Elizabeth Gertrude Knight Britton

“ Sullivant says: "The genus of our moss must remain uncertain until the discovery of its fruit, which we may now expect," etc. If further exammation of more mature specimens proves the lack of teeth, then the South American Eustichia longirostris, Brid., should be transferred to another genus. ”

“ It grew on moist, vertical faces of rock forming large patches.
Description of the Fruit.--Capsule terminal, pendent, pyriform, 1mm. long and about half as broad when moist, noticeable by its yellow color, supported on a curved pedicel which slightly exceeds the length of the capsule; teeth none in the specimens collected, their place being occupied by a thin, transparent membrane; columella a straight rod persistently attached to the operculum ”