MUSCI. (mosses.) 
663 
* CUio,a (txce P l in B roseum) smooth. 
, n Leaves margined. 
in^ 1 hornum, Hedw. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, erect-spread’ 
l 2[T °T S e rrate (tbG 8pineS 10 Pair8) * 3nd S ? inul0Se 0n ^ back, 
«nh • Vanish ! ng near the a P ex i capsule ovate-elliptical; lid hemi- 
No 10, lC ' ap,CU,ate *“ WhitC Mounta i ns - Inflorescence as in 
12 B. serratum, Bridel. Leaves decurrent, oratedanccolale, 
A-spmose-scrrate, nerved to the apex ; capsule oval, horizontal or rath¬ 
er pendulous; lid rather conic, short-beaked. — Woods, margins of 
rivulets. FI. perfect: foliage pale green. 
12. B. rostra til in, Schwaegr. Leaves spatalate-lignlate, rath- 
er w avy, distantly and obtusely toothed , the nerve reaching to the 
summit; capsule oval, rather pendulous; lid beaked from a conic lose • 
— Margins of streams, shady places. FI. perfect: pedicels 1-4 to¬ 
gether. 
14- B. cuspids! til in, Hedw. Leaves obovate and pointed, 
with a narrowed base, serrate; capsule oval, with a short neck; lid 
hemispherical, with or without an apiculus. — Woods, about the roots 
of trees; common. FI. perfect. 
15. B. affine, Blandon. Leaves oval-lanceolate and ligulate- 
lanceolate, rather wavy, sharply serrate $ven to the base ; nerve excur¬ 
rent; capsule elongated-oval, pendulous; lid hemispherical-mamillate. 
Woods. A large dioecious spfecies: sterile fl. discoid: pedicels 
usually 2-5 together. 
16. B. rdscuin, Schreber. Stems short, nearly leafless below ; 
leaves large, crowded into a rosular head at the summit of the stem, 
spatulate, pointed, fiat, serrate, the nerve nearly excurrent; capsule 
cylindrical-oblong, slight!v curved; lid and pedicels as in No. 15 .— 
Moist woods, about the roots of trees. Dioecious : sterile fl. discoid. 
Leaves not margined. 
17. B. stellarc, Hedw. Leaves oval-oblong, pointed, irregu¬ 
larly serrate, the nerve vanishing considerably short of the apex ; cap¬ 
sule oval, horizontal; lid hemispherical, without any apiculus.— 
Woods, margins of brooks, Ohio : rare. Dioecious: sterile fl. discoid. 
3 7. AUBACOUIIVIOI*, Schwaegr. Aulacomnion. 
Calyptra small, cuculliform. Capsule terminal, ribbed when 
dry, annulate. Peristome double; the exterior of 16 lance-awl- 
