MUSCI 405 



TRIBE 3. FUNARIA^CEAE. 



531. FUJA V RIA, Schreb. Cord-Moss. 

 [Latin, Funis, a cord ; from the long twisting pedicel.] 



Calyptra cuculliform, ventricose, with a subulate beak. Capsule 

 pyriform, nodding, the orifice oblique. Peristome double, the outer 

 of 16 lance-subulate teeth coherent at apex, the inner of 16 cilia 

 opposite the teeth. Lid plano-convex. Monoicous. Paraphyses 

 clavate. 



1, F. liyarroinetrica, Hedw. [Hygrometric] : Leaves oval- 

 lanceolate, concave, imbricated, the nerve reaching to or beyond 

 the point ; capsule annulate, when dry grooved, the orifice with a 

 red border; pedicels 1 to 1 inches long, twisting and incurved, 

 very hygrometrical. Old walls ; burnt grounds, &c. 



532. PHYSCOMIT'RIUM, B. $ S. 



[Gr. Physkon, something inflated, and Mitrion, a little cap.] 

 Calyptra mitriform, lobed at base, or inflated-cuculliform, beaked. 

 Capsule symmetrical, pyriform. Peristome none. Lid convex, with 

 or without a point. Monoicous. 



1. P. pyrif orme, B. $ S. [Pyriform'] : Leaves spatulate- 

 lanceolate, serrate, spreading, the nerve nearly percurrent ; capsule 

 roundish-pyriform, or obovoid, on an exserted pedicel to J an 

 inch in length; lid with a short point; calyptra mitriform, torn at 

 base. Wet banks. 



TRIBE 4. WEISSIA X CEAE. 



533. WEISS'IA, Hedw. 

 [Dedicated to Frederick William Weiss, a German Botanist.] 



Calyptra cuculliform. Capsule regular. Peristome single, of 16 

 lanceolate entire erect equidistant teeth. Lid beaked. Monoicous. 



1. "W. COIltrov^rsa, Hedw. [Disputed] : Leaves lance-linear, 

 with involute margins, crisped when dry; nerve strong, excurrent; 

 capsule ovoid-elliptical; pedicels very slender, to J of an inch 

 long. Waste fields : very common. 



534. DII>Y]JI'ODO]V, Hedw. 

 [Gr. didymos, twin, and Odous, a tooth ; the teeth being in pairs.] 



Calyptra cuculliform. Capsule regular. Lid conical, or beaked. 

 Peristome single, of 16 or 32 teeth approximated in pairs or united 

 at base. 



1. D. cylindriCUS, var? Wilson. [Cylindrical"]: Stems tufted, 

 somewhat elongated ; leaves linear-acuminate, flexuose and crisped ; 

 capsule nearly cylindrical ; pedicels very slender, ^ to f of an inch 

 long. Shaded bank, near Judge SHAFER'S, Coventry. Dec. 1850. 



Obs. Mr. JAMES gives the Weissia tenuirostris, Hook. $ Taylor, as 

 a synonym of this, and adds, "possibly sp. nova." 



