musci. (mosses.) 657 
fl. terminal. Plant of the same size as the preceding, and often found 
growing with it. {Muse. Meghan. J\To. 183.) 
5. F. bryoldes, Hedvv. Stems nearly simple, ascending; 
leaves oblong-lanceolate , margined , minutely pointed by the excurrud 
nerve; capsule oblong-oval; lid conic-pointed; calyptra cuculliform. 
-—Moist banks; monoecious; sterile fl. axillary, gemmiform, pedicel- 
led ; plant 4" - 10" high. 
6. F. osmundioidcs, Hedw. Stems erect, branched by in¬ 
novations; leaves oblong, somewhat obtuse, apiculate, denticulate, the 
nerve stopping short of the apex ; calyptra mitriform, lobed at the base. 
— About the roots of trees in swamps, V-f? high, dioecious; sterile 
fl. terminal. 
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7. F. adjautoldes, Hedw. Stems much branched; leaves 
oblong-lanceolate , serrulate, the marginal cells transparent, the nerve 
percurrent ; capsule oblique ; lid with a long beak ; calyptra cuculli- 
form. — Shaded, moist places, on the ground; P-2' high. Inflores¬ 
cence as in F. bryoides. 
8. F. gft’ancli Irons, Bridel. Stems erect, divided; leaves 
crowded, linear-lanceolate, thick , composed of many strata of cells, the 
nerve vanishing short of the apex. — Niagara Falls, on perpendicular 
faces of rocks moistened by the spray; fertile fl. axillary and gemmi¬ 
form ; fruit unknown. — Plant 2'-3' high. 
9. F. subbasilaris, Hedw. Steins erect, crowded, branched 
by innovation ; leaves elongated-oblong, obtuse, apiculate, eroded-den¬ 
ticulate at the summit, the nerve disappearing near the apex ; capsule 
erect; pedicel arising from near the base of the stem. — Woods, on 
decayed logs and trees near the ground, in large dense patches ; 5"- 
9" high. 
27. CONOIJIITRIFITI, Montagne. Conomitrium. 
Calyptra conic-mitriform, wavy at the base. Capsule terminal 
upon axillary branches. Peristome of 16 short and truncated 
irregularly divided or perforated teeth. Lid conic, minutely 
beaked. Inflorescence monoecious: sterile fl. axillary. (Name 
composed of kojvos, a cone , and pirplov, cap, or calyptra.) 
1. CJ. Julia mini, Mont. Stems filiform, floating, much di¬ 
vided ; leaves distant, very narrowly lanceolate, acute, the nerve ex¬ 
tending to near the apex ; capsule obconic, tapering into a short pedi¬ 
cel ; lid conic with a long erect beak, which alone is covered by the 
calyptra; sometimes tufted and throwing out rootlets from its base. 
(Fissidens octradiceras, Brid.) — Immersed in springs and broo s, 
5' long. 
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