Gymnostomum.] MUSCI-ACROCARPI-GYMNOSTOMI. v 



Near Over, Cheshire, Mr. W. Wilson, also near Bangor, and in 

 Anglesea; near Forfar, Scotland, Mr. T.Drummond; growing infields. 

 Fr. Feb. — Nearly allied to the last, but when the two are compared, 

 they will be found truly distinct. 



9. G. Heimii, Hedw. (long-stalked Beardless-Moss); leaves lan- 

 ceolate serrated at the point, lid obliquely rostrate. Hedw. St. 

 Cr. v. 1. t. 30. Turn. Muse. Hib.p. 9. Fl. Brit. p. 1 162. Drum. 

 Muse. Scot. v. 2. n. 12. — G. obtusion, Hedw. Sp. Muse. t. 2. 

 t. l_3. Turn. Muse. Hib. p. 9. Fl. Brit. p. 1159. E. Bot. 

 t. 1407. — G. intermedium, Schwaegr. Suppl. v. 1. p. 19. t. 7. 

 (not of others.) — G. offine, Bryol. Germ. v. I. p. 140. t. 9.f. 9. 



Moist banks and pastures, especially near the sea. Fr. Spring. — This 

 is of stouter and larger growth than the preceding; the leaves are more 

 rigid, narrow, serrated at the extremity and frequently assume a reddish 

 tinge, their margins attenuated, plane, not recurved. 



10. G. conicum, Schwaegr. (blunt-lidded Beardless- 3Ioss) ; 

 leaves oblongo-ovate apiculate spreading, capsule more or less 

 ovate, lid conical. Muse. Brit. ed. 2. p. 23. t. 1 .— u. capsule 

 ovate. G. conicum, Schwaegr. Suppl. v. 1. p. 26. t. 9. Bryol. 



Germ. v. 1. p. 127. t. 9. /. 4 (3. capsule turbinate. G. minu- 



t ulum, Schwaegr. Suppl. v. 1. p. 25. t. 9. Bryol. Germ. v. I. 

 p. 123.*. 9./. 2. 



Fields ; near Cork. Mr. J. Drummond. . Too frequent in the Bot. 

 Garden, Dublin. Mr. J. T. Machay. Banks near the sea, Dunleary, 

 Ireland. Mr. T.Drummond. Ringway, Cheshire; and Aberffraw, 

 Wales. Mr. W. Wilson. Near Cambridge. Rev. Prof. Henslow. Fr. 

 Feb. — Often growing with G. truncal ulum, Phascum rectum and Weissia 

 Starkeana; yet retaining all its characters : and, besides the above-men- 

 tioned differences, Mr. Wilson observes that the leaves are strongly 

 recurved at the margin, and the nerve is slightly thickened upwards. 



11. G. fasciculate, Hedw. (blunt pear-shaped Beardless-Moss); 

 leaves oblongo-acnminate nearly plane subserrated margined, 

 capsule pyriform, lid plane snbmammillate. Hedw, Sp. Muse. 



t. 4. f, ;,—\) ( bad ). Turn. Muse. Jlib. t. 10. Fl. Brit. p. 1 165. 

 K. hot. /. L245. Dim,,. Muse. Scot. v.2. >:. !). Muse. lint. ul. 2. 

 p. 23. /. 7. — Hyssopus Salomonis, of Hasselquist, according t«> 



Smith. 



Moist banks. Fr. Spring. — 'flu- let / 'has a more prominent nerve than 

 the following Bpecies, (which in habit it resembles), always with a deep 

 red tinge, of wnich the whole of the foliage and the fruitstalk partake. 



The mouth of the capsule and margin of the lid is coloured red, and the 



mouth is iii proportion wider. Capsule quite smooth. II . 



12. (J. pyrifdrme, Hedw. (sharp pear-shaped Beardless- Host >. 



leave- o\ alo-aeiiiniiiate concave serrated not margined, CapSOJe 



roundish-obovate, lid convex shortly rostrate. //<<tir. Sp. Muse. 

 P . 88. Turn, Muse Hib. p. 11. FL Brit p. 1166. E. Bot. 

 t. 413. Drum. Muse. Scot. v. I. n. II. Muse. BriLed. 2. p. 24. 

 /. 7. — Bryum pyrifbrme, Linn. — DHL Musi. t. \\. i. ti. 



Wet banks and ditches; frequent. Fr. Spring.— Stouter and paler 

 »ured than the last "It is remarkable (or having a considerable 



