416 ANOPHYTES 



the outer of 16 linear teeth ; the inner 16 cilia, connected at base 

 by a very narrow membrane. Lid conic, more or less beaked. 

 Monoicous. Sterile fl. axillary. 



1. 1. Cladorrllizans, Hedw. [Branch-rooting] : Stems pros- 

 trate ; branches sub-pinnate, much compressed ; leaves imbricated, 

 concave, oblong-ovate, apiculate, shining ; capsule erect, cylindri- 

 cal ; pedicel about f of an inch long ; lid elongated-conic. On old 

 logs, forming large mats. 



2. I. COmpreSSlim, Hedw. [Compresed] : Allied to the pre- 

 ceding, but smaller and more delicate, of a lax mode of growth ; 

 stems more regularly pinnate ; leaves less densely imbricated ; lid 

 taper-beaked ; fruit less copious. 



3. T. seductrix, Hedw. [Seductive] : Allied to the preceding, 

 but the branches cylindrical ; leaves more closely imbricated ; fruit 

 more abundant, pedicels reddish-brown, Margins of swamps; 

 roots of trees, &c. 



4. I, breviS^tum, Wils. $ Hook. [Short-bristled] : Branches 

 short, crowded, thick, not compressed ; leaves rather loosely im- 

 bricated ; acuminate, pale green ; pedicels about an inch long, 

 brownish yellow. On stumps, &c. 



5. 1. vitiCUl&SUlll, Hedw. [ Vinelef] : Stems creeping, loosely 

 branched ; branches nearly erect, elongated, simple, terete ; leaves 

 deep green, ovate-oblong, obtuse, crowded, spreading; capsule 

 cylindric ; lid conic, pointed. On trees, at the base ; old logs, &c. 



56O. UES'KEA, Hedw. 



[Dedicated to N. G. Leske,& German Botanist.] 



Catyptra cuculliform. Capsule erect, or inclined. Peristome double ; 

 the outer of 16 teeth ; the inner of 16 cilia arising from a broad 

 keeled membrane. Lid conic, more or less beaked. Monoicous. 

 Sterile fl. axillary. 



1. li. attenuata, Schreb. [Attenuated] : Stems creeping, much 

 branched, the branches often attenuated at apex ; leaves ovate, 

 rather obtuse and one-sided, spreading at apex, the strong nerve 

 vanishing near the point ; capsule erect, cylindric ; pedicel an 

 inch to f long: lid conical, obtusely pointed. Shaded rocks, and 

 damp places. 



2. It. imforicatula, Hedw. [Imbricated] : Stems creeping ; 

 branches crowded, attenuated; leaves closely imbricated, erect- 

 spreading, ovate and lanceolate, acuminate, pale green and shining, 

 the serrulate margin somewhat reflexed; capsule erect, cylindric; 

 pedicel about J an inch long. Woods, on old stumps. Very variable. 



3. L< ol>SCllra ? Hedw. [ Obscure] : Leaves dark green, opaque, 

 ovate, rather obtuse, the nerve extending to near the apex ; capsule 

 erect, oblong-elliptic ; pedicel \ an inch to f in length ; lid conic. 

 Wet banks, on trees. Fruit copious. 



