G46 musci. (mosses.) 



lanceolate, spreading, subdccurrcnt, somewhat margined, slightly serrated at the 

 apex j capsule pendulous, oblong-pyriform, mouth and operculum rather large ; 

 inner peristome perfect, — About the roots of trees, on the borders of swamps; 

 Ohio. (Tab. 18.) (Eu.) 



17. 15. iaiterBBBi'dausBi, Brid. Densely caBspitose ; stems short (3" -6" 

 high); leaves ovate-acuminate and ovate-lanceolate, imbricated, erect, their 

 margins reflexed, the excurrcnt portion of the costa sometimes denticulate ; cap- 

 sule somewhat pendulous, oblong-pyriform ; inner peristome perfect.— Crevices 

 of shaded limestone cliffs, Ohio ; and on brick walls, near the Santee Canal, 

 South Carolina. (Eu.) 



18. B. torquesceiss, Br. & Sch. Much like the last ; but distinguished 

 by its leaves contorted when dry, and its larger, clavate-obconic, somewhat 

 pendulous capsule, usually incurved. — Texas, Wright. (Eu.) 



-i- -■- Inflorescence dioecious : male flower gemmiform, terminal. 



19. B. csapiEBarc, Hedw. Stems i'-l long, rather closely tufted; 

 leaves strongly contorted when dry, narrowly margined, the lower ovate-oblong, 

 apiculate ; the upper obovate-oblong with slender points ; capsule rather pen- 

 dulous, variable, oval-pyrifonn, oblong-clavate, or short-obovate ; operculum 

 red. — On rocks, road-sides, mountains of Pennsylvania, Lesquereux: rare. A 

 variable species. (Eu.) 



20. B. caBSpsticiaani, L. Tufts compact; stems :{'-l' long; leaves 

 straight when dry, ovate-acuminate and ovate-lanceolate, the margins reflexed ; 

 capsule usually oblong-obovate or pyriform, pendulous ; operculum yellow. — 

 On the ground, rocks, &c, in dry places : frequent. (Eu.) 



21. B. atH'opssi'imreiUBB, Web. &Mohr. Smaller than the last ; stems 

 densely crowded ; leaves ovate-acute and ovate-lanceolate, erect-patent, concave, 

 reflexed on the margins ; capsule pendulous, dark purple, oval-oblong, not pyri- 

 form, the neck abruptly passing into the pedicel ; operculum wider than the 

 mouth of the capsule. — Sandy soil, among the Lookout Mountains, Alabama, 

 Lesquereux. (Eu.) 



22. B. SillBguiilBeBinil, Ludwig. Distinguished from the last species, 

 which it much resembles, by its leaves more elongated, longer-cuspidate, plane 

 on the margins, and serrate at the apex ; capsule deep blood-red, oblong-pyri- 

 form, the neck gradually tapering into the pedicel ; the operculum more point- 

 ed.— With No. 21. (Eu.) 



+- -i- +- Inflorescence monoecious : male flower gemmiform, terminal on proper branches. 



23. B. isli^iBBOSMBBB, Br. & Sch. Caespitose; stems short (3" -7" high), 

 radiculose ; leaves oval-lanceolate, the margins plane above and with narrow cel- 

 lules ; capsule pendulous, clavate, not pyriform, irregular, gibbous on the back 

 near the small oblique mouth ; cilia of the inner peristome wanting or rudimen- 

 tary. — Wet woods, Northern Ohio, Lesquereux. — -Foliage green. (Eu.) 



24. B. pall£scens, Scfewaegr Stems l'-2' high, compactly tufted; 

 leaves ovate-lanceolate, the margins reflexed ; capsule oblong-pyriform, sym- 

 metrical,pendulous ; cilia of the inner peristome present and appendiculate. — 

 Central Ohio : very rare. — Lower leaves with a reddish tint. (Eu.) 



