-patent, oval-oblong or lingulate obtuse, margin plane, not nerved to apex; caps. obovate with a short tapering neck; lid conical pointed; columella exserted when dry.
Wet mountainous bogs. Scotland. VIII.