7o6 CRYPTOGAMIA MUSCI. 



the whole reddifn in decay. They grow alter- 

 nate, and are thinly fet in a quadrangular order. 



Some of the ftalks are almoil naked near the top, 

 but terminated with a radiated crown of oval- 

 acute leaves, having minute fufcous globules in 

 the centre, which, magnified, appear to be com- 

 pyfed of extrem.cly fniall reddilli brown leaves. 

 Thefe are fuppofed by Linn<fus to be female 

 frudlifications ; by Haller, to be the gem or 

 origin of a nev/ plant, or branch. 



Other ftalks are terminated with a pale filament, 

 or peduncle, of about an inch long, having an 

 erecl, cylindrical, tawny muhera, or capfule, 

 covered with a fmoorh, long, fubulated calypira, 

 yellow at the top, white and lacerated at the 

 bafe. The operculum is red, conical, pointed, 

 and often bifid; the rim edged with long cilia. 



Thtfe are looked upon by Linnaus as the Anthers^ 

 or male parts of fruftification ; by Haller as 

 capfules, containing within them the various in- 

 vifible parts of frudification, and fo coricfpond- 

 ing in fome meafure to the Qefhy receptacle of a 

 fig, which cnclofes within it all the flowers of 

 that tree. 



The above anthera^ or capfules, are rarely found. 



undro^y- MNIUM caule ramofo androgynum. Sp.pl. 1574. 



num 2. (Billen. mufc. t. 31./. 1. bona. Vaill. Paris. /. 29. 



/. 6. bona. Mick. Gen. t. 59. /. 8. H. K, e. Oel 



Dan. t. 299. opt.) 



Little globular-headed Mnium. AngUs. 



