CRYPTOGAMIA. ais? 
Outer fringe with from 4 to 32 teeth, which are 
upright or reflected, straight or twisted, triangular, 
spear-shaped, or bristle-shaped ; acute or blunt. 
Inner fringe finer, either closely adhering to the 
outer, or joined to it by threads from its inner side, or 
loose unconnected, or fixed to the pedicle on its’ 
little bulb. Mouth naked, or covered with a membrane 
or net-work of the inner fringe, or variously jagged, or © 
closed by distinct and regular teeth. Column extending 
from the base to the point of the capsule, thread-shaped, 
straight, passing through the lid into the style, and 
often giving the lid a pointed appearance. 
SEDs numerous, minute, spherical, smooth or rough. 
Such is the general character of the Mosses, which 
Schreber has made out from the discoveries and observa- _ 
tions of Hedwig, but we shall now introduce some more 
a wee from Hedwig himself. =a 
_ _Hepwie defines Mosses, as being vegetables in which 
the female parts of fructification are furnished with a veil- 
Jike petal, bearing a style. He divides them into two 
Orders : . pele 2 
1. Capsule either entire, lidded, and opening transversely : 
ae a i PON ES si ; ioe ‘ ’ é frondosi. ‘2 
tf DT 211 BERR 
2. Capsule with 4 valves, opening lengthwise  hepatici. 
‘These definitions exclude the Lycoropra from amongst 
the Mosses. Perhaps they should rank with the Osmun- = 
da; but their fructification has not yet been sufficiently + 
examined. The Musci hepatici are now formed intoan 
assemblage of themselves, separate from the proper Mosses, 
See the fourth Order. | ie nudist 5 
Observations on the proper Mosses, or Muscx of Linneus. 
If we except the Bryum pomiforme, subulatum ° 
Haller,—tric , and a few tt non-descript species, 
the Mosses bear the stamens and pistils in separate flowers, 
either on the same, or on distinct plants, ieee 
