MUSCI. (MOSSES.) 
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1. O. curvirostriaiKi, Hedw. Stems fork-branched; leaves 
spreading, lanceolate, pointed, the nerve percurrent; capsule erect, ob- 
ovate; lid zcith a long oblique beak from a convex base. — Faces of 
dripping rocks, mostly limestone; in dense cushions; 1' to 1J^ high. 
2. O. l upi'strc, Schwjegr. Stems with clustered branches; 
leaves lance-linear; nerve percurrent; capsule oval; lid erect , elon¬ 
gated-conic. — Smaller than No. 1, in similar situations. 
PoTTIACEJE. 
7 . POTTIA, Ehrhart. Pottia. 
Calyptra cuculliform, entire, or laciniate at the base. Capsule 
terminal. Peristome none. Lid conic or beaked, the columella 
adherent. Inflorescence monoecious: sterile fl. axillary. (Named 
for one Pott , a German botanist.) 
1. P. truncata, Bruch & Schimper. Stems simple or branch¬ 
ed; leaves spreading, obovate-pointed or oblong-lanceolate, the nerve 
percurrent; capsule truncate-obovate; lid beaked. (Gymnostomum 
truncatulum, Jhict.) — On the ground, fields, New England. 
8. APHANOBHEGMA, Sulf*. Aphanorhegma. 
Calyptra bell-shaped, awl-pointed, 4 - 5-laciniate at the base. 
Capsule spherical, terminal. Peristome none. Lid hemispherical, 
apiculate. Inflorescence moncecious : sterile fl. axillary. (Name 
composed of dcpavrjs, unapparent, and prjypa, rupture or suture: 
dehiscence obscure.) 
1. A. serrata, Sulliv. Annual; stems 2"-3" high, simple 
or branched; leaves oblong-lanceolate, spreading, serrate, of °° se 
ture : areolap larsre : nerve failing near the apex; capsule immerse , 
mainly by its feeble opercu.a- 
tion, and the denser texture of outer panetes of the capsule. 
Funakiaceje. 
O. FCNABIA, Schreber. Funaria. 
Calyptra cuculliform, ventricose, awl-beaked. Capsule term.ual, 
