MUSCI. (MOSSES.) 661 
ct;f h r P e7j e p :i"fai p,aces - PIant 2 '-- 7 ' high;: st - iie «*•*-«*« « 
34. CONOSTOfflUM, Swartz. Conostouum. 
Calyptra cuculliform. Capsule terminal, obovate-globose, gib¬ 
bous, furrowed. Peristome single, of 16 linear-lanceolate nodulose 
teeth, united at their apices. Lid conic, beaked. Inflorescence 
dioecious : sterile fl. terminal, disk-like. (Name formed of *; ror , 
a cone, and <rr6pa, orifice, from the form of the peristome.) 
1. C. boreale, Swartz. Stems compactly tufted; leaves im- 
bricated, Janceolate-pointed, serrate at the apex; nerve rather exeur- 
pT', 7, , reSi ° nS ° f Whi ‘ e Mountain9 > Oakes, Tuckerman. 
11 ant 1' -2^' high. 
Meesiace^:. 
35. WIEESIA, Hedwig. Meesia. 
Calyptra small, cuculliform. Capsule terminal, erect-drooping, 
elongated-pear-shaped. Peristome double; the exterior of 16 
short and concave obtuse teeth ; the interior of 16 long processes, 
either distinct or connected by a membrane. Lid convex. Inflo¬ 
rescence various. (Named for Meese, a German botanist.) 
1. M. longiseta, Hedw. Stems elongated (2' -4' high); 
leaves remote, decurrent, spreading , lanceolate , entire; pedicel very 
long (3'-6 ) ; flowers of both kinds together. —Boggy places, Ohio. 
2. in. trtstieha, Bruch & Schimper. Separated from No^ 1 
by the 3 -ranked squarrose and denticulate leaves, also by the discoid 
sterile fl. on a separate plant. — Grows with the preceding. 
Bryaceje. 
36. BBYUM, L. Bryum. 
Calyptra cuculliform. Capsule terminal, smooth. Peristome 
double; the exterior of 16 lanceolate teeth ; the interior a mem¬ 
brane divided into 16 processes, with or without ciliolae between 
them : annulus mostly present. Lid and inflorescence various. 
(B pvov, an ancient name for Moss.) 
§ 1. Innovations proceeding from near the summit of the stem. 
♦ Ciliolte of the interior peristome none. (Pohlja.) 
L B. cue till alum, Schwcegr. Leaves lanceolate, somewhat 
obtuse, incurved and slightly denticulate at the apex, nerve reaching 
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