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subito in laminam verticalem brevem exeuntia ; capsula in pedicello 

 semiunciali vel paulo longiore valido rubello cernua, ovali-oblonga ; 

 operculo magno longirostro. 



Hab. Florida (Garber). 



In facies, color, and in the size of the plants, this species is like 

 the small forms of F. osmundoides, Hedw., to which it is also related 

 by its monoecious terminal inflorescence. The leaves have about the 

 same form ; but they are denticulate at the apex, have a reticulation 

 of minute hexagonal areola?, and the lamina is surrounded with a 

 large pellucid border. The capsule is also longer, subcylindrical, 

 and curved. 



Cryph^ea pendula. Plantae graciliores laxe pendulae atro-fuscre 

 superne tantum virentes. Caulis primarius vix ullus brevissimus ; 

 rami secundarii filiformes, simplices, medio crassiores, apice tantum 

 divisi ; ramis capillaribus, vel duobus simplicibus elongatis vel plurimis 

 brevibus, flagellatim dispositis. 



Folia siccitate imbricata apicem versus aperta, madefacta squarrosa 

 patentia, ovata, longius acuminata, dense areolata ; cellulis apicalibus 

 minutis ovato-angulatis haud vel vix prominulis ; alaribus transverse 

 elongatis quadrangularibus seriatim distincte dispositis ; costa sub 

 medio abrupte dissoluta (piandoque basi furcata brevi. Pericluetialia 

 late ovata, sub apice rotundata, breve acuminata, costa valida vel in 

 vel sub apice evanida. 



Inflorescentia generis. 



Capsula ovata, brevissime pedicellata, immersa ; peristomii duplicis 

 dentibus lineali-lanceolatis ; ciliis filiformibus albidis ; annulo compo- 

 site ; operculo conico-obtusiusculo ; calyptra conica integerrima. 



Hab. Florida {J. D. Smith). 



The dark color of the plants, the long flexuous slender filiform 

 stems, rarely simple, generally forking above the middle or divided 

 in tufts of flabellate capillary short branches, the form and disposition 

 of the longer leaves open or recurved at the top, the areolation, the 

 straight conical operculum, and the entire calyptra are the essential 

 characters which separate this species from Cryphcea glomerata, to 

 which it is closely related. 



Hypnum "Watsoni. Caulis erectus sat regulariter pinnato-ramu 

 losus, ramulis approximatis. 



Folia hamulato-secunda, parvula, breviuscula, e basi lata ovato-ob- 

 longa concava lanceolata et recurva plus minus longe anguste acumi- 

 nata et subulata, margine integro prasprimis versus apicem reflexo, 



