11*4 ICONES MUSCORUM. 



or brownish patches, becoming black when old. It is, besides, 

 an alpine or subalpine species, not yet found within our limits. 



H. stellatum is a much more robust plant, and has entire 

 leaves, and a dioicous inflorescence. 



H. Sommerfeltii, Bryol. Europ. (iJ. polymorphism , Bryol. 

 Brit.^) approaches very closely to H. hispidulum; and, except 

 t ho longer and narrower acumination of the leaf of the former, 

 ( which is hardly sufficient,) there appears to be no character to 

 separate them. 



TAB. 119. — Hypnum hispidulum. 



1. Planta? naturali magnitudine. 



2. Pars raniuli. 



3. 4, 5, 6. Folia. 



7, 8. Areolatio folii. 

 9. PericluEtium. 



10. Folium ejusdem. 



11. Vaginula. 



12. 13, 14, 15. Capsulas. 



16. Particula peristomii. 



17. Calyptra. 



18. Flos masculus. 



19. Perifioniale. 



20. Anthcridium cum parapbysi 



