MOSSES IN THE VICINITY OF CLEVELAND. 



73 



Leaves ovate, with a broad, somewhat concave base, 

 long pointed, the point turned to one side; apex serrulate, 

 nerved beyond the middle, with the margins sometimes 

 slightly rellexed. Whole leaf shining, striate. 



Capsule oblong, enlarged near the annulus, slightly nod- 

 ding; annulus indistinct. 



Pedicles one inch long, slender and smooth. Pericheetial 

 leaves triangular, with a sharp apex. Perigonial leaves 

 lanceolate, with a heart-shaped base. 



Plant monascious, and fruit very abundant. 



HYPNUM CUSPIDATUM. 



1, Plant nat. size— 2, Leaf— 3, Capsule— 4, Perigouial Leaf— 5, Periclisetial 

 Leaf.— Mag. 



This moss grows in wet, swampy situations, forming 

 mattings of a shining, bright green color on the surface, 

 but brown and partially decayed below. 



The main stem is somewhat creeping, and elongated by 

 irregular innovations, forming angles at the junctions. 

 These stems send off numerous short, flat, ascending, irreg- 

 ularly pinnate branches, the ends of which are slightly 

 convolute and tapering. 



Leaves appressed, ovate, short-pointed, entire, nerveless 

 and striate. 

 J 



