MUSCI. (mosses.) 075 
foliage brownish-greent" places ' One of the forger specie. ; 
§ 13 „1T P . inna ! d y branched ° r nearly so: leaves more or less one- 
sided and scythe-shaped, (except No. 47). — Copressifokmia. 
* Leaves nerveless. 
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48. H. imponens, Hedw. Stems creeping, divided, pin- 
a e , leaves lanceolate , pointed , nearly entire ; perich. leaves long, re- 
, strongly serrulate ; capsule slender, cylindrical ', nearly recrular 
tmost erect; lid elongated-conic , acute. — Woods, common on old logs. 
43. If. recurvans, Michx. Stems creeping, pinnately branch- 
e > eaves lanceolate, pointed , point strongly serrulate, margins 
"lrrow y reflexed ; capsule ovate, nodding; lid conic, long-pointed .— 
stocks and decayed wood, near the ground. 
44. If, reptile, Michx. Stems slender, creeping extensively, 
pmnate; leaves narrowly lanceolate , serrulate ; capsule cylindrical, 
erect-nodding; lid conic, cuspidate. — Bark of trees, Alleghany Moun¬ 
tains, extremely common. 
45. If, pratense, Koch. Stems compressed, ascending , spar¬ 
ing y branched , scarcely pinnate; leaves loosely imbricated, slightly 
scythe-shaped and one-sided, rather triangular-lanceolate , entire ; cap¬ 
sule oblong , nodding; lid conic, acute. — Wet rocks, on the ground, 
orming loose spongy masses; rare. 
46. H, curvifolium, Hedw. Stems prostrate, pinnately 
ranched ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, long-pointed, nearly entire ; perich. 
leaves large, convolute, whitish, striate; capsule oblong , curved, ribbed 
when dry ; lid hemispherical-conic, acute. — Woods, on decayed logs. 
47. If. Ilaldatliamim, Greville. Stems prostrate, rather 
pinnately branched; the branches long, compressed; leaves broadly lan¬ 
ceolate, pointed , not scythe-shaped nor one-sided , entire; capsule tlon- 
gated-cylindrical, erect-nodding; lid conic, with a long curved beak. 
(H. Cooleyanum, Spr eng. — Muse. Mleghan. No. 14.)—Woods, on 
moist banks, decayed logs, &c. 
4-. If. Crisfa-castrensis, L. Stems ascending, simply 
pinnate, the branches densely crowded; leaves imbricated, strongly 
scythe-shaped and turned to one side, lance-awl-shaped, striate, serru- 
e * ca psule nearly cylindrical , curved ; lid conic, acute. — On the 
ground ; not rare in cold woods. A large, handsome species, remark¬ 
able for its feather-like stems. 
49. H. Hiolliiscilili, Hedw. Stems procumbent, divided, sim- 
P y pinnate, the plume-like branches revolute at their tips; leaves im- 
